Plagarism or plagiarism?
Did you mean plagiarism? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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plagarism
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plagiarism
Correct spelling: plagiarism. Misspelling: plagarism.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
There is an I after the G: plag-I-arism.
Why people write “plagarism”
The misspelling “plagarism” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make plagiarism automatic.
Other misspellings of “plagiarism”
People also write “plagerism”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“plagerism”
Correct spelling: plagiarism. Misspelling: plagerism.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
“plagerism” differs from “plagiarism” in 2 places: it leaves out the I; and it writes E where plagiarism has A.
What does “plagiarism” mean?
plagiarism noun
- a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
- the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
Synonyms:plagiarizationplagiarisationpiracy
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Plagiarism” in a sentence
- The essay was rejected for plagiarism.
Is “plagiarism” a playable word?
15 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“plagarism” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PLAGIARISM.