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Plagerism or plagiarism?

Did you mean plagiarism? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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plagerism

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plagiarism

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Correct spelling: plagiarism. Misspelling: plagerism.

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 “plagerism”

“plagerism” differs from “plagiarism” in 2 places: it leaves out the I; and it writes E where plagiarism has A.

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.

What does “plagiarism” mean?

plagiarism noun

  1. a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
  2. 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?

p 3l 1a 1g 2i 1a 1r 1i 1s 1m 3

15 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends

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  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“plagerism” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PLAGIARISM.

Plagiarism: quick answers

Is it plagerism or plagiarism?
The correct spelling is plagiarism. “plagerism” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell plagiarism?
There is an I after the G: plag-I-arism.
What does plagiarism mean?
Plagiarism means: a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work.