Pomegranite or pomegranate?
Did you mean pomegranate? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: pomegranate. Misspelling: pomegranite.
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Memory tip
It ends in -granate, from the Latin for "seeded": pome-GRANATE.
Why people write “pomegranite”
The misspelling “pomegranite” is only one letter off: it writes I where pomegranate has A, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
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 pomegranate automatic.
Other misspellings of “pomegranate”
People also write “pomagranate”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“pomagranate”
Correct spelling: pomegranate. Misspelling: pomagranate.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “pomagranate” is only one letter off: it writes A where pomegranate has E, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
What does “pomegranate” mean?
pomegranate noun
- shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
Synonyms:
- large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Pomegranate” in a sentence
- She sprinkled pomegranate seeds on the salad.
Is “pomegranate” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“pomegranite” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from POMEGRANATE.