Posession or possession?
Did you mean possession? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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posession
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possession
Correct spelling: possession. Misspelling: posession.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Two pairs of Ss: po-SS-e-SS-ion.
Why people write “posession”
The misspelling “posession” is only one letter off: it uses a single S where possession has a double SS.
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 possession automatic.
Other misspellings of “possession”
People also write “possesion”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“possesion”
Correct spelling: possession. Misspelling: possesion.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “possesion” is only one letter off: it uses a single S where possession has a double SS.
What does “possession” mean?
possession noun
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Possession” in a sentence
- The keys are in her possession.
Is “possession” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“posession” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from POSSESSION.