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Possesion or possession?

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

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possesion

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Correct spelling: possession. Misspelling: possesion.

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 “possesion”

The misspelling “possesion” 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.

What does “possession” mean?

possession noun

  1. the act of having and controlling property

    Synonyms:ownership

  2. anything owned or possessed
  3. being controlled by passion or the supernatural
  4. a mania restricted to one thing or idea

    Synonyms:monomania

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?

p 3o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1s 1i 1o 1n 1

12 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

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

Possession: quick answers

Is it possesion or possession?
The correct spelling is possession. “possesion” 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 possession?
Two pairs of Ss: po-SS-e-SS-ion.
What does possession mean?
Possession means: the act of having and controlling property.