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Privelege or privilege?

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

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Correct spelling: privilege. Misspelling: privelege.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

No D, two Is and then two Es: pr-I-v-I-l-E-g-E.

Why people write “privelege”

The misspelling “privelege” is only one letter off: it writes E where privilege has I, 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 privilege automatic.

What does “privilege” mean?

privilege noun

  1. a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
  2. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)

    “suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males”

    Synonyms:prerogativeperquisite

  3. (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship

privilege verb

  1. bestow a privilege upon

    Synonyms:favorfavour

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Privilege” in a sentence

  • It's a privilege to be here.
  • Suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males.

Is “privilege” a playable word?

p 3r 1i 1v 4i 1l 1e 1g 2e 1

15 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends

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  • Scrabble (UK)
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“privelege” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PRIVILEGE.

Privilege: quick answers

Is it privelege or privilege?
The correct spelling is privilege. “privelege” 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 privilege?
No D, two Is and then two Es: pr-I-v-I-l-E-g-E.
What does privilege mean?
Privilege means: a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all.