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Priviledge or privilege?

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

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Correct spelling: privilege. Misspelling: priviledge.

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Memory tip

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

Why people write “priviledge”

The misspelling “priviledge” is only one letter off: it adds an extra letter, D.

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.

Other misspellings of “privilege”

People also write “privelege” and “privilage”. Here is where each one goes wrong.

“privelege”

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Correct spelling: privilege. Misspelling: privelege.

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

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".

“privilage”

Letter by letter
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Correct spelling: privilege. Misspelling: privilage.

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

The misspelling “privilage” is only one letter off: it writes A where privilege has E, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".

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?

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15 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends

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

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

Privilege: quick answers

Is it priviledge or privilege?
The correct spelling is privilege. “priviledge” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists. “privelege” and “privilage” are wrong too.
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.