Procedur or procedure?
Did you mean procedure? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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procedur
Correct
procedure
Correct spelling: procedure. Misspelling: procedur.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Proceed has a double E, but procedure has just one.
Why people write “procedur”
The misspelling “procedur” is only one letter off: it leaves out the silent E, a letter you barely hear when the word is spoken.
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 procedure automatic.
What does “procedure” mean?
procedure noun
- a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
“the procedure of obtaining a driver's license”
Synonyms:process
- a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
“the operations in building a house”
Synonyms:operation
- a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
Synonyms:routinesubroutinesubprogramfunction
- a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Procedure” in a sentence
- Follow the safety procedure carefully.
- The procedure of obtaining a driver's license.
- The operations in building a house.
Is “procedure” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“procedur” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PROCEDURE.