Proceedure or procedure?
Did you mean procedure? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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proceedure
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procedure
Correct spelling: procedure. Misspelling: proceedure.
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 “proceedure”
The misspelling “proceedure” is only one letter off: it doubles the E, which procedure spells with just one.
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.
Other misspellings of “procedure”
People also write “procedur”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“procedur”
Correct spelling: procedure. Misspelling: procedur.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “procedur” is only one letter off: it leaves out the silent E, a letter you barely hear when the word is spoken.
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
“proceedure” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PROCEDURE.