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Reccommend or recommend?

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

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reccommend

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Correct spelling: recommend. Misspelling: reccommend.

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Memory tip

Re + commend: one C, two Ms.

Why people write “reccommend”

The misspelling “reccommend” is only one letter off: it doubles the C, which recommend 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 recommend automatic.

What does “recommend” mean?

recommend verb

  1. push for something

    “The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day”

    Synonyms:urgeadvocate

  2. express a good opinion of

    Synonyms:commend

  3. make attractive or acceptable

    “Honesty recommends any person”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Recommend” in a sentence

  • I recommend the soup.
  • The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day.
  • Honesty recommends any person.

Is “recommend” a playable word?

r 1e 1c 3o 1m 3m 3e 1n 1d 2

16 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends

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

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

Recommend: quick answers

Is it reccommend or recommend?
The correct spelling is recommend. “reccommend” 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 recommend?
Re + commend: one C, two Ms.
What does recommend mean?
Recommend means: push for something.