Relevent or relevant?
Did you mean relevant? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: relevant. Misspelling: relevent.
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Memory tip
It ends in -ant: rele-VANT.
Why people write “relevent”
The endings -ant and -ent are pronounced the same way; this word takes -ant.
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 relevant automatic.
Other misspellings of “relevant”
People also write “revelant”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“revelant”
Correct spelling: relevant. Misspelling: revelant.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
“revelant” has the right letters in the wrong places: the L and the V trade positions.
What does “relevant” mean?
relevant adjective
- having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
“the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Relevant” in a sentence
- Only include relevant details.
- The scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research.
Is “relevant” a playable word?
11 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“relevent” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from RELEVANT.