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Secratary or secretary?

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

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Correct spelling: secretary. Misspelling: secratary.

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

Memory tip

Secret + ary: it contains the word secret.

Why people write “secratary”

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

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 secretary automatic.

What does “secretary” mean?

secretary noun

  1. a person who is head of an administrative department of government
  2. an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization

    Synonyms:

  3. a person to whom a secret is entrusted

    Synonyms:repository

  4. a desk used for writing

    Synonyms:escritoiresecretaire

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Secretary” in a sentence

  • The secretary took notes.

Is “secretary” a playable word?

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14 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends

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

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

Secretary: quick answers

Is it secratary or secretary?
The correct spelling is secretary. “secratary” 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 secretary?
Secret + ary: it contains the word secret.
What does secretary mean?
Secretary means: a person who is head of an administrative department of government.