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Sovereing or sovereign?

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

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sovereing

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sovereign

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Correct spelling: sovereign. Misspelling: sovereing.

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

Memory tip

It has a silent G like reign: sove-REIGN.

Why people write “sovereing”

The misspelling “sovereing” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of G and N.

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 sovereign automatic.

What does “sovereign” mean?

sovereign noun

  1. a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

    Synonyms:monarch

sovereign adjective

  1. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

    “an autonomous judiciary”

    Synonyms:autonomousindependent

  2. greatest in status or authority or power

    “a supreme tribunal”

    Synonyms:supreme

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Sovereign” in a sentence

  • The island became a sovereign nation.
  • An autonomous judiciary.
  • A supreme tribunal.

Is “sovereign” a playable word?

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13 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends

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

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

Sovereign: quick answers

Is it sovereing or sovereign?
The correct spelling is sovereign. “sovereing” 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 sovereign?
It has a silent G like reign: sove-REIGN.
What does sovereign mean?
Sovereign means: a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right.