Soverign or sovereign?
Did you mean sovereign? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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soverign
Correct
sovereign
Correct spelling: sovereign. Misspelling: soverign.
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 “soverign”
The misspelling “soverign” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
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.
Other misspellings of “sovereign”
People also write “sovereing”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“sovereing”
Correct spelling: sovereign. Misspelling: sovereing.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “sovereing” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of G and N.
What does “sovereign” mean?
sovereign noun
- a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
Synonyms:monarch
sovereign adjective
- (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
“an autonomous judiciary”
Synonyms:autonomousindependent
- 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?
13 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“soverign” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from SOVEREIGN.