Stomache or stomach?
Did you mean stomach? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: stomach. Misspelling: stomache.
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Memory tip
It ends in -ach with no E: stom-ACH.
Why people write “stomache”
The misspelling “stomache” is only one letter off: it adds an extra vowel, 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 stomach automatic.
What does “stomach” mean?
stomach noun
- an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
Synonyms:tummytumbreadbasket
- the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
- an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness
“he had no stomach for a fight”
- an appetite for food
“exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner”
stomach verb
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Stomach” in a sentence
- My stomach is growling.
- He had no stomach for a fight.
- Exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner.
- He cannot stomach raw fish.
Is “stomach” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“stomache” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from STOMACH.