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Suddently or suddenly?

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Correct spelling: suddenly. Misspelling: suddently.

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

Memory tip

Sudden + ly: just add -ly.

Why people write “suddently”

The misspelling “suddently” is only one letter off: it adds an extra letter, T.

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 suddenly automatic.

What does “suddenly” mean?

suddenly adverb

  1. happening unexpectedly

    “suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side”

    Synonyms:

  2. quickly and without warning

    “he stopped suddenly”

    Synonyms:abruptlyshortdead

  3. on impulse; without premeditation

    “he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment”

    Synonyms:

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Suddenly” in a sentence

  • Suddenly the lights went out.
  • Suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side.
  • He stopped suddenly.
  • He decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment.

Is “suddenly” a playable word?

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13 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends

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

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

Suddenly: quick answers

Is it suddently or suddenly?
The correct spelling is suddenly. “suddently” 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 suddenly?
Sudden + ly: just add -ly.
What does suddenly mean?
Suddenly means: happening unexpectedly.