Sufficent or sufficient?
Did you mean sufficient? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
sufficent
Correct
sufficient
Correct spelling: sufficient. Misspelling: sufficent.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Suffic + ient, like efficient.
Why people write “sufficent”
The misspelling “sufficent” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.
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 sufficient automatic.
Other misspellings of “sufficient”
People also write “suficient”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“suficient”
Correct spelling: sufficient. Misspelling: suficient.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “suficient” is only one letter off: it uses a single F where sufficient has a double FF.
What does “sufficient” mean?
sufficient adjective
- of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
“sufficient food”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Sufficient” in a sentence
- We have sufficient funds.
- Sufficient food.
Is “sufficient” a playable word?
18 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“sufficent” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from SUFFICIENT.