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Suprise or surprise?

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

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suprise

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surprise

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Correct spelling: surprise. Misspelling: suprise.

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

Memory tip

There are two Rs: su-R-p-R-ise.

Why people write “suprise”

The misspelling “suprise” is only one letter off: it leaves out the R.

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 surprise automatic.

What does “surprise” mean?

surprise noun

  1. the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
  2. a sudden unexpected event
  3. the act of surprising someone

    Synonyms:surprisal

surprise verb

  1. cause to be surprised

    “The news really surprised me”

  2. come upon or take unawares

    “She surprised the couple”

  3. attack by storm; attack suddenly

    Synonyms:storm

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Surprise” in a sentence

  • We threw her a surprise party.
  • The news really surprised me.
  • She surprised the couple.

Is “surprise” a playable word?

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10 points in Scrabble · 12 in Words With Friends

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

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

Surprise: quick answers

Is it suprise or surprise?
The correct spelling is surprise. “suprise” 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 surprise?
There are two Rs: su-R-p-R-ise.
What does surprise mean?
Surprise means: the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you.