Suseptible or susceptible?
Did you mean susceptible? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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suseptible
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susceptible
Correct spelling: susceptible. Misspelling: suseptible.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Sus + cept + ible: there is a C after the first S, and the ending is -ible.
Why people write “suseptible”
The misspelling “suseptible” is only one letter off: it leaves out the C.
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 susceptible automatic.
Other misspellings of “susceptible”
People also write “susceptable”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“susceptable”
Correct spelling: susceptible. Misspelling: susceptable.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The endings -ible and -able sound the same, so the ear is no help; this word takes -ible.
What does “susceptible” mean?
susceptible adjective
- (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
“susceptible to colds”
- easily impressed emotionally
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Susceptible” in a sentence
- Children are more susceptible to colds.
- Susceptible to colds.
Is “susceptible” a playable word?
17 points in Scrabble · 22 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“suseptible” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from SUSCEPTIBLE.