Temperment or temperament?
Did you mean temperament? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: temperament. Misspelling: temperment.
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Memory tip
Say all four syllables: tem-PER-A-ment.
Why people write “temperment”
The misspelling “temperment” is only one letter off: it leaves out the A.
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 temperament automatic.
Other misspellings of “temperament”
People also write “temprament”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“temprament”
Correct spelling: temperament. Misspelling: temprament.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “temprament” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
What does “temperament” mean?
temperament noun
- your usual mood
“he has a happy disposition”
Synonyms:disposition
- excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)
- an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Temperament” in a sentence
- The horse has a calm temperament.
- He has a happy disposition.
Is “temperament” a playable word?
17 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“temperment” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from TEMPERAMENT.