Threshhold or threshold?
Did you mean threshold? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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threshhold
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threshold
Correct spelling: threshold. Misspelling: threshhold.
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Memory tip
Only one H in the middle: thresh + old.
Why people write “threshhold”
The misspelling “threshhold” is only one letter off: it doubles the H, which threshold spells with just one.
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 threshold automatic.
Other misspellings of “threshold”
People also write “treshold”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“treshold”
Correct spelling: threshold. Misspelling: treshold.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “treshold” is only one letter off: it leaves out the H.
What does “threshold” mean?
threshold noun
- the starting point for a new state or experience
“on the threshold of manhood”
- the smallest detectable sensation
Synonyms:limen
- the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
“he stuck his head in the doorway”
- the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Threshold” in a sentence
- Don't trip on the threshold.
- On the threshold of manhood.
- He stuck his head in the doorway.
Is “threshold” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“threshhold” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from THRESHOLD.