Unparalelled or unparalleled?
Did you mean unparalleled? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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unparalelled
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unparalleled
Correct spelling: unparalleled. Misspelling: unparalelled.
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Memory tip
Parallel has one R, then double L, then single L: pa-RAL-LEL.
Why people write “unparalelled”
The misspelling “unparalelled” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of L and E.
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 unparalleled automatic.
Other misspellings of “unparalleled”
People also write “unparrallelled”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“unparrallelled”
Correct spelling: unparalleled. Misspelling: unparrallelled.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
“unparrallelled” differs from “unparalleled” in 2 places: it doubles the R, which unparalleled spells with just one; and it doubles the L, which unparalleled spells with just one.
What does “unparalleled” mean?
unparalleled adjective
- radically distinctive and without equal
“he is alone in the field of microbiology”
Synonyms:aloneuniqueunequaledunequalled
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Unparalleled” in a sentence
- The view is unparalleled.
- He is alone in the field of microbiology.
Is “unparalleled” a playable word?
15 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“unparalelled” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from UNPARALLELED.