Unparrallelled or unparalleled?
Did you mean unparalleled? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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unparrallelled
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unparalleled
Correct spelling: unparalleled. Misspelling: unparrallelled.
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Memory tip
Parallel has one R, then double L, then single L: pa-RAL-LEL.
Why people write “unparrallelled”
“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.
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.
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
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- Words With Friends
“unparrallelled” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from UNPARALLELED.