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Vegatarian or vegetarian?

Did you mean vegetarian? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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vegatarian

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vegetarian

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Correct spelling: vegetarian. Misspelling: vegatarian.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Vegetable + arian: keep the "veget" of vegetable.

Why people write “vegatarian”

The misspelling “vegatarian” is only one letter off: it writes A where vegetarian has E, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".

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 vegetarian automatic.

What does “vegetarian” mean?

vegetarian noun

  1. eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Vegetarian” in a sentence

  • He has been vegetarian for ten years.

Is “vegetarian” a playable word?

v 4e 1g 2e 1t 1a 1r 1i 1a 1n 1

14 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“vegatarian” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from VEGETARIAN.

Vegetarian: quick answers

Is it vegatarian or vegetarian?
The correct spelling is vegetarian. “vegatarian” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell vegetarian?
Vegetable + arian: keep the "veget" of vegetable.
What does vegetarian mean?
Vegetarian means: eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products.