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Vehical or vehicle?

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

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vehical

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vehicle

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Correct spelling: vehicle. Misspelling: vehical.

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

Memory tip

There is a silent H, and the word ends in -icle: ve-H-icle.

Why people write “vehical”

“vehical” differs from “vehicle” in 2 places: it uses A in place of L; and it uses L in place of 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 vehicle automatic.

What does “vehicle” mean?

vehicle noun

  1. a conveyance that transports people or objects
  2. a medium for the expression or achievement of something

    “his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views”

  3. any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it
  4. any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another

    Synonyms:fomite

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Vehicle” in a sentence

  • Park your vehicle in the garage.
  • His editorials provided a vehicle for his political views.

Is “vehicle” a playable word?

v 4e 1h 4i 1c 3l 1e 1

15 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends

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

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

Vehicle: quick answers

Is it vehical or vehicle?
The correct spelling is vehicle. “vehical” 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 vehicle?
There is a silent H, and the word ends in -icle: ve-H-icle.
What does vehicle mean?
Vehicle means: a conveyance that transports people or objects.