Versitile or versatile?
Did you mean versatile? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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versitile
Correct
versatile
Correct spelling: versatile. Misspelling: versitile.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Vers + a + tile.
Why people write “versitile”
The misspelling “versitile” is only one letter off: it writes I where versatile has A, 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 versatile automatic.
Other misspellings of “versatile”
People also write “versatle”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“versatle”
Correct spelling: versatile. Misspelling: versatle.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “versatle” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.
What does “versatile” mean?
versatile adjective
- having great diversity or variety
“his various achievements are impressive”
Synonyms:various
- changeable or inconstant
“versatile moods”
- competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another
“a versatile writer”
- able to move freely in all directions
“an owl's versatile toe can move backward and forward”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Versatile” in a sentence
- Eggs are a versatile ingredient.
- His various achievements are impressive.
- Versatile moods.
- A versatile writer.
Is “versatile” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
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- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“versitile” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from VERSATILE.