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Veternarian or veterinarian?

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

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Correct spelling: veterinarian. Misspelling: veternarian.

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

Memory tip

Say all six syllables: vet-er-I-nar-i-an.

Why people write “veternarian”

The misspelling “veternarian” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.

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 veterinarian automatic.

What does “veterinarian” mean?

veterinarian noun

  1. a doctor who practices veterinary medicine

    Synonyms:veterinaryvet

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Veterinarian” in a sentence

  • The veterinarian checked the cat's teeth.

Is “veterinarian” a playable word?

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15 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends

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

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

Veterinarian: quick answers

Is it veternarian or veterinarian?
The correct spelling is veterinarian. “veternarian” 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 veterinarian?
Say all six syllables: vet-er-I-nar-i-an.
What does veterinarian mean?
Veterinarian means: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine.