Usage Entry 464 / 1011 60-second read

Racket vs. Racquet

Noise or scheme versus a tennis bat.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

She swung the racket and aced it.

✓ Correct

She swung the racquet and aced it.

The ruleii

RACKET = noise/scheme. RACQUET = sports bat.

RACKET can mean noise or an illicit scheme. RACQUET specifically means the sports bat. Both spellings are accepted for the sport; RACQUET is traditional.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Tennis: RACQUET. Loud: RACKET."

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