Spelling Entry 557 / 1011 60-second read

Sacrilegious vs. Religious

A notorious spelling trap.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

That joke was sacreligious.

✓ Correct

That joke was sacrilegious.

The ruleii

SACRILEGIOUS is the spelling.

SACRILEGIOUS — note the order: SACRI-LEGIOUS. It comes from "sacrilege," not "religious."

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

From sacriLEGE, not reLIGION."

You might also like 6 related
↑↓Navigate Open EscClose All results →