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How to Correct Mispelled Words

Do you have a problem trying to figure out how to spell a word correctly? Do you need to know the definition of a word? Or do you need to have a selection of synonyms for that word? Need to know the history of a word? If any or all of these may be of interest to you, then we have some websites that you need to bookmark. These are all free sites.

www.dictionary.com. Just enter the word you are interested in and select dictionary, thesaurus, or encyclopedia. Instantly you will have the information you need to know about that word.

www.onelook.com. Need to know the variations in the meaning of a certain word? Then this is the site for you. Over 990 dictionaries are indexed. More than six million words are cataloged. For example, if you entered the word, palpable, you would have the definition of this word from 19 different dictionaries.

There are dozens of sites that offer dictionary resources. Just Google “dictionary” and you will see. These are our two top rated sites.