practise

Where “practise” sits in English frequency

Definition

1. 1
   To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
2. 2
   To repeat an activity in this way.
3. 3
   To perform or observe in an habitual fashion.
4. 4
   To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
5. 5
   To conspire.
6. 6
   To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.
7. 7
   To make use of; to employ.
8. 8
   To teach or accustom by practice; to train.

Etymology

From Middle English practizen, a variant of practisen, from Middle French pratiser, practiser, from Medieval Latin practizo, from Late Latin practico (“to do, perform, execute, propose, practise, exercise, be conversant with, contrive, conspire, etc.”), from prāctica (“practical affairs", "business”), from Ancient Greek πρᾱκτική (prāktikḗ), from πρᾱκτικός (prāktikós, “practical”), from πρᾱ́σσειν (prā́ssein, “to do”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per(h₂)- (“to go over, cross”).

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: parctise,ppractise,pracctise,pracitse,practies,practisse,practsie,practtise,pratcise,prcatise,prractise,rpactise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of practise - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

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