How Do You Spell NICTITATED?

Pronunciation: [nˈɪktɪtˌe͡ɪtɪd] (IPA)

Nictitated is a verb meaning to wink or blink. The spelling of nictitated can be confusing due to the combination of the letters 'ct' and 't'. The correct pronunciation can be broken down using the IPA phonetic transcription: /nɪkˈtɪteɪtɪd/. This reveals that the 'ct' is pronounced as a single sound, /kt/, and the final 't' is pronounced as a separate syllable, /tɪd/. Therefore, the correct spelling takes into account the separation of these sounds, resulting in nictitated.

Common Misspellings for NICTITATED

• bictitated
• mictitated
• jictitated
• hictitated
• nuctitated
• njctitated
• nkctitated
• noctitated
• n9ctitated
• n8ctitated
• nixtitated
• nivtitated
• niftitated
• nidtitated
• nicritated
• nicfitated
• nicgitated
• nicyitated
• nic6itated
• nic5itated

Etymology of NICTITATED

The word nictitated is derived from the Latin word nictitatus, which is the past participle of nictitare. In Latin, nictitare means to wink or to blink. The suffix -ate in English is often used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, indicating an action or process, hence nictitated means to have winked or to have blinked.

Similar spelling words for NICTITATED

• nictate,
• nictitation,
• nictitate.