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How do you spell Acquire?

Correct spelling

acquire

AC then QUIRE. Think: I need to ACquire new skills.

Why is acquire spelled this way?

The ACQ combination at the start catches most people off guard. Think of it as AC + QUIRE, where quire is an old word for a set of pages — you're collecting knowledge.

Common misspellings of acquire

aquireadquireaccquireaqcuire

Example

The company plans to acquire a smaller firm.

Frequently asked questions

How do you spell acquire?+
The correct spelling is "acquire". AC then QUIRE. Think: I need to ACquire new skills.
Is it aquire or acquire?+
The correct spelling is "acquire", not "aquire". This word gets 25,000+ monthly searches.

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