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How do you spell Casualty?

Correct spelling

casualty

Remember CASUAL + TY: casual events cause casualties by chance

Why is casualty spelled this way?

From Latin casualis, happening by chance. CASUS (a fall or chance event). A casualty is someone felled by chance — the randomness of harm in conflict.

Common misspellings of casualty

casualitycasualtycasuatycasulaty

Example

The first casualty of war is often the truth itself.

Frequently asked questions

How do you spell casualty?+
The correct spelling is "casualty". Remember CASUAL + TY: casual events cause casualties by chance
Is it casuality or casualty?+
The correct spelling is "casualty", not "casuality".

Other commonly misspelled words

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