How do you spell Erosion?
Correct spelling
erosion
Think 'erode' + 'sion' - one 's' like the Latin rodere (to gnaw)
Why is erosion spelled this way?
From Latin erodere, to gnaw away. EX (away) + RODERE (to gnaw). Erosion is slow gnawing — water and wind patiently eating at stone over millennia.
Common misspellings of erosion
erossionerosianerrosion
Example
The Grand Canyon was carved by millions of years of water erosion.