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How do you spell Identical?

Correct spelling

identical

IDENTIC + AL. Think: identity.

Why is identical spelled this way?

From Latin identicus, the same. IDEM (the same). Identical things are so alike they might as well be the same thing — the word allows no difference.

Common misspellings of identical

identicleidenticallidentcalidentikle

Example

The twins look identical.

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