How do you spell Nausea?
Correct spelling
nausea
Remember the ship connection: NAUS-EA, like 'naus' (ship) plus 'ea' (sea)
Why is nausea spelled this way?
From Greek nausia, seasickness. NAUS (ship). The original seasickness — feeling sick on a ship. The 'sea' ending is coincidental but helps as a memory aid.
Common misspellings of nausea
nausiousnausianauseanawsea
Example
The smell of fish caused a wave of nausea to wash over her.