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How do you spell Ordinary?

Correct spelling

ordinary

ORDIN + ARY. Ends in ARY.

Why is ordinary spelled this way?

From Latin ordinarius, orderly. ORDO (order). The ordinary follows the usual order — nothing disrupted, nothing surprising.

Common misspellings of ordinary

ordineryordinairyordanaryordnary

Example

It was no ordinary day.

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