How do you spell Prestigious?
Correct spelling
prestigious
PRESTIG + IOUS. Think: prestige.
Why is prestigious spelled this way?
From Latin praestigiae, tricks or illusions. Prestige originally meant deception — the tricks of a conjurer. Over centuries, it shifted to mean the admiration those tricks inspired.
Common misspellings of prestigious
prestigeouspresigiousprestiguousprestegious
Example
She attended a prestigious university.