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How do you spell Spontaneous?

Correct spelling

spontaneous

SPONTANE + OUS. Think: spontaneity.

Why is spontaneous spelled this way?

From Latin spontaneus, of free will. SPONTE (of one's own accord). Something spontaneous arises of its own accord — action without external cause or prior planning.

Common misspellings of spontaneous

spontaneusspontaniousspontanoussponaneous

Example

The trip was completely spontaneous.

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