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Spelling Entry 1371 / 1605 60-second read

Apparent vs. Apparant

Ends in -ENT, not -ANT.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The mistake was apparant.

✓ Correct

The mistake was apparent — APPARENT ends in -ENT, like "different."

The ruleii

APPAR + ENT.

-ENT and -ANT endings are some of the slipperiest in English. APPARENT, INDEPENDENT, DIFFERENT, DEPENDENT — all -ENT. RELEVANT, IMPORTANT, RELUCTANT — all -ANT. Memorise; there's no rule.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

apparEntly there's an E.

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