“A bizzare coincidence.”
Spelling Entry 1367 / 1605 60-second read
Bizarre vs. Bizzare
Single Z, double R.
The comparisoni
“A bizarre coincidence — BIZARRE has one Z and two Rs. BIZZARE inverts the doubling.”
The ruleii
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One Z, two Rs.
From French BIZARRE (strange). The single Z is a common slip because English instinctively wants to double the Z (jazz, fuzz). The double R is the consonant being stressed.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
One zebra, two rabbits.