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How to spell appeal

hear itap·peal/ə'pil/verbRules and real life

What it means: To make an earnest or heartfelt request.

In a sentence: The cute puppy used its big eyes to appeal for a treat.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double p. Often misspelled as apeal or appeel.

Same family: appealing, unappealing, appealed, appeals, attraction. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Appeal” comes from Old French *apeler*, meaning “to call,” and Latin *appellāre*, “to address or call upon.” Over time, its meaning shifted from calling out for help to the idea of something “calling to you” because it is attractive.

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