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How to spell design

Design is spelled D-E-S-I-G-N. There is a sign in de-SIGN: the same silent G, which you hear in designate.

hear itde·sign/dɪ'zaɪn/verbSilent and tricky

What it means: To plan and make something for a specific purpose.

In a sentence: The children worked together to design a colorful poster.

The part people get wrong

Watch for a silent g.

Same family: designer, redesign, designs, designed, designing. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Design” comes from Latin *designare*, meaning “to mark out” or “to plan,” which is related to *signum*, meaning “mark” or “sign.” That’s why “design” and “sign” look similar and both have a silent g.

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