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How to spell eight
Eight is spelled E-I-G-H-T.
What it means: The number that is one more than seven.
In a sentence: There are eight apples in the basket.
The part people get wrong
Watch for the order of ei.
Not to be confused with: ate, a different word.
Same family: eighth, eighteen, eighty, eighties, eighty-eight. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: Eight comes from Old English “eahta,” related to German “acht” and Latin “octo.” The unusual spelling with “eigh-” is a result of historical sound changes in English over many centuries.
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