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How to spell february

What it means: The month after January and before March.

In a sentence: February is the month when we celebrate Valentine's Day. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear. Often misspelled as febuary or februrary.

Same family: January, March, month, calendar, date. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “February” comes from the Latin word *Februarius*, named after *februa*, a Roman festival of purification held at the end of that month. Many English speakers drop the first 'r' in speech, which is why the spelling feels tricky.

Patterns it uses: The unstressed vowel (schwa)

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