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How to spell ladies

Ladies is spelled L-A-D-I-E-S.

What it means: Women, especially when referred to collectively.

In a sentence: The ladies went to the park for a picnic. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for the order of ie.

Same family: lady, ladylike, ladies’ (possessive), woman, women. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Ladies is the plural of lady, a word that comes from Old English “hlæfdige,” which originally meant a woman of high rank who was the head of a household. Over time, its meaning broadened to refer politely to women in general.

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