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How to spell mail
What it means: Letters and packages sent through a postal system.
In a sentence: I sent a letter in the mail to Grandma.
The part people get wrong
Often misspelled as maille or mael.
Sounds like, but is not: male. Same sound, different spelling and meaning.
Same family: mailing, mailed, mailbox, email, mailer. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: Mail comes from an Old French word meaning a bag or bundle, because letters were carried in bags. Over time, its meaning shifted from the container to the letters and the act of sending them.
Try spelling it
You will hear the word and a sentence. Type it and press Enter. Then four more words from the same level, so you know where you stand.
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