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How to spell morale

Morale is spelled M-O-R-A-L-E.

hear itmo·rale/mə'ræl/nounSchwa and roots

What it means: The spirit or confidence of a group.

In a sentence: The team's morale was high after they won the game.

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Not to be confused with: moral, a different word.

Same family: spirit, confidence, teamwork, motivation, enthusiasm. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Morale” comes from French, where it originally meant “moral conduct” or “mood,” and is related to the word “moral.” Over time, its meaning shifted in English to focus on the emotional state and confidence level of a group.

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