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How to spell popular

Popular is spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-R. Pop, then U, then -LAR, the same ending as circular and regular.

What it means: Well-liked or admired by many people.

In a sentence: The ice cream truck is very popular in the summer. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: popularity, popularly, unpopular, well-liked, fashionable. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Popular comes from the Latin word 'popularis,' meaning 'of the people' or 'belonging to the people.' Over time, its meaning shifted to describe things liked by many people, not just related to ordinary citizens.

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