How to spell register

hear itreg·is·ter/'rɛdʒɪstər/nounRules and real life

What it means: An official record or list of names, items, or events.

In a sentence: Please write your name on the register.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as regester or registar.

Same family: registered, registering, registration, registry, record. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Register” comes from Old French *registre* and Medieval Latin *registrum*, meaning a list or record. It is related to the Latin verb *regere*, “to rule or guide,” the same root that gives us “regal” and “regulate.”

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