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How to spell society

Society is spelled S-O-C-I-E-T-Y. Keep the CI of social, then add E, T, Y: so-ci-e-ty.

hear itso·ci·e·ty/sə'saɪɪti/nounLong vowels

What it means: A group of people living together in an organized way.

In a sentence: Our society works together to make things better.

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear, and the order of ie.

Same family: social, socially, sociable, sociology, sociologist. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Society” comes from Latin *societas*, meaning ‘association, fellowship, alliance,’ from *socius*, ‘companion’ or ‘ally.’ It’s related to words like “social” and “sociable,” all focused on people being together.

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