Spelling.School · How to spell

How to spell ticket

What it means: A slip of paper that allows entry to an event.

In a sentence: I got a ticket to see the circus. ▶

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as tiket or tickit.

Same family: tickets, ticketed, ticketing, label, tag. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Ticket comes from the Middle French word “etiquette,” which first meant a small written note or label attached to something. Over time, English shortened it to “ticket” and it kept the idea of a small piece of paper that gives important information.

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.

Words like this

lack · kick · stick · lock · background

Spelling.School is a spaced-repetition spelling practice: ten minutes a day, every word spoken aloud, every miss explained, and every word coming back just before you would forget it. Try five words without signing up.