How to spell title

hear itti·tle/'taɪtəl/nounRules and real life

What it means: The name given to a book, movie, or song.

In a sentence: The title of the book is written on the cover.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as tittle or titel.

Same family: titled, entitle, entitled, subtitle, title-page. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "title" comes from Latin "titulus," meaning an inscription or label. In law, a "title" can refer not only to the name of a statute but also to legal ownership of property, as in "clear title" to a house.

Patterns it uses: Drop the e before a suffix?

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