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How to spell two

Two is spelled T-W-O.

What it means: Being one more than one.

In a sentence: I have two fluffy cats at home. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for a silent w.

Not to be confused with: to, too, a different word.

Same family: second, pair, double, twice, twenty. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Two” comes from Old English “twā,” related to German “zwei” and Latin “duo.” It is one of the oldest and most stable number words in the English language.

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