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How to spell various

Various is spelled V-A-R-I-O-U-S. Vary turns its Y into an I, then adds -OUS: var-i-ous.

What it means: Different kinds or types.

In a sentence: The zoo has various animals to see. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: varied, variety, vary, variation, variously. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Various” comes from Latin *varius*, meaning “different” or “changeable.” It is related to the word “variety,” which keeps the sense of having many different kinds of things.

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