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How to spell weird

Weird is spelled W-E-I-R-D.

What it means: Strikingly odd or unusual.

In a sentence: The sky looked a little weird with green clouds today. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for the order of ei.

Same family: weirdly, weirdness, strange, odd, bizarre. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Weird comes from an Old English word "wyrd," meaning fate or destiny, and was originally used for the three "weird sisters" (fate goddesses) in legends. Over time, because those figures seemed supernatural, the meaning shifted to describe anything strange or uncanny.

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