Noticeably

How to spell noticeably

10 letters · 4 syllables

19 of the 38 people asked to spell noticeably in Spelling Garden got it wrong the first time.

The most common mistake is noticably. The letters people get wrong are highlighted.

noticably noticeably

What people typed instead

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How to pronounce noticeably

Say the part in capitals loudest.

What does noticeably mean?

1. adverbIn a way that is clear or easy to observe; to an extent that attracts attention.

Noticeably in a sentence

• The new heating made the office noticeably warmer.

• Prices were noticeably higher after the holidays.

Where does noticeably come from?

Language of origin: Latin

This adverb traces back to the Latin verb notare, meaning 'to mark' or 'to note', which itself grew from nota, a 'mark' or 'sign'. From notare English inherited the noun 'notice', borrowed through Old French in the late 1400s with the sense of 'taking note' or 'observing'. Adding the suffix -able produced 'noticeable', meaning 'able to be noticed', and the adverb 'noticeably' followed naturally. The spelling trap lives in the middle: the soft 'c' must keep its following 'e' to stay soft, so the word is built on 'notice' plus '-able', not on a stem ending in hard 'c'. The same Latin notare also gave us 'note', 'notion', and 'notable', a family of relatives all rooted in the idea of marking something worth observing.

How the word is built

• notic- (from notice: to observe)
• -able (capable of being)
• -ly (adverb suffix), keeping the soft 'c' before -e