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How do you spell deciduous?

Deciduous is spelled D-E-C-I-D-U-O-U-S. The ending is -uous with two u's; decidious is the usual error.

Letter by letter

D-E-C-I-D-U-O-U-S

Spelling note

Two u's near the end, in -uous. One c, one d.

What it means for nature photos

A deciduous tree sheds its leaves annually. The word governs which frames read as autumn and which cannot.

Common misspellings

  • decidious → deciduous
  • deciduious → deciduous
  • desiduous → deciduous
  • decidous → deciduous

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