Definately or Definitely? Which is correct?

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“Definitely” is the correct spelling of the word.

“Definately” is incorrect and should not be used in English. 

The word “definitely” means “without doubt” or “certainly”.

I definitely want to go see the new Spiderman movie in the cinema. 

Do you want to go for ice cream?

Definitely

Definatly,Definantly,Definetly,Definently,Definitley,Defiantly

All of the words above are misspellings of “definitely” and should not be used when you want to use “definitely”,

“Defiantly” has a different meaning and means to show pride in obeying an authority.

How to remember how to spell “Definitely”

I must admit that I also have difficulty remembering how to spell “Definitely” and I am not alone as it regularly comes up as one of the most difficult words in the English language. 

The way that I remember it is that it is double “i” as in “definitely” because most people misspell the word as “Definately” because that is how it sounds when it is spoken. 

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