How to spell ecstasy
ecstasy
Ecstasy is spelled E-C-S-T-A-S-Y.
Not ecstacy or extasy.
Why is ecstasy easy to misspell?
The word ecstasy ends -sy, and the misspelling ecstacy gives it the -cy of privacy and democracy. Both endings sound the same, so the ear cannot choose.
That spelling matches the sound exactly, which is why it looked right. English keeps letters long after the sound has moved on, so the conventional spelling is often the one that looks least like it sounds.
What does ecstasy mean?
n. overwhelming happiness
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