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How to spell spectator

What it means

one who watches an event

How it sounds

/ˈspɛkteɪtər/

Why it catches people out

Ends -ator, with a c before the t.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

One spectator ran onto the pitch.

First appeared in

Puzzle #67 — September 29, 2026