Repellent or repellant?

[theinvestor]

Which do you prefer?

Is this one of those words that just have 2 different spellings?

Please post on which way you write it.

Thanks

 

[ddaybofb]

repellent

 

[Yofie]

repellent 5.9 Million returns on google.

repellant 1.6 million returns on google.

The proper way to me is Repellent and I own the .org of it. :smilewinkgrin:

 

[fab]

As far as domaining goes, it really doesn't matter which is correct, only which gets traffic.

 

[theinvestor]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

I also prefer repellent, but i don't mind repellant either. Even though most places recognize repellant as a spelling error.

 

[BiggieBiggie is verified member.]

As far as domaining goes, it really doesn't matter which is correct, only which gets traffic.

so true


i got some typos of this word in .com

 

[Dale Hubbard]

Just my 2p from a UK English prespective:

There are very *slight* nuances with this word in context IMHO:

"I found his personality repellent".

"They used bird repellant to clear the runway".

No clear-cut rule that I can find but I'll throw it out as a comment to take or leave.

 

[neonoceans]

Repellent

 

[Dale Hubbard]

Yes, in SA maybe.