Vaccum, Vacuum, or Vacume: Which One Is Correct?

These three spellings are not equal:

Vacuum → ✔ Correct
Vaccum → ✘ Incorrect
Vacume → ✘ Incorrect

“Vacuum” refers to a space with no air, or the household cleaning device.

1. Vacuum

Meaning

Vacuum is the correct and standard spelling. It can be:

• a noun → an empty space (scientific) or a cleaning device
• a verb → to clean using a vacuum cleaner

Examples (10 total)

1. She used a vacuum to clean the living room.
2. Space is often described as a vacuum.
3. He needs to vacuum the carpet today.
4. The scientist studied particles in a vacuum.
5. This vacuum is stronger than the old one.
6. They vacuum the office every morning.
7. The tube must be kept in a perfect vacuum.
8. I bought a new robot vacuum yesterday.
9. Air rushed into the vacuum when the seal broke.
10. Please vacuum before the guests arrive.

🧠 Tip:
Remember: double “u” → vacuum.

2. Vaccum

Meaning

Vaccum is a misspelling.
It appears because people expect a double consonant before “um,” but this form is not accepted in English.

Incorrect Examples (10 total)

1. ❌ I need a new vaccum cleaner.
2. ❌ He tried to vaccum the carpet.
3. ❌ The vaccum isn’t working.
4. ❌ Space is a vaccum.
5. ❌ She bought a robot vaccum.
6. ❌ This room needs a vaccum.
7. ❌ He repaired the broken vaccum motor.
8. ❌ They studied atoms in a vaccum.
9. ❌ Please vaccum the floor.
10. ❌ The lab uses a vaccum chamber.

🧠 Tip:
If it has cc, it’s always wrong.

3. Vacume

Meaning

Vacume is another misspelling.
It happens because the “uum” sound is confusing for many English learners.

Incorrect Examples (10 total)

1. ❌ The vacume broke yesterday.
2. ❌ She needs to buy a new vacume.
3. ❌ He used the vacume to clean.
4. ❌ The vacume didn’t pick up dust.
5. ❌ This vacume is too loud.
6. ❌ They repaired the vacume motor.
7. ❌ Space is not a perfect vacume.
8. ❌ I ordered a vacume online.
9. ❌ He learned how a vacume pump works.
10. ❌ She forgot to use the vacume.

🧠 Tip:
If it ends with -ume, it’s incorrect.

4. Quick Comparison Table

5. How to Remember

👉 Vac + uu + m
👉 Think of it as: vac + you + um → vacu-um

Memory trick:
The word has two U’s, just like a vacuum cleaner makes a long “oooo” sound.

6. Common Mistakes

❌ Writing “vaccum” or “vacume”
✔ Always use vacuum

❌ Forgetting the double “u”
✔ It’s the defining feature of the word

❌ Thinking the machine uses a different spelling
✔ Same word: vacuum cleaner

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FAQs

1. Which spelling is correct?

Vacuum is the only correct spelling.

2. Why does vacuum have two U’s?

It comes from Latin vacuus, meaning “empty.”

3. Is “vaccum” ever acceptable?

No — it’s always incorrect.

4. Do scientific and household meanings use the same spelling?

Yes, both are spelled vacuum.

Practice: Choose the Correct Spelling

(Answers are at the end.)

1. The robot __________ cleaned the whole house.
2. Space is a __________ with no air.
3. Please __________ the floor before guests arrive.
4. The scientist worked in a sealed __________ chamber.
5. This __________ cleaner is very powerful.
6. Air rushed into the __________ when the seal broke.
7. He bought a new handheld __________.
8. The machine creates a strong __________.
9. She forgot to __________ the hallway.
10. The tube must stay in a perfect __________.

Answers

1. vacuum
2. vacuum
3. vacuum
4. vacuum
5. vacuum
6. vacuum
7. vacuum
8. vacuum
9. vacuum
10. vacuum