How Does A Word Get Into The Dictionary?

    Written by: Becca Marsh

Reading time: 4 mins

Last updated: March 17, 2021

Have you ever wondered how a word gets into the dictionary?

Does one person decide or does it have to go through a number of people before being granted permission to be published?

In this article, we will be looking at how a word gets into the dictionary.

To put it simply a word gets into the dictionary when it becomes a popularly used word.

New words, such as slang and abbreviations are added to the dictionary once they start to appear across a substantial amount of sources and are regularly spoken.

Once a word is commonly used and there is an understanding of a common meaning it can be considered to be added to the dictionary.

To learn more about the process, visit https://www.thefactsite.com/how-words-get-into-dictionary/