Secondarry vs. Secondary: What's the Difference?

Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on November 16, 2023
"Secondarry" is an incorrect spelling. The correct version is "Secondary," referring to a second level or rank.

Which is correct: Secondarry or Secondary
How to spell Secondary?

Secondarry is Incorrect

Secondary is Correct
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Key Differences
Think of "second" + "ary" = "secondary."

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Remember there’s only one ‘r’ in "second," so "secondary" also has just one ‘r’ before the "y."

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Associate it with "primary" which has only one ‘r’ before the "y."

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Visualize a "secondary school" signboard to remember its spelling.

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Reinforce with the phrase, "The primary reason is X, but the secondary reason is Y."

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Secondarry and Secondary Definitions
Secondary
"Secondary" describes a symptom or condition that develops as a result of another medical condition.
Secondary symptoms appeared after treatment.

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Secondary
"Secondary" can refer to operations, processes, or products involving a further stage of processing.
Secondary processing of raw materials increased costs.

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Secondary
"Secondary" may imply being derived from another source.
Secondary sources provide additional insight.

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Secondary
Second or lower in rank or importance; not primary
Concerns that are secondary.

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Secondary
Derived from what is primary or original
Literary criticism viewed as secondary to literature itself.

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Secondary
Of, relating to, or being the shorter flight feathers projecting along the inner edge of a bird's wing.

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Secondary
(Electricity) Having an induced current that is generated by an inductively coupled primary. Used of a circuit or coil.

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Secondary
Relating to, or having a carbon atom that is attached to two other carbon atoms in a molecule.

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Secondary
Relating to the replacement of two of several atoms or groups in a compound, such as an amine in which two valences of the functional group are taken by carbon atoms.

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Being a degree of health care intermediate between primary care and tertiary care, as that typically offered at a community hospital.

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Secondary
(Botany) Of, relating to, or derived from a lateral meristem, especially a cambium.

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Secondary
One of the shorter flight feathers projecting along the inner edge of a bird's wing.

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Secondary
Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.

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Secondary
Originating from a deputy or delegated person or body
The work of secondary hands

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Secondary
(organic chemistry) Derived from a parent compound by replacement of two atoms of hydrogen by organic radicals

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Secondary
(geology) Produced by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rock mass.

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Secondary
(medicine) Dependent or consequent upon another disease, or occurring in the second stage of a disease.
Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever.
The secondary symptoms of syphilis

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Secondary
(education) Related to secondary education, i.e. schooling between the ages of (approximately) 11 and 18.

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(manufacturing) Relating to the manufacture of goods from raw materials.

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(of a color) Formed by mixing primary colors.
Yellow is a secondary light color, though a primary CMYK color.

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Secondary
(ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the ulna (forearm) of a bird.

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(aviation) A radar return generated by the response of an aircraft's transponder to an interrogation signal broadcast by a radar installation, containing additional encoded identification and situational data not available from a simple primary return.

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(military) The second stage of a multistage thermonuclear weapon, which generates a fusion explosion when imploded as an indirect result of the fission explosion of the primary, and which, in a few extremely large weapons, itself implodes a fusion tertiary.

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Secondary
(finance) An act of issuing more stock by an already publicly traded corporation.

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(electronics) An inductive coil or loop that is magnetically powered by a primary in a transformer or similar.

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One who occupies a subordinate or auxiliary place; a delegate deputy.
The secondary, or undersheriff, of the city of London

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Secondary
(education) A secondary school.
There are four secondaries in this district, each with several thousand pupils.

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Secondary
Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.
Wheresoever there is moral right on the one hand, no secondary right can discharge it.
Two are the radical differences; the secondary differences are as four.

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Secondary
Acting by deputation or delegated authority; as, the work of secondary hands.

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Secondary
Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Cf. primary.

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Secondary
Subsequent in origin; - said of minerals produced by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rock mass; also of characters of minerals (as secondary cleavage, etc.) developed by pressure or other causes.

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Secondary
Dependent or consequent upon another disease; as, Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever.

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One who occupies a subordinate, inferior, or auxiliary place; a delegate or deputy; one who is second or next to the chief officer; as, the secondary, or undersheriff of the city of London.
Old Escalus . . . is thy secondary.

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Secondary
Coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

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Secondary
Of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate;
The stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher
A secondary source
A secondary issue
Secondary streams

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Secondary
Inferior in rank or status;
The junior faculty
A lowly corporal
Petty officialdom
A subordinate functionary

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Secondary
Depending on or incidental to what is original or primary;
A secondary infection

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Secondary
"Secondary" denotes being second in rank, importance, or value.
His secondary concern was time.

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Secondary
"Secondary" pertains to education between elementary and college levels.
She teaches in a secondary school.

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FAQs
What is the pronunciation of Secondary?
Secondary is pronounced as /ˈsɛk.ənˌdɛr.i/.

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Which vowel is used before Secondary?
No specific vowel consistently precedes "secondary."

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Which preposition is used with Secondary?
Prepositions like "to" or "in" can be used with "secondary," depending on the context.

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Why is it called Secondary?
It's called "Secondary" because it denotes the second rank or level, following the primary.

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Is Secondary an abstract noun?
No, "Secondary" is not primarily an abstract noun.

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What is the verb form of Secondary?
"Secondary" doesn't have a verb form as it's primarily an adjective.

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Which conjunction is used with Secondary?
Standard conjunctions like "and" or "but" can be used with "Secondary."

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Which article is used with Secondary?
Both "a" and "the" can be used before "secondary," depending on context.

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Is Secondary a countable noun?
When used as a noun, it can be countable, as in "multiple secondaries."

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What is the opposite of Secondary?
The opposite of "Secondary" might be "primary."

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Is Secondary a vowel or consonant?
"Secondary" is a word containing both vowels and consonants.

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How is Secondary used in a sentence?
E.g., "While profit is the primary goal, enhancing brand image is a secondary objective."

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Is Secondary a negative or positive word?
"Secondary" is neutral; its positivity or negativity depends on context.

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Is the Secondary term a metaphor?
No, but it can be used in metaphorical contexts.

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What is a stressed syllable in Secondary?
The first syllable, "Sec," is stressed.

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What is another term for Secondary?
Another term for "Secondary" could be "subsidiary."

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Is Secondary a noun or adjective?
"Secondary" is primarily an adjective but can also be used as a noun in some contexts.

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Which determiner is used with Secondary?
Determiners like "this" or "that" can be used, as in "this secondary reason."

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