Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1
archetypal in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Spelling
Choose the correctly spelt word:
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Archetypal
Rule: a silent final -e is dropped before a vowel suffix.
*archetype* + *-al* → drop the e → archetypal.
The same happens in *type → typal*, *prototype → prototypal*, *stereotype → stereotypal*.
archetypal = relating to the original model of its kind *(मूल आदर्श से संबंधित, प्रतिमानरूप)*.
The root is Greek *arkhetupon* — *arkhe-* (first) + *tupos* (model) — so the prefix keeps its own e: arche-, never *arch-*.
Read it as four syllables, *ar-che-ty-pal*, and the letters fall into place.
Why the others are wrong.
• Archetypale *(अशुद्ध वर्तनी)* — the silent *e* has been kept before *-al*; English has no *-eale* ending.
• Archtypal *(अशुद्ध वर्तनी)* — the *e* of the prefix arche- has been dropp
archetypal – questions
Has archetypal been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – archetypal has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1.