<p>In an essay is it better to use a word that is more intelligent and better fits the purpose of the sentence that you don't exactly know how to spell...</p>
<p>Or use a word that is simpler and less concise that you do know how to spell?</p>
<p>A word you can spell. If you can’t spell it then the reader might not even know what it is and you could be marked down.</p>
<p>Well of course i would be close enough that it would be recognizable but the point i’m trying to (emphaize) <— Is something like that.</p>
<p>I would not use a word unless you are 100% certain how to spell it. It’s just going to make a bad impression on the grader.</p>