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Anihilate or annihilate?

Did you mean annihilate? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: annihilate. Misspelling: anihilate.

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Memory tip

Double N, then "nihil", the Latin for nothing: an-NIHIL-ate.

Why people write “anihilate”

The misspelling “anihilate” is only one letter off: it uses a single N where annihilate has a double NN.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make annihilate automatic.

What does “annihilate” mean?

annihilate verb

  1. kill in large numbers

    “the plague wiped out an entire population”

    Synonyms:eliminateextinguisheradicatedecimate

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Annihilate” in a sentence

  • The storm threatened to annihilate the harbor.
  • The plague wiped out an entire population.

Is “annihilate” a playable word?

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13 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“anihilate” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ANNIHILATE.

Annihilate: quick answers

Is it anihilate or annihilate?
The correct spelling is annihilate. “anihilate” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell annihilate?
Double N, then "nihil", the Latin for nothing: an-NIHIL-ate.
What does annihilate mean?
Annihilate means: kill in large numbers.