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Caffeteria or cafeteria?

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Correct spelling: cafeteria. Misspelling: caffeteria.

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Memory tip

Cafe + teria: one F, and an E after it, like cafe.

Why people write “caffeteria”

The misspelling “caffeteria” is only one letter off: it doubles the F, which cafeteria spells with just one.

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 cafeteria automatic.

What does “cafeteria” mean?

cafeteria noun

  1. a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Cafeteria” in a sentence

  • We ate lunch in the school cafeteria.

Is “cafeteria” a playable word?

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14 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends

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

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

Cafeteria: quick answers

Is it caffeteria or cafeteria?
The correct spelling is cafeteria. “caffeteria” 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 cafeteria?
Cafe + teria: one F, and an E after it, like cafe.
What does cafeteria mean?
Cafeteria means: a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier.