Caffiene or caffeine?
Did you mean caffeine? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
caffiene
Correct
caffeine
Correct spelling: caffeine. Misspelling: caffiene.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
It breaks the i-before-e rule: caff-EI-ne. Double F, like coffee.
Why people write “caffiene”
The misspelling “caffiene” is only one letter off: it writes IE instead of EI, the classic "i before e" trap.
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 caffeine automatic.
Other misspellings of “caffeine”
People also write “caffine”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“caffine”
Correct spelling: caffeine. Misspelling: caffine.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “caffine” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
What does “caffeine” mean?
caffeine noun
- a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects
Synonyms:caffein
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Caffeine” in a sentence
- Coffee and tea both contain caffeine.
Is “caffeine” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“caffiene” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CAFFEINE.