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Caffine or caffeine?

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

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caffine

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caffeine

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Correct spelling: caffeine. Misspelling: caffine.

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 “caffine”

The misspelling “caffine” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.

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.

What does “caffeine” mean?

caffeine noun

  1. 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?

c 3a 1f 4f 4e 1i 1n 1e 1

16 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends

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

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

Caffeine: quick answers

Is it caffine or caffeine?
The correct spelling is caffeine. “caffine” 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 caffeine?
It breaks the i-before-e rule: caff-EI-ne. Double F, like coffee.
What does caffeine mean?
Caffeine means: a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects.