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Cantelope or cantaloupe?

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

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cantelope

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cantaloupe

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Correct spelling: cantaloupe. Misspelling: cantelope.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Can + ta + loupe: the ending is -loupe.

Why people write “cantelope”

“cantelope” differs from “cantaloupe” in 2 places: it writes E where cantaloupe has A, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh"; and it leaves out the U.

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 cantaloupe automatic.

What does “cantaloupe” mean?

cantaloupe noun

  1. a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh

    Synonyms:cantaloup

  2. the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh

    Synonyms:cantaloup

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Cantaloupe” in a sentence

  • We had cantaloupe for breakfast.

Is “cantaloupe” a playable word?

c 3a 1n 1t 1a 1l 1o 1u 1p 3e 1

14 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends

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

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

Cantaloupe: quick answers

Is it cantelope or cantaloupe?
The correct spelling is cantaloupe. “cantelope” 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 cantaloupe?
Can + ta + loupe: the ending is -loupe.
What does cantaloupe mean?
Cantaloupe means: a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh.