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Celing or ceiling?

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

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celing

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ceiling

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Correct spelling: ceiling. Misspelling: celing.

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

Memory tip

After a C it's E before I: c-EI-ling.

Why people write “celing”

The misspelling “celing” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.

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 ceiling automatic.

What does “ceiling” mean?

ceiling noun

  1. the overhead upper surface of a covered space

    “he hated painting the ceiling”

  2. (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
  3. an upper limit on what is allowed

    “he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him”

    Synonyms:roofcap

  4. maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Ceiling” in a sentence

  • Paint the ceiling first, then the walls.
  • He hated painting the ceiling.
  • He put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him.

Is “ceiling” a playable word?

c 3e 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

10 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends

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

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

Ceiling: quick answers

Is it celing or ceiling?
The correct spelling is ceiling. “celing” 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 ceiling?
After a C it's E before I: c-EI-ling.
What does ceiling mean?
Ceiling means: the overhead upper surface of a covered space.