Centenial or centennial?
Did you mean centennial? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: centennial. Misspelling: centenial.
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Memory tip
Cent (hundred) + ennial, with a double N, like biennial.
Why people write “centenial”
The misspelling “centenial” is only one letter off: it uses a single N where centennial has a double NN.
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 centennial automatic.
Other misspellings of “centennial”
People also write “centinnial”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“centinnial”
Correct spelling: centennial. Misspelling: centinnial.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “centinnial” is only one letter off: it writes I where centennial has E, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
What does “centennial” mean?
centennial noun
- the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Synonyms:centenary
centennial adjective
- of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
“centennial celebration”
Synonyms:centenary
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Centennial” in a sentence
- The town held a centennial parade.
- Centennial celebration.
Is “centennial” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“centenial” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CENTENNIAL.