Cholestrol or cholesterol?
Did you mean cholesterol? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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cholestrol
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cholesterol
Correct spelling: cholesterol. Misspelling: cholestrol.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Say all four syllables: cho-LES-ter-OL.
Why people write “cholestrol”
The misspelling “cholestrol” 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 cholesterol automatic.
Other misspellings of “cholesterol”
People also write “colesterol”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“colesterol”
Correct spelling: cholesterol. Misspelling: colesterol.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “colesterol” is only one letter off: it leaves out the silent H, a letter you barely hear when the word is spoken.
What does “cholesterol” mean?
cholesterol noun
- an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
Synonyms:cholesterin
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Cholesterol” in a sentence
- The doctor checked her cholesterol levels.
Is “cholesterol” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“cholestrol” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CHOLESTEROL.