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Cigerette or cigarette?

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

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cigerette

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cigarette

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Correct spelling: cigarette. Misspelling: cigerette.

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

Memory tip

One R, double T, then a final E: ciga-R-e-TT-e.

Why people write “cigerette”

The misspelling “cigerette” is only one letter off: it writes E where cigarette has A, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".

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 cigarette automatic.

What does “cigarette” mean?

cigarette noun

  1. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

    Synonyms:cigaretbuttfag

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Cigarette” in a sentence

  • He put out his cigarette.

Is “cigarette” a playable word?

c 3i 1g 2a 1r 1e 1t 1t 1e 1

12 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends

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

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

Cigarette: quick answers

Is it cigerette or cigarette?
The correct spelling is cigarette. “cigerette” 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 cigarette?
One R, double T, then a final E: ciga-R-e-TT-e.
What does cigarette mean?
Cigarette means: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking.