Cinammon or cinnamon?
Did you mean cinnamon? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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cinammon
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cinnamon
Correct spelling: cinnamon. Misspelling: cinammon.
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Memory tip
Double N, single M: cin-NA-MON.
Why people write “cinammon”
“cinammon” differs from “cinnamon” in 2 places: it uses a single N where cinnamon has a double NN; and it doubles the M, which cinnamon spells with just one.
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 cinnamon automatic.
Other misspellings of “cinnamon”
People also write “cinnamin”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“cinnamin”
Correct spelling: cinnamon. Misspelling: cinnamin.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “cinnamin” is only one letter off: it writes I where cinnamon has O, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
What does “cinnamon” mean?
cinnamon noun
- aromatic bark used as a spice
Synonyms:
- tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
Synonyms:
- spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Cinnamon” in a sentence
- Sprinkle cinnamon on the toast.
Is “cinnamon” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“cinammon” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CINNAMON.