Citizan or citizen?
Did you mean citizen? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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citizan
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citizen
Correct spelling: citizen. Misspelling: citizan.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
It ends in -zen: citi-ZEN.
Why people write “citizan”
The misspelling “citizan” is only one letter off: it writes A where citizen has E, 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 citizen automatic.
Other misspellings of “citizen”
People also write “citezen”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“citezen”
Correct spelling: citizen. Misspelling: citezen.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “citezen” is only one letter off: it writes E where citizen has I, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
What does “citizen” mean?
citizen noun
- a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Citizen” in a sentence
- Every citizen has the right to vote.
Is “citizen” a playable word?
18 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“citizan” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CITIZEN.