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Cleaniness or cleanliness?

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

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cleaniness

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cleanliness

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Correct spelling: cleanliness. Misspelling: cleaniness.

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

Memory tip

Cleanly + ness, with the Y turning into I: clean-LI-ness.

Why people write “cleaniness”

The misspelling “cleaniness” is only one letter off: it leaves out the L.

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 cleanliness automatic.

What does “cleanliness” mean?

cleanliness noun

  1. the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections
  2. diligence in keeping clean

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Cleanliness” in a sentence

  • The hotel was praised for its cleanliness.

Is “cleanliness” a playable word?

c 3l 1e 1a 1n 1l 1i 1n 1e 1s 1s 1

13 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends

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

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

Cleanliness: quick answers

Is it cleaniness or cleanliness?
The correct spelling is cleanliness. “cleaniness” 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 cleanliness?
Cleanly + ness, with the Y turning into I: clean-LI-ness.
What does cleanliness mean?
Cleanliness means: the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections.