Cilinder or cylinder?
Did you mean cylinder? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: cylinder. Misspelling: cilinder.
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Memory tip
It starts with CY, like cycle, and ends in -inder: CYL-in-der.
Why people write “cilinder”
The misspelling “cilinder” is only one letter off: it uses I in place of Y; the two letters can sound alike here.
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 cylinder automatic.
Other misspellings of “cylinder”
People also write “cylender”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“cylender”
Correct spelling: cylinder. Misspelling: cylender.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “cylender” is only one letter off: it writes E where cylinder has I, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
What does “cylinder” mean?
cylinder noun
- a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
- a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
- a chamber within which piston moves
Synonyms:
- a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Cylinder” in a sentence
- The engine has four cylinders.
Is “cylinder” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“cilinder” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CYLINDER.