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Cylender or cylinder?

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

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cylender

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cylinder

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Correct spelling: cylinder. Misspelling: cylender.

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

Memory tip

It starts with CY, like cycle, and ends in -inder: CYL-in-der.

Why people write “cylender”

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".

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.

What does “cylinder” mean?

cylinder noun

  1. a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
  2. a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
  3. a chamber within which piston moves

    Synonyms:

  4. 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?

c 3y 4l 1i 1n 1d 2e 1r 1

14 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends

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

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

Cylinder: quick answers

Is it cylender or cylinder?
The correct spelling is cylinder. “cylender” 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 cylinder?
It starts with CY, like cycle, and ends in -inder: CYL-in-der.
What does cylinder mean?
Cylinder means: a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases).