Dilemna or dilemma?
Did you mean dilemma? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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dilemna
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dilemma
Correct spelling: dilemma. Misspelling: dilemna.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Double M and no N: di-LEMMA.
Why people write “dilemna”
The misspelling “dilemna” is only one letter off: it uses N in place of M; 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 dilemma automatic.
Other misspellings of “dilemma”
People also write “dilema”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“dilema”
Correct spelling: dilemma. Misspelling: dilema.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “dilema” is only one letter off: it uses a single M where dilemma has a double MM.
What does “dilemma” mean?
dilemma noun
- state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
Synonyms:quandary
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Dilemma” in a sentence
- We faced a real dilemma.
Is “dilemma” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“dilemna” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from DILEMMA.