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Encyclopidia or encyclopedia?

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Correct spelling: encyclopedia. Misspelling: encyclopidia.

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

Memory tip

En + cyclo (circle) + pedia: en-CYCLO-pedia. British English also uses encyclopaedia.

Why people write “encyclopidia”

The misspelling “encyclopidia” is only one letter off: it writes I where encyclopedia 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 encyclopedia automatic.

What does “encyclopedia” mean?

encyclopedia noun

  1. a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty

    Synonyms:cyclopediaencyclopaediacyclopaedia

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Encyclopedia” in a sentence

  • Look it up in the encyclopedia.

Is “encyclopedia” a playable word?

e 1n 1c 3y 4c 3l 1o 1p 3e 1d 2i 1a 1

22 points in Scrabble · 26 in Words With Friends

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

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

Encyclopedia: quick answers

Is it encyclopidia or encyclopedia?
The correct spelling is encyclopedia. “encyclopidia” 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 encyclopedia?
En + cyclo (circle) + pedia: en-CYCLO-pedia. British English also uses encyclopaedia.
What does encyclopedia mean?
Encyclopedia means: a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty.