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Fluride or fluoride?

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

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fluride

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fluoride

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Correct spelling: fluoride. Misspelling: fluride.

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

Memory tip

Like fluorescent, it starts FLUO: the U comes before the O.

Why people write “fluride”

The misspelling “fluride” is only one letter off: it leaves out the O.

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 fluoride automatic.

What does “fluoride” mean?

fluoride noun

  1. a salt of hydrofluoric acid

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Fluoride” in a sentence

  • The toothpaste contains fluoride.

Is “fluoride” a playable word?

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12 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends

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

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

Fluoride: quick answers

Is it fluride or fluoride?
The correct spelling is fluoride. “fluride” 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 fluoride?
Like fluorescent, it starts FLUO: the U comes before the O.
What does fluoride mean?
Fluoride means: a salt of hydrofluoric acid.