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Hygeine or hygiene?

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

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Correct spelling: hygiene. Misspelling: hygeine.

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

Memory tip

Hy + giene: there is an I before the E.

Why people write “hygeine”

The misspelling “hygeine” is only one letter off: it writes EI instead of IE, the classic "i before e" trap.

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 hygiene automatic.

What does “hygiene” mean?

hygiene noun

  1. a condition promoting sanitary practices

    “personal hygiene”

  2. the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health

    Synonyms:hygienics

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Hygiene” in a sentence

  • Good hygiene prevents illness.
  • Personal hygiene.

Is “hygiene” a playable word?

h 4y 4g 2i 1e 1n 1e 1

14 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends

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

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

Hygiene: quick answers

Is it hygeine or hygiene?
The correct spelling is hygiene. “hygeine” 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 hygiene?
Hy + giene: there is an I before the E.
What does hygiene mean?
Hygiene means: a condition promoting sanitary practices.