Hygene or hygiene?
Did you mean hygiene? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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hygene
Correct
hygiene
Correct spelling: hygiene. Misspelling: hygene.
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 “hygene”
The misspelling “hygene” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.
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.
Other misspellings of “hygiene”
People also write “hygine” and “hygeine”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“hygine”
Correct spelling: hygiene. Misspelling: hygine.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “hygine” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
“hygeine”
Correct spelling: hygiene. Misspelling: hygeine.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “hygeine” is only one letter off: it writes EI instead of IE, the classic "i before e" trap.
What does “hygiene” mean?
hygiene noun
- a condition promoting sanitary practices
“personal hygiene”
- 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?
14 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“hygene” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from HYGIENE.