Kindergarden or kindergarten?
Did you mean kindergarten? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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kindergarden
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kindergarten
Correct spelling: kindergarten. Misspelling: kindergarden.
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Memory tip
It's German: kinder (children) + garten (garden), with a T.
Why people write “kindergarden”
The misspelling “kindergarden” is only one letter off: it uses D in place of T.
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 kindergarten automatic.
Other misspellings of “kindergarten”
People also write “kindergarton”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“kindergarton”
Correct spelling: kindergarten. Misspelling: kindergarton.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “kindergarton” is only one letter off: it writes O where kindergarten has E, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
What does “kindergarten” mean?
kindergarten noun
- a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Kindergarten” in a sentence
- Her son starts kindergarten in September.
Is “kindergarten” a playable word?
18 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends
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“kindergarden” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from KINDERGARTEN.