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Kindergarton or kindergarten?

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

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Correct spelling: kindergarten. Misspelling: kindergarton.

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Memory tip

It's German: kinder (children) + garten (garden), with a T.

Why people write “kindergarton”

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".

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.

What does “kindergarten” mean?

kindergarten noun

  1. 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?

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18 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends

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

Kindergarten: quick answers

Is it kindergarton or kindergarten?
The correct spelling is kindergarten. “kindergarton” 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 kindergarten?
It's German: kinder (children) + garten (garden), with a T.
What does kindergarten mean?
Kindergarten means: a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school.