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Medicin or medicine?

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

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Correct spelling: medicine. Misspelling: medicin.

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

Memory tip

Medic + ine: the vowel after the D is I, as in medical.

Why people write “medicin”

The misspelling “medicin” is only one letter off: it leaves out the silent E, a letter you barely hear when the word is spoken.

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 medicine automatic.

What does “medicine” mean?

medicine noun

  1. the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

    Synonyms:

  2. (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

    Synonyms:medicationmedicament

  3. the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries

    “he studied medicine at Harvard”

    Synonyms:

  4. punishment for one's actions

    “you have to face the music”

    Synonyms:music

medicine verb

  1. treat medicinally, treat with medicine

    Synonyms:medicate

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Medicine” in a sentence

  • Take your medicine after meals.
  • He studied medicine at Harvard.
  • You have to face the music.

Is “medicine” a playable word?

m 3e 1d 2i 1c 3i 1n 1e 1

13 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends

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

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

Medicine: quick answers

Is it medicin or medicine?
The correct spelling is medicine. “medicin” 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 medicine?
Medic + ine: the vowel after the D is I, as in medical.
What does medicine mean?
Medicine means: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques.