Miniture or miniature?
Did you mean miniature? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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miniture
Correct
miniature
Correct spelling: miniature. Misspelling: miniture.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Mini + a + ture: don't skip the A.
Why people write “miniture”
The misspelling “miniture” is only one letter off: it leaves out the A.
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 miniature automatic.
What does “miniature” mean?
miniature noun
- painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
Synonyms:illumination
- a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
Synonyms:toy
miniature adjective
- being on a very small scale
“a miniature camera”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Miniature” in a sentence
- He collects miniature trains.
- A miniature camera.
Is “miniature” a playable word?
11 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“miniture” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from MINIATURE.