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Pennicillin or penicillin?

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

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pennicillin

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Correct spelling: penicillin. Misspelling: pennicillin.

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

Memory tip

One N at the start, double L at the end: pen-i-CIL-LIN.

Why people write “pennicillin”

The misspelling “pennicillin” is only one letter off: it doubles the N, which penicillin spells with just one.

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 penicillin automatic.

What does “penicillin” mean?

penicillin noun

  1. any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Penicillin” in a sentence

  • Penicillin was discovered in 1928.

Is “penicillin” a playable word?

p 3e 1n 1i 1c 3i 1l 1l 1i 1n 1

14 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends

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

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

Penicillin: quick answers

Is it pennicillin or penicillin?
The correct spelling is penicillin. “pennicillin” 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 penicillin?
One N at the start, double L at the end: pen-i-CIL-LIN.
What does penicillin mean?
Penicillin means: any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.