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Penninsula or peninsula?

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

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Correct spelling: peninsula. Misspelling: penninsula.

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Memory tip

The noun ends in -a: pen-IN-sula. Peninsular, with an R, is the adjective.

Why people write “penninsula”

The misspelling “penninsula” is only one letter off: it doubles the N, which peninsula 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 peninsula automatic.

What does “peninsula” mean?

peninsula noun

  1. a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Peninsula” in a sentence

  • The town sits on a narrow peninsula.

Is “peninsula” a playable word?

p 3e 1n 1i 1n 1s 1u 1l 1a 1

11 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends

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

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

Peninsula: quick answers

Is it penninsula or peninsula?
The correct spelling is peninsula. “penninsula” 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 peninsula?
The noun ends in -a: pen-IN-sula. Peninsular, with an R, is the adjective.
What does peninsula mean?
Peninsula means: a large mass of land projecting into a body of water.