Neumonia or pneumonia?
Did you mean pneumonia? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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neumonia
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pneumonia
Correct spelling: pneumonia. Misspelling: neumonia.
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Memory tip
It begins with a silent P, from Greek pneumon (lung).
Why people write “neumonia”
The misspelling “neumonia” is only one letter off: it leaves out the silent P, 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 pneumonia automatic.
Other misspellings of “pneumonia”
People also write “pnemonia”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“pnemonia”
Correct spelling: pneumonia. Misspelling: pnemonia.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “pnemonia” is only one letter off: it leaves out the U.
What does “pneumonia” mean?
pneumonia noun
- respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Pneumonia” in a sentence
- He was treated for pneumonia.
Is “pneumonia” a playable word?
13 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“neumonia” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PNEUMONIA.