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Rythm or rhythm?

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

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rythm

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rhythm

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Correct spelling: rhythm. Misspelling: rythm.

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

Memory tip

Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move: R-H-Y-T-H-M.

Why people write “rythm”

The misspelling “rythm” is only one letter off: it leaves out the silent H, 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 rhythm automatic.

Other misspellings of “rhythm”

People also write “rhythym” and “rythym”. Here is where each one goes wrong.

“rhythym”

Letter by letter
CorrectWrong

Correct spelling: rhythm. Misspelling: rhythym.

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

The misspelling “rhythym” is only one letter off: it adds an extra letter, Y.

“rythym”

Letter by letter
CorrectWrong

Correct spelling: rhythm. Misspelling: rythym.

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

“rythym” differs from “rhythm” in 2 places: it leaves out the silent H, a letter you barely hear when the word is spoken; and it adds an extra letter, Y.

What does “rhythm” mean?

rhythm noun

  1. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

    “the piece has a fast rhythm”

    Synonyms:beat

  2. recurring at regular intervals

    Synonyms:

  3. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

    “the never-ending cycle of the seasons”

    Synonyms:cycleround

  4. the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements

    “the rhythm of Frost's poetry”

    Synonyms:

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Rhythm” in a sentence

  • She has a great sense of rhythm.
  • The piece has a fast rhythm.
  • The never-ending cycle of the seasons.
  • The rhythm of Frost's poetry.

Is “rhythm” a playable word?

r 1h 4y 4t 1h 4m 3

17 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends

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

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

Rhythm: quick answers

Is it rythm or rhythm?
The correct spelling is rhythm. “rythm” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists. “rhythym” and “rythym” are wrong too.
How can I remember how to spell rhythm?
Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move: R-H-Y-T-H-M.
What does rhythm mean?
Rhythm means: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music.