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Souviner or souvenir?

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

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Correct spelling: souvenir. Misspelling: souviner.

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

Memory tip

It ends in -nir: souve-NIR.

Why people write “souviner”

“souviner” has the right letters in the wrong places: the E and the I trade positions.

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 souvenir automatic.

What does “souvenir” mean?

souvenir noun

  1. something of sentimental value

    Synonyms:keepsaketokenrelic

  2. a reminder of past events

    Synonyms:memento

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Souvenir” in a sentence

  • We bought a souvenir at the museum.

Is “souvenir” a playable word?

s 1o 1u 1v 4e 1n 1i 1r 1

11 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends

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

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

Souvenir: quick answers

Is it souviner or souvenir?
The correct spelling is souvenir. “souviner” 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 souvenir?
It ends in -nir: souve-NIR.
What does souvenir mean?
Souvenir means: something of sentimental value.