Symetry or symmetry?
Did you mean symmetry? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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symetry
Correct
symmetry
Correct spelling: symmetry. Misspelling: symetry.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Sym + metry: double M, as in symmetrical.
Why people write “symetry”
The misspelling “symetry” is only one letter off: it uses a single M where symmetry has a double MM.
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 symmetry automatic.
Other misspellings of “symmetry”
People also write “simmetry”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“simmetry”
Correct spelling: symmetry. Misspelling: simmetry.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “simmetry” is only one letter off: it uses I in place of Y; the two letters can sound alike here.
What does “symmetry” mean?
symmetry noun
- (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
Synonyms:symmetricalnesscorrespondencebalance
- balance among the parts of something
Synonyms:proportion
- (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions
Synonyms:isotropy
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Symmetry” in a sentence
- The building's symmetry is striking.
Is “symmetry” a playable word?
18 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“symetry” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from SYMMETRY.