How do you spell Enlighten?
Correct spelling
enlighten
Remember: EN-LIGHT-EN — put light in, with 'light' spelled fully in the middle.
Why is enlighten spelled this way?
From EN (in) + LIGHT. To enlighten is to put light into — understanding as illumination, ignorance dispelled by the introduction of brightness.
Common misspellings of enlighten
enlitenenlightheninlightenenlightan
Example
The teacher hoped to enlighten her students about the complexities of climate change.