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How do you spell Kindergarten?

Correct spelling

kindergarten

KINDER + GARTEN. German for children's garden. T not D.

Why is kindergarten spelled this way?

From German Kinder (children) + Garten (garden). A kindergarten is a children's garden — education as cultivation, children growing like plants tended by patient gardeners.

Common misspellings of kindergarten

kindergardenkindegartenkindergartinkindgergarten

Example

Her daughter starts kindergarten next year.

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The correct spelling is "kindergarten". KINDER + GARTEN. German for children's garden. T not D.
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