Diner-Dinner | Commonly Confused Words

Diner

/ˈdaɪnə/

A type of restaurant where you can get simple, inexpensive meals, often resembling an old-fashioned railroad dining car.

/ˈdɪnə/

A meal eaten in the evening or at midday

Naomi cooked a special dinner for her son.He pays for their dinners, and they invite the guests.'He even invited the Bareacres to a grand dinner.

This word has no antonyms

Remember that diner refers to a person or place, while dinner refers to a meal.
Think of the diner as someone who has dine in the word, which can help you remember it's a place or person associated with eating.
The word dinner has two ns, like the word meal has two vowels, which can remind you it's about eating a specific meal.
Both words deal with eating, but the context is key: diner is often about location or people, whereas dinner is about the time of meal.
If you see dinner, youre considering the time or occasion you eat, while if you see diner, youre considering where or who is eating.