Catastrofe or catastrophe?
Did you mean catastrophe? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
catastrofe
Correct
catastrophe
Correct spelling: catastrophe. Misspelling: catastrofe.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
The end is -phe with an E: catastro-PHE. Its partner word is catastrophic.
Why people write “catastrofe”
“catastrofe” differs from “catastrophe” in 2 places: it leaves out the P; and it uses F in place of H.
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 catastrophe automatic.
What does “catastrophe” mean?
catastrophe noun
- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
“the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity”
- a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
“lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system”
Synonyms:disaster
- a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
Synonyms:cataclysm
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Catastrophe” in a sentence
- The flood was a catastrophe for the town.
- The whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity.
- Lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system.
Is “catastrophe” a playable word?
18 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“catastrofe” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CATASTROPHE.