Comftorable or comfortable?
Did you mean comfortable? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
comftorable
Correct
comfortable
Correct spelling: comfortable. Misspelling: comftorable.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Comfort + able: keep the whole word comfort.
Why people write “comftorable”
“comftorable” has all the right letters, but the T is in the wrong place.
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 comfortable automatic.
What does “comfortable” mean?
comfortable adjective
- providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)
“comfortable clothes”
Synonyms:comfy
- free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind
“was settled in a comfortable job, one for which he was well prepared”
- more than adequate
“the home team had a comfortable lead”
- sufficient to provide comfort
“a comfortable salary”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Comfortable” in a sentence
- This chair is very comfortable.
- Comfortable clothes.
- Was settled in a comfortable job, one for which he was well prepared.
- The home team had a comfortable lead.
Is “comfortable” a playable word?
20 points in Scrabble · 24 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“comftorable” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from COMFORTABLE.