Girafe or giraffe?
Did you mean giraffe? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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girafe
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giraffe
Correct spelling: giraffe. Misspelling: girafe.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
One R, double F, and a final E: gi-RAFFE.
Why people write “girafe”
The misspelling “girafe” is only one letter off: it uses a single F where giraffe has a double FF.
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 giraffe automatic.
Other misspellings of “giraffe”
People also write “giraff”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“giraff”
Correct spelling: giraffe. Misspelling: giraff.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “giraff” is only one letter off: it leaves out the silent E, a letter you barely hear when the word is spoken.
What does “giraffe” mean?
giraffe noun
- tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
Synonyms:camelopard
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Giraffe” in a sentence
- A giraffe can reach the highest leaves.
Is “giraffe” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“girafe” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from GIRAFFE.