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Metafor or metaphor?

Did you mean metaphor? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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metafor

Correct

metaphor

Letter by letter
CorrectWrong

Correct spelling: metaphor. Misspelling: metafor.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

The "f" sound is PH, as in phone, and there's no final E.

Why people write “metafor”

“metafor” differs from “metaphor” 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 metaphor automatic.

Other misspellings of “metaphor”

People also write “metaphore”. Here is where each one goes wrong.

“metaphore”

Letter by letter
CorrectWrong

Correct spelling: metaphor. Misspelling: metaphore.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

The misspelling “metaphore” is only one letter off: it adds an extra vowel, E.

What does “metaphor” mean?

metaphor noun

  1. a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Metaphor” in a sentence

  • "Time is money" is a common metaphor.

Is “metaphor” a playable word?

m 3e 1t 1a 1p 3h 4o 1r 1

15 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“metafor” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from METAPHOR.

Metaphor: quick answers

Is it metafor or metaphor?
The correct spelling is metaphor. “metafor” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists. “metaphore” is wrong too.
How can I remember how to spell metaphor?
The "f" sound is PH, as in phone, and there's no final E.
What does metaphor mean?
Metaphor means: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity.