Neigbor or neighbor?
Did you mean neighbor? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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neigbor
Correct
neighbor
Correct spelling: neighbor. Misspelling: neigbor.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
E before I when it sounds like "ay", as in neighbor and weigh. British English writes neighbour.
Why people write “neigbor”
The misspelling “neigbor” is only one letter off: it leaves out the silent H, a letter you barely hear when the word is spoken.
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 neighbor automatic.
What does “neighbor” mean?
“Neighbor” in a sentence
- Our neighbor has a friendly dog.
- Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas.
- The neighboring house.
- Pakistan neighbors India.
Is “neighbor” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“neigbor” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from NEIGHBOR.