Nieghbor or neighbor?
Did you mean neighbor? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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nieghbor
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neighbor
Correct spelling: neighbor. Misspelling: nieghbor.
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 “nieghbor”
The misspelling “nieghbor” is only one letter off: it writes IE instead of EI, the classic "i before e" trap.
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.
Other misspellings of “neighbor”
People also write “neigbor”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“neigbor”
Correct spelling: neighbor. Misspelling: neigbor.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “neigbor” is only one letter off: it leaves out the silent H, a letter you barely hear when the word is spoken.
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
“nieghbor” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from NEIGHBOR.