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Pharoah or pharaoh?

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Correct spelling: pharaoh. Misspelling: pharoah.

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

Memory tip

The A comes before the O: phar-A-OH.

Why people write “pharoah”

The misspelling “pharoah” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of A and O.

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 pharaoh automatic.

What does “pharaoh” mean?

pharaoh noun

  1. the title of the ancient Egyptian kings

    Synonyms:

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Pharaoh” in a sentence

  • The pharaoh was buried with treasure.

Is “pharaoh” a playable word?

p 3h 4a 1r 1a 1o 1h 4

15 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends

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

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

Pharaoh: quick answers

Is it pharoah or pharaoh?
The correct spelling is pharaoh. “pharoah” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell pharaoh?
The A comes before the O: phar-A-OH.
What does pharaoh mean?
Pharaoh means: the title of the ancient Egyptian kings.