Tarriff or tariff?
Did you mean tariff? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: tariff. Misspelling: tarriff.
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Memory tip
One R, double F: ta-RIFF.
Why people write “tarriff”
The misspelling “tarriff” is only one letter off: it doubles the R, which tariff spells with just one.
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 tariff automatic.
Other misspellings of “tariff”
People also write “tarrif”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“tarrif”
Correct spelling: tariff. Misspelling: tarrif.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
“tarrif” differs from “tariff” in 2 places: it doubles the R, which tariff spells with just one; and it uses a single F where tariff has a double FF.
What does “tariff” mean?
tariff noun
- a government tax on imports or exports
“they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries”
Synonyms:duty
tariff verb
- charge a tariff
“tariff imported goods”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Tariff” in a sentence
- The government raised the tariff on imports.
- They signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries.
- Tariff imported goods.
Is “tariff” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 12 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“tarriff” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from TARIFF.