Therfore or therefore?
Did you mean therefore? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
therfore
Correct
therefore
Correct spelling: therefore. Misspelling: therfore.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
There + fore: keep the E of there.
Why people write “therfore”
The misspelling “therfore” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
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 therefore automatic.
What does “therefore” mean?
therefore adverb
- (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
“therefore X must be true”
- as a consequence
“he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held”
Synonyms:consequently
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Therefore” in a sentence
- I think, therefore I am.
- Therefore X must be true.
- He had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held.
Is “therefore” a playable word?
15 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“therfore” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from THEREFORE.