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How to spell friend

What it means: A person with whom you share a close bond.

In a sentence: My friend and I like to play together at the park. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for the order of ie. Often misspelled as freind or frend.

Same family: Friends, Quaker, Quakers, Quakerism. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The capitalized religious title Friend comes from the name of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement that began in 17th‑century England. The term reflects their emphasis on inner spiritual experience and a sense of close fellowship with God and other believers.

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