How to spell girlfriend

hear itgirl·friend/'ɡɜrl,frɛnd/nounRules and real life

What it means: A girl or young woman in a romantic relationship.

In a sentence: My brother bought a gift for his girlfriend.

The part people get wrong

Watch for the order of ie. Often misspelled as girl friend or girlfirend.

Same family: boyfriend, friendship, best friend, girlfriend’s, friendly. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word “girlfriend” is a modern compound formed from “girl” and “friend,” and it became common in the 20th century to mean a romantic partner. Earlier in English, “girl-friend” could simply mean a female friend, without the romantic meaning.

Try spelling it

You will hear the word and a sentence. Type it and press Enter. Then four more words from the same level, so you know where you stand.

Words like this

sand · cries · weekend · husband · send · virtually · handle · spread

Spelling.School is a spaced-repetition spelling practice: ten minutes a day, every word spoken aloud, every miss explained, and every word coming back just before you would forget it. Try five words without signing up.