How do you spell portrait?

P-O-R-T-R-A-I-T

Portrait is spelled P-O-R-T-R-A-I-T, with the r before the t in the middle and an a-i-t ending. Dropping the first r to make potrait is the usual error. Portrait is a tag on this site for stock pictures showing a person's face or a vertical composition.

Spelling tip

The vowels are a-i, not a-i-t-e; do not add an e at the end.

What it means

Portrait is a taller-than-wide orientation, and also a picture of a person; both meanings appear in tags on stock pictures.

Common misspellings

• portait → portrait
• potrait → portrait
• portrate → portrait
• portriat → portrait
• portraite → portrait