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 an r on each side of the t and no e at the end. Potrait, missing the first r, is the error seen most often. Portrait is a tag on this site for royalty-free photos of faces or vertical compositions.

Spelling tip

Two r's, the second right before the a-i-t ending; no final e.

What it means

Portrait means a vertical orientation or a picture of a person; both senses appear as tags on royalty-free photos here.

Common misspellings

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