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How do you spell Biography?

Correct spelling

biography

BIO + GRAPHY. Life writing.

Why is biography spelled this way?

From Greek bios (life) + graphein (to write). A biography is life-writing — someone else telling the story of a life, providing the outside perspective the subject cannot have.

Common misspellings of biography

biograpybiogrophybiogaphybiagraphy

Example

I read a biography of Einstein.

Frequently asked questions

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The correct spelling is "biography". BIO + GRAPHY. Life writing.
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