Therefor or therefore?
therefor is an adverb meaning “For that; in return for that”; therefore is an adverb meaning “Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to…”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) therefore is about 91 times as common as therefor.
What is the difference between therefor and therefore?
| therefor | therefore | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adverb | adverb |
| Meaning | For that; in return for that | Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated |
| Example | none recorded | Traditional values will always have a place–therefore, they will never lose relevance |
| Pronunciation | /ðɛəˈfɔː/ /ðɛəɹˈfɔɹ/ | /ˈðɛə.fɔː/ /ˈðɛːfoː/ /ˈðɛːfɔː/ |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words | 74 times per million words |
Sources: therefor and therefore in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of therefor and therefore
therefor
- 1
For that; in return for that
therefore
- 1
Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated
Traditional values will always have a place–therefore, they will never lose relevance
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, therefor or therefore?
therefor appears about once in every 1 million words; therefore 74 times per million words.
therefor about once in every 1 million wordstherefore 74 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search therefor vs therefore?
“therefor vs therefore” is searched about 5,400 times a month on Google and 170 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“therefore vs therefor”, “therefor or therefore”).
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