# portrait

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #4,974

## Definitions
1. A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
2. An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.
3. A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.

## Etymology
From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire (“portray”), from Latin prōtrahō (< prō- + trahō).
Compare typologically English drawing.

## Easily confused with
- **portray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/portrait-vs-portray)

## Common misspellings (12)
`oprtrait`, `porrtait`, `porrtrait`, `portarit`, `portraitt`, `portrati`, `portriat`, `portrrait`, `porttrait`, `potrrait`, `pportrait`, `protrait`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/portrait