Tier five of five
How to spell paraphernalia
What it means
assorted equipment or belongings
How it sounds
/ˌpɛrəfəˈneɪljə/
Why it catches people out
Para + phernalia. The ph makes an f sound, as in phone.
The spellings people reach for
- parafernalia
- paraphenalia
- paraphenelia
In a sentence
The desk was buried under photographic paraphernalia.