How do you spell copyright?

C-O-P-Y-R-I-G-H-T

Copyright is spelled C-O-P-Y-R-I-G-H-T, written as one word. The second half is right, as in a legal right, which is why copywrite is wrong even though it sounds the same. Understanding copyright versus license helps you use stock images with confidence.

Spelling tip

A single word ending in -right, the same right as in legal right, never -write.

What it means

Copyright is the ownership of a picture. Downloading stock images from this site gives you a license to use them, but the copyright itself remains with Affordable Stock Images.

Common misspellings

• copywrite → copyright
• copyrite → copyright
• copy right → copyright
• copyrigt → copyright
• copyrihgt → copyright