“He riffled through the gun cabinet.”
Confusables Entry 554 / 1605 60-second read
Rifle vs. Riffle
A firearm or to rummage versus to shuffle pages.
The comparisoni
“He rifled through the gun cabinet.”
The ruleii
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RIFLE rummages (and fires). RIFFLE shuffles pages.
RIFLE (one F) is to rummage through (or fire a rifle). RIFFLE (two Fs) means to shuffle quickly.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Two Fs flutter pages."