Correct spelling, explanation: similar is a Latin-origin word, deriving from the word similaris. There is no liar spelling and therefore this i doesn’t exist in English form as well. Thus similiar is incorrect and the correct form is similar.
Definition of similar:
adjective, alike, having alike features
I don’t like this band, all their songs are too similar.
Sarah doesn’t look similar to her mum, but she took after her dad a lot.
Incorrect spelling, explanation: similiar is a misspelling as there is no i in the ending part of the word; the correct form is similar. The word is of Latin origin (similaris), in which there is also no i there. Therefore the correct spelling is similar.
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