As nouns the difference between penfriend and penpal
is that penfriend is a person, often in a foreign country, with whom one exchanges friendly correspondence but whom one never or rarely meets while penpal is an alternative spelling of lang=en.
penfriend
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A person, often in a foreign country, with whom one exchanges friendly correspondence but whom one never or rarely meets.
Synonyms
* pen pal