HETEROGRAPHY

Etymology

Noun

heterography (countable and uncountable, plural heterographies)

(countable) An incorrect spelling; a spelling different from accepted spelling.

(uncountable) Spelling in which a particular letter represents more than one possible sound.

Synonyms

• (incorrect spelling): misspelling

Anagrams

• erythrophage

Source: Wiktionary


Het`er*og"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Hetero- + -graphy.]

Definition: That method of spelling in which the same letters represent different sounds in different words, as in the ordinary English orthography; e. g., g in get and in ginger.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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