English Explanatory Dictionary

inverse spelling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spelling that is not etymological, arising from a merger between a phoneme in the spelled word and a different phoneme.

Word forms

inverse spelling inverse spellings

Synonyms

back-spelling backspelling
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