reverse spelling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The spelling or writing of a word in reverse or from back to front.
  2. A specific spelling of a word representing a phonetic feature never present in it, but present in other words in the same phonetic environment (and later lost); an inverse spelling.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈvɝs ˌspɛlɪŋ/

Word forms

reverse spelling reverse spellings

Related words

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