heterography

het·er·og·ra·phy

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [het-uh-rog-ruh-fee]
- /ˌhɛt əˈrɒg rə fi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [het-uh-rog-ruh-fee]
- /ˌhɛt əˈrɒg rə fi/

Definitions of heterography word

noun heterography spelling different from that in current use. 1
noun heterography the use of the same letter or combination of letters to represent different sounds, as, in English, the use of s in sit and easy. 1
noun heterography (countable) An incorrect spelling; a spelling different from accepted spelling. 1
noun heterography the phenomenon of different letters or sequences of letters representing the same sound in different words, as for example -ight and -ite in blight and bite 0
noun heterography any writing system in which this phenomenon occurs 0
noun heterography spelling that differs from current standard usage 0

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Origin of heterography

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1775-85; hetero- + -graphy

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Parts of speech for Heterography

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Heterography

heterography popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heterography usage trend in Literature

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