haplography

[ hap-log-ruh-fee ]

noun

1. the accidental omission of a letter or letter group that should be repeated in writing, as in Missippi for Mississippi.

haplography

/ hæpˈlɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the accidental writing of only one letter or syllable where there should be two similar letters or syllables, as in spelling endodontics as endontics

Word History and Origins

Origin of haplography¹

First recorded in 1885–90; haplo- + -graphy

Word History and Origins

Origin of haplography¹

C19: from Greek, from haplous single + -graphy