heterography
spelling different from that in current use.
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.
Origin of heterography
1Other words from heterography
- het·er·o·graph·ic [het-er-uh-graf-ik], /ˌhɛt ər əˈgræf ɪk/, het·er·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
Words Nearby heterography
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use heterography in a sentence
I corrected his heterography; and we confounded the tricks of the evil ones.
Cripps, the Carrier | R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
British Dictionary definitions for heterography
/ (ˌhɛtəˈrɒɡrəfɪ) /
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
any writing system in which this phenomenon occurs
Derived forms of heterography
- heterographic (ˌhɛtərəʊˈɡræfɪk) or heterographical, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse