Heterographic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌhɛt.ə.ɹəʊˈɡɹæf.ik/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Heterographic is an adjective meaning Misspelled; of or pertaining to an incorrect spelling or a spelling that differs from accepted standards.
Meaning
Misspelled; of or pertaining to an incorrect spelling or a spelling that differs from accepted standards.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) Of a writing system in which a particular symbol represents more than one possible sound.
Example Sentences
In English. many letters are heterographic.
Quite often, more than one heterographic monosyllable […] can represent the same mononym in particular contexts if they are semantically indifferentiable.
English has few such heterophonic homographs, hence much of the work in English (and French) examining orthography-phonology consistency effects at the whole-word level has focused on heterographic homophones.
Synonyms for heterographic
Depending on context, synonyms include misspelled, misspelt.
Antonyms for heterographic
Common opposites include homographic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rong, missannotated, dysynchronous, miscolored, missclassified, necroticized.
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