graphy
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A particular spelling or written form, in the context of the French language.
Example Sentences
- "The scribe of the Oxford M.S. of the Roland on several occasions employs a graphy ol or ul to spell the French developments of nepotem, nepotes; this graphy is not etymological […]"
- "Since [ö] could be spelt eu, ue, oe (§§ 11.8, 12.2) these graphies were at times confused, thus peut or poet for puet."
Etymology
From French graphie.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: graphie