Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterography

/hɛt.əˈɹɑ.ɡɹə.fi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-erog-ra-phy
IPA
/hɛt.əˈɹɑ.ɡɹə.fi/
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An incorrect spelling; a spelling different from accepted spelling.

Countable

noun

Spelling in which a particular letter represents more than one possible sound.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English heterography From hetero- + -graphy.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hɛt.əˈɹɑ.ɡɹə.fi/
  • British English: /hɛt.əˈɹɒɡ.ɹə.fi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

heterographies (plural)

Derived Forms

heterographic

Frequently Paired Words

orthography

Synonyms

incorrect spelling

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography discography tomography typography

Questions

How do you pronounce heterography?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɛt.əˈɹɑ.ɡɹə.fi/.
What does heterography mean?
An incorrect spelling; a spelling different from accepted spelling.
Where does heterography come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English heterography From hetero- + -graphy.

How to pronounce heterography

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