"inverse spelling" meaning in All languages combined

See inverse spelling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: inverse spellings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inverse spelling (countable and uncountable, plural inverse spellings)
  1. (linguistics) A spelling that is not etymological, arising from a merger between a phoneme in the spelled word and a different phoneme. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics, Orthography Synonyms: back-spelling, backspelling
    Sense id: en-inverse_spelling-en-noun-HnvHl94v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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