"inverse spelling" meaning in English

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Noun

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

Inflected forms

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