backspelling

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A form of back-spelling — An unetymological, often hypercorrect, spelling of a word created by analogy with other words which (usually through loss of a sound or its phonetic merger with other sounds) have become similar to it.

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Meanings

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of back-spelling.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
inverse spelling
Cite this entry
APA

backspelling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backspelling

MLA

“backspelling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backspelling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backspelling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backspelling.

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