orthoepy

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UK/ˈɔː.θəʊˌiː.pi/UK/ˈɔː.θəʊˌɛ.pi/UK/ˈɔː.θəʊ.ɨ.pi/UK/ɔːˈθəʊ.ɨ.pi/

noun

The study of pronunciation.

Similar
pronunciation
Opposite
cacoepy
OriginAncient Greek ὀρθοέπεια ← Latin orthoepia →
First used 1640Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounorthoepy (countable and uncountable, plural orthoepies)

plural orthoepies · alternative archaic orthoëpy · alternative obsolete orthoepie · alternative obsolete orthöepy

  1. countableuncountableThe study of pronunciation.First known use 1640
  2. countableuncountableAccepted or customary pronunciation.First known use 1773

    Antonyms: cacoepy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAccepted or customary pronunciation.

Opposite
cacoepy

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe way a word or a language is customarily spoken

Similar
pronunciation
Broader
speechspeech communicationspoken communication
Also see
phonologypronunciation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀρθός“correct”
  2. Latinorthoepia
  3. Ancient Greekὀρθοέπεια
  4. Englishorthoepy

From Ancient Greek ὀρθοέπεια (orthoépeia), possibly via Latin orthoepia, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -ία (-ía, “-y”).

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Translations

Bulgarian правого́вор, ортое́пия
  • правого́вор (pravogóvor)study of pronunciation
  • ортое́пия (ortoépija)study of pronunciation
Catalan ortologia, ortoèpia
  • ortologiastudy of pronunciation
  • ortoèpiacustomary pronunciation
Chinese Mandarin 正音學 /正音学
  • 正音學 /正音学 (zhèngyīnxué)study of pronunciation
Czech ortoepie
  • ortoepiestudy of pronunciation
Danish ortoepi
  • ortoepistudy of pronunciation
Finnish ortoepia, oikea ääntäminen
  • ortoepiastudy of pronunciation
  • oikea ääntäminencustomary pronunciation
French orthoépie, orthoépie
  • orthoépiestudy of pronunciation
  • orthoépiecustomary pronunciation
German Orthoepie, Rechtlautung
  • Orthoepiestudy of pronunciation
  • Rechtlautungstudy of pronunciation
  • Orthoepiecustomary pronunciation
Hungarian helyesejtés, ortoépia
  • helyesejtéscustomary pronunciation
  • ortoépiacustomary pronunciation
Italian ortoepia, ortoepia
  • ortoepiastudy of pronunciation
  • ortoepiacustomary pronunciation
Japanese 正音学
  • 正音学 (seiongaku)study of pronunciation
Korean 정음학
  • 정음학 (jeong'eumhak)study of pronunciation
Latvian ortoēpija
  • ortoēpijastudy of pronunciation
Polish ortoepia, ortoepia
  • ortoepiastudy of pronunciation
  • ortoepiacustomary pronunciation
Portuguese ortoepia, ortoépia
  • ortoepiastudy of pronunciation
  • ortoépiastudy of pronunciation
  • ortoepiacustomary pronunciation
  • ortoépiacustomary pronunciation
Romanian ortoepie, ortoepie
  • ortoepiestudy of pronunciation
  • ortoepiecustomary pronunciation
Russian орфоэ́пия, орфоэ́пия
  • орфоэ́пия (orfoépija)study of pronunciation
  • орфоэ́пия (orfoépija)customary pronunciation
Slovak ortoepia
  • ortoepiastudy of pronunciation
Spanish ortoepía, ortoepía
  • ortoepíastudy of pronunciation
  • ortoepíacustomary pronunciation
Swedish ortoepi
  • ortoepistudy of pronunciation
Ukrainian орфое́пія, ортое́пія
  • орфое́пія (orfoépija)study of pronunciation
  • ортое́пія (ortoépija)study of pronunciation

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

orophyte
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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