Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- spelling different from that in current use.
- the use of the same letter or combination of letters to represent different sounds, as, in English, the use of s in sit and easy.
noun
- the phenomenon of different letters or sequences of letters representing the same sound in different words, as for example -ight and -ite in blight and bite
- any writing system in which this phenomenon occurs
“incorrect spelling,” 1783; see hetero- + -graphy. Also “inconsistent but current spellings within a language” (as English, in all ages), 1847.