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    What is the "technical term" for misspellings such as mispell for misspell, Missippi for Mississippi and probly for probably?

    Question #110660. Asked by flem-ish. (Nov 11 09 9:51 AM)


    queproblema

    		You may be thinking of "syncope," but that refers to pronunciation rather than spelling.

    "In phonology, syncope (pronounced /ˈsɪŋkəpiː/, Greek syn- + kopein “to strike”) is the loss of one or more sounds from the interior of a word; especially, the loss of an unstressed vowel."
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncope_%28phonetics%29

    Or then again you may not be. ;)

    Nov 11 09, 10:27 AM
    merlin321

    		Metaplasm.

    http://www.answers.com/topic/metaplasm

    Nov 11 09, 10:28 AM
    flem-ish

    		I was thinking of a term in -logy or -graphy. Metaplasm may be correct too.
    As far as I see syncope would not apply to MissiSIpi.

    Nov 11 09, 11:06 AM

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