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Orthography vs Paronymous - What's the difference?

orthography | paronymous |

As a noun orthography

is the study of correct spelling according to established usage.

As an adjective paronymous is

(semantics) having the same root or derivation; conjugate.

orthography

English

(wikipedia orthography)

Noun

(orthographies)
  • The study of correct spelling according to established usage.
  • The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words.
  • Spelling; the method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols.
  • (architecture) Orthographic projection; especially its use to draw an elevation, vertical projection etc. of a building.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "orthography")

    Derived terms

    * orthographer * orthographic * orthographical * orthographically * orthographist

    Synonyms

    * spelling

    paronymous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (semantics) Having the same root or derivation; conjugate.
  • (semantics) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning.
    • "Hare" and "hair" are paronymous .