Moss Spelling Dictionary

hypojimnia: two letters out

heard as hypojimnia

spelled hypogymnia

The j is a g and the i is a y. Hypogymnia.

What the ear did

Both errors come from the same source, which is the soft g. Once a reader writes j, the y that softened the g has nothing left to do, so it turns into an i as well.

Sound decision: g going soft before a front vowel. Said hy-poh-JIM-nee-uh.

H-Y-P-O-G-Y-M-N-I-A

The full entry for hypogymnia covers the name itself.

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