Moss Spelling Dictionary

rhietidiadelphus, with the ie spelled out

heard as rhietidiadelphus

spelled rhytidiadelphus

The sound is right and the letters are not: rhytidiadelphus.

What the ear did

Somebody heard rye and reached for the English spelling of it. The Greek upsilon leaves no room.

Sound decision: y standing in for i. Said rye-tid-ee-a-DEL-fus.

R-H-Y-T-I-D-I-A-D-E-L-P-H-U-S

The full entry for rhytidiadelphus covers the name itself.

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