Moss Spelling Dictionary

rytidiadelphis, two letters short

heard as rytidiadelphis

spelled rhytidiadelphus

Rhytidiadelphus, with the h after the r and a u in the final syllable.

What the ear did

The ph has been kept, which is the hard part, and the two easy-looking places have gone wrong instead. Silent h at the front and an unstressed Latin ending at the back are the two spots where this name loses most people.

Sound decision: two sound decisions at once. 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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