haplography

[ hap-log-ruh-fee ]

noun

1. the accidental omission of a letter or letter group that should be repeated in writing, as in Missippi for Mississippi.

haplography

/ hæpˈlɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the accidental writing of only one letter or syllable where there should be two similar letters or syllables, as in spelling endodontics as endontics

Word History and Origins

Origin of haplography¹

First recorded in 1885–90; haplo- + -graphy

Word History and Origins

Origin of haplography¹

C19: from Greek, from haplous single + -graphy

Example Sentences

Haplography, hap-log′raf-i, n. the inadvertent writing of a letter or word, or series of letters or words, once, when it should be written twice.

From Project Gutenberg

Quique quod is obviously prone to haplography; on the other hand, it could be a rewriting of qui quod id es, which is itself presumably a simple corruption through interchange of qui quod es id.

From Project Gutenberg

Their omission would seem to be obviously due to haplography.

From Project Gutenberg