Fern Spelling Dictionary

two changes at once

keelanthes or cheilanthes?

cheilanthes.

heard keelantheswritten cheilanthes3 of 11 positions differtwo changes at once

two changes at once

Every letter in keelanthes matches what a careful listener hears, and that is exactly what makes it wrong. The word is a transliteration, and a transliteration records the source alphabet rather than the English sound.

The class

Two separate decisions about the letters, both made at once.

Same name

The name