ghoti
Sign in to saveGhoti is a creative English respelling of the word fish, used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling and pronunciation.
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- native label
- ghoti
- IPA transcription
- /fɪʃ/
- time of earliest written record
- 1855-12-11
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Ghoti is a creative English respelling of the word fish, used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling and pronunciation.
==Explanation== The word is intended to be pronounced in the same way as fish (), using these sounds: gh, pronounced as in enough or tough ; o, pronounced as in women ; ti, pronounced as in nation or motion .
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