# back-spelling

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbækˌspɛlɪŋ/

## Definitions
1. An unetymological, often hypercorrect, spelling of a word created by analogy with other words which (usually through loss of a sound or its phonetic merger with other sounds) have become similar to it.

## Etymology
From back + spelling.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/back-spelling