# grapheme

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹæ.fiːm/

## Definitions
1. A fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to (for example) letters in the English alphabet or jamo in Korean hangul.
2. A sequence of one or more code points that are processed and displayed as a single graphical unit of a writing system.
3. In alphabetic writing, the shortest group of letters composing a phoneme.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “write”) + -eme. Doublet of -gram.

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