haplography

[ hap-log-ruh-fee ]
/ hæpˈlɒg rə fi /

noun

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

Origin of haplography

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

Words nearby haplography

hapi, hapless, haplite, haplo-, haplobiont, haplography, haplogroup, haploid, haploidy, haplology, haplont

British Dictionary definitions for haplography

haplography
/ (hæpˈlɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun plural -phies

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 Origin for haplography

C19: from Greek, from haplous single + -graphy