Real Words Without Definition
This one is a judgement call.
A different spelling of a word that has a standard modern form.
arround is around. foederal is federal. chorous is chorus. chosing is choosing. crimison is crimson.
Both spellings were in real use at the time. Only one of them made it into the dictionary a lookup would check.
1,577 words · sorted A to Z · each with a line on why it is here
Matches the word itself, not the note beside it. Case does not matter.
| Word, sorted Z to A | The standard spelling |
|---|---|
| abayah | abaya |
| abuleia | abulia |
| acronically | acronychally, at nightfall |
| acronichal | acronychal |
| acronichally | acronychally |
| acronyc | acronycal, at nightfall |
| acronych | acronychal, at nightfall |
| acroteral | acroterial |
| addossed | addorsed (heraldry, back to back) |
| adfiliate | affiliate |
| adnex | annex |
| adossed | addorsed (heraldry) |
| adsessor | assessor |
| adspiration | aspiration |
| aedoeagus | aedeagus |
| aegyrite | aegirite |
| aerophor | aerophore |
| aestuary | estuary |
| afrete | afreet |
| agadic | aggadic |
| agalawood | agalwood (eaglewood) |
| agilawood | agalwood (eaglewood) |
| agillawood | agalwood (eaglewood) |
| agonothet | agonothete (president of the games) |
| agraffee | agraffe (a clasp or hook) |
| aguilawood | agalwood (eaglewood) |
| aiguelle | aiguille (needle rock) |
| aiguellette | aiguillette |
| akmite | acmite (aegirine) |
| akroter | acroter (acroterion) |
| akroterial | acroterial |
| alagau | alagao (Philippine tree) |
| albumenisation | albumenization |
| albumeniser | albumenizer |
| alerse | alerce (Chilean cedar) |
| alfoncino | alfonsino (Beryx fish) |
| algarad | algarade |
| algarde | algarade |
| alguifou | alquifou (potter's lead ore) |
| alkalin | alkaline |
| alkamin | alkamine |
| alkoxid | alkoxide |
| allamonti | allamotti (sooty albatross) |
| allamoth | allamotti (sooty albatross) |
| allantoidian | allantoidean |
| alleviater | alleviator |
| allicampane | elecampane |
| allody | allodium |
| allophanamid | allophanamide |
| allothogenic | allothigenic |
| allothogenous | allothigenous |
| almice | almuce (a furred hood) |
| alodialty | allodialty |
| alodian | allodian |
| alody | allodium |
| aloetical | aloetic |
| aloofe | aloof |
| alopathic | allopathic |
| alpestral | alpestrine |
| alternater | alternator |
| alycompaine | elecampane |
| amalett | omelet |
| amalgamater | amalgamator |
| ambash | ambatch |
| amebian | amoebian |
| amelet | omelet |
| amoke | amok |
| amphioxis | amphioxus, the lancelet |
| amphorous | amphoric |
| ampulate | amputate |
| amzel | amsel, the European blackbird |
| anagua | anaqua |
| anakoluthia | anacoluthia |
| anandrarious | anandrous |
| anandrious | anandrous |
| ananter | anaunter |
| anatomisable | anatomizable |
| ancylose | ankylose |
| andoroba | andiroba |
| aneretic | anaretic |
| angeleen | angelin (Andira tree) |
| angelican | angelical |
| ankerhold | anchorhold |
| annary | annuary |
| anotto | annatto |
| anthemy | anthemion |
| antipendium | antependium |
| antivenine | antivenin |
| aouad | aoudad, the Barbary sheep |
| apagogue | apagoge, proof by reductio ad absurdum |
| apasote | epazote, Mexican wormseed |
| apicial | apical |
| apolusis | apolousis, ablution |
| apomorphin | apomorphine |
| apophonia | apophony, vowel gradation |
| aporrhiegma | aporrhegma |
| apprest | appressed |
| apsid | apsis |
| arach | orach, the plant Atriplex |
| arache | orach, the plant Atriplex |
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