Ghoti is a constructed word used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling. It is a respelling of the wordfish, and like fish, is pronounced /ˈfɪʃ/. Its components include:
- gh, pronounced /f/ as in tough/tʌf/;
- o, pronounced /ɪ/ as in women /ˈwɪmɪn/; and
- ti, pronounced /ʃ/ as in nation /ˈne͡ɪʃən/.
Ghoughpteighbteau is a similarly constructed word, used for illustration of irregularities in spelling. It is a respelling of the word potato, and like potato is pronounced /poʊˈteɪtoʊ/. It has,
- gh, pronounced /p/ as in hiccough/ˈhɪkʌp/;
- ough, pronounced /oʊ/ as inthough /ðoʊ/;
- pt, pronounced /t/ as in ptomaine /ˈtoʊmeɪn/;
- eigh, pronounced /eɪ/ as in neigh/neɪ/;
- bt, pronounced /t/ as in debt /dɛt/;
- eau, pronounced /oʊ/ as in bureau/ˈbjʊəroʊ/.
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