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orthoepy

  • /ˈɔː.θəʊˌiː.pi/ UK
  • /ˈɔː.θəʊˌɛ.pi/ UK
  • /ˈɔː.θəʊ.ɨ.pi/ UK
  • /ɔːˈθəʊ.ɨ.pi/ UK
  • /ˈɔɹ.θoʊˌɛ.pi/ US
  • /ɔɹˈθoʊ.ə.pi/ US

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ὀρθοέπεια (orthoépeia), possibly via Latin orthoepia, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -ία (-ía, “-y”).

noun orthoepies · orthoëpy · orthoepie · orthöepy

  1. countable, uncountable The study of pronunciation.
  2. countable, uncountable Accepted or customary pronunciation.

    Opposite: cacoepy

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noun study of pronunciation

Españolortoepía
한국어정음학 jeong'eumhak
日本語正音学 seiongaku
中文正音學 /正音学 zhèngyīnxué
Portuguêsortoepia, ortoépia
Françaisorthoépie
DeutschOrthoepie, Rechtlautung
Italianoortoepia
Românăortoepie
Русскийорфоэ́пия orfoépija

noun customary pronunciation

Españolortoepía
Portuguêsortoepia, ortoépia
Françaisorthoépie
DeutschOrthoepie
Italianoortoepia
Românăortoepie
Русскийорфоэ́пия orfoépija

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MLA

"orthoepy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/orthoepy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

orthoepy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/orthoepy

Chicago

"orthoepy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/orthoepy.

BibTeX
@misc{orthoepy_2026,
  title = {orthoepy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/orthoepy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}