epenthesis

About 0.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.

Similar words

schwa glottal anaptyxis ecphonema proparalepsis paragoge aphoresis phonetic erosion prothesis syncopation

Often followed by

in is and rule of to or as occurs

Word family

epentheses epenthetic