digraph

Two-letter sound

A digraph is two letters that represent a single sound.

In English, common digraphs include *ch*, *sh*, *th*, and *ph*—each pair produces one sound rather than two: The word "ship" begins with the digraph sh.

In other contexts, digraph refers to any two-character symbol treated as a unit.

linguistics

blend

Combine into mixture

  • thDigraph for tongue-teeth sounds
  • shVoiceless fricative digraph
  • phMeasure of acidity

onset · rime · phonics · decoding · spelling · pronunciation · literacy · reading · grapheme

graph-theory

vertex

Point where edges converge

adjacency · node · arc · cycle · path · topology · traversal · depth-first · breadth-first · bipartite

typography

ligature

Cord for binding

ff · kerning · character · font · typesetting · logotype · swash · calligraphy · printing

visualization

flowchart

Diagram showing workflow steps

  • nodesPoints of connection
  • edgesOuter limits or boundaries
  • arrowsShafted projectiles for bows

diagram · layout · rendering · notation · software

Categories
Opposites
number of letters per sound unit

digraphmonograph

Single-topic scholarly work

letter · trigraph · polygraph

orthographic simplicity

digraphphonetic spelling

Transcription based on pronunciation

Phrases
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