digraph

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdaɪɡrɑːf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdaɪgræf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dī′graf, -gräf )


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•graph /ˈdaɪgræf/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Linguisticsa pair of letters representing a single speech sound, as ea in meat or th in path.
See -graph-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•graph  (dī′graf, -gräf ),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Linguisticsa pair of letters representing a single speech sound, as ea in meat or th in path.
  • 1780–90; di-1 + -graph
di•graph•ic  (dī graf′ik),USA pronunciation adj.  di•graph′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
digraph / ˈdaɪɡrɑːf -ɡræf/
  1. a combination of two letters or characters used to represent a single speech sound such as gh in English tough
    Compare ligature5, diphthong
digraphic / daɪˈɡræfɪk/
'digraph' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ae - ash - diphthong - upsilon

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