Grapheme
A letter or group of letters that represents a phoneme in writing.
- Used in
- All four UK nations (details may differ), United States, International
- Topic
- Teaching and learning
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Related terms
- Phoneme All four UK nations (details may differ) United States International
- The smallest unit of sound in speech that can change a word's meaning.
- Digraph All four UK nations (details may differ) United States
- Two letters that make one sound, such as sh or ee.
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