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erregrafismo.

An orthographic deviation consisting of a hypercorrect addition of the letter ⟨r⟩ at the end of words, particularly oxytone verbs, modeled after other words (especially infinitives) whose final ⟨r⟩ is not frequently pronounced.

12 characters5 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɛ.ʁi.ɡɾaˈfiz.mu/Brazil[ˌɛ.hi.ɡɾaˈfiz.mu]Brazil/ˌɛ.ʁi.ɡɾaˈfiʒ.mu/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˌɛ.χi.ɡɾaˈfiʒ.mu]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. An orthographic deviation consisting of a hypercorrect addition of the letter ⟨r⟩ at the end of words, particularly oxytone verbs, modeled after other words (especially infinitives) whose final ⟨r⟩ is not frequently pronounced.

    Brazil · masculine · neologism · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Coined by Brazilian academic Helena Horvat de Farias Cesar in 2017, from erre (“the letter ar”) + grafismo (“spelling”), literally “ar-spelling”.

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