The difference between Epenthesis and Excrescence

When used as nouns, epenthesis means the insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context, whereas excrescence means something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.


check bellow for the other definitions of Epenthesis and Excrescence

  1. Epenthesis as a noun (phonetics, prosody):

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

  1. Excrescence as a noun:

    Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.

  2. Excrescence as a noun:

    A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.

  3. Excrescence as a noun (phonetics):

    The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g., as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or .

    Examples:

    "synonyms: vyanjanabhakti"

    "ant anaptyxis"

    "hypernyms epenthesis"