The difference between Frankenword and Portmanteau word

When used as nouns, frankenword means a word formed by combining two (or more) other words, whereas portmanteau word means a word which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words), formed by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often having a common vowel.


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  1. Frankenword as a noun (neologism):

    A word formed by combining two (or more) other words; a portmanteau.

  1. Portmanteau word as a noun (linguistics):

    A word which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words), formed by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often having a common vowel; for example, , formed from and .