# One of 103 languages under simple substitution

> Ruled out: The text is one of 103 languages under a one-to-one glyph-to-letter substitution (with or without vowels).

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# One of 103 languages under simple substitution

The text is one of 103 languages under a one-to-one glyph-to-letter substitution (with or without vowels).

**Ruled out** Answers **2** questionsDeductiveTested0

## Where it stands

**Ruled out** None pieces of evidence for, one against.

## What it predicts

- the best key, fitted on training quires, scores on held-out quires within the planted-key control's tolerance of the language's own text
- dictionary coverage of decoded held-out words exceeds random keys by more than the control margin

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[No one-to-one substitution of a known language fits](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDM4R4AB8/no-one-to-one-substitution-of-a-known-language-fits)

Established · weighs heavily · F-013

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Is it a cipher of a known language?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG2PB04SQP/is-it-a-cipher-of-a-known-language)

Part of [What kind of text is it?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG1S1G6D9T/what-kind-of-text-is-it)

Most likelyNo answer ahead

[Is it a natural language?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG27P80HMJ/is-it-a-natural-language)

Part of [What kind of text is it?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG1S1G6D9T/what-kind-of-text-is-it)

Most likelyNo answer ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). One of 103 languages under simple substitution [Answer ANS0D8FZT0A2P5J]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8FZT0A2P5J
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**ANS** 0D8FZT0A2P5J

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Answer · hypothesis

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Deductive

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