# Each glyph has a fixed place in the word

> Nearly every glyph has a fixed position in the word (q 99 % initial, 97 % followed by o; n, m, y final); a slot template covers 78-94 % of tokens.

Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDJE21VNB/each-glyph-has-a-fixed-place-in-the-word  
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[Voynich Manuscript](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript)F-006

Evidence · Voynich Manuscript

# Each glyph has a fixed place in the word

Nearly every glyph has a fixed position in the word (q 99 % initial, 97 % followed by o; n, m, y final); a slot template covers 78-94 % of tokens.

EstablishedObservation0

## What it bears on 3 answers

[A constructed philosophical language (v0.1)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS08JGB6A42K76/a-constructed-philosophical-language-v0-1)

Still possible · weighs some · H-V01-CONLANG

FOR

[A mnemonic or notational system](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G03H04NHH/a-mnemonic-or-notational-system)

Ruled out · weighs little · H-G-MNEMONIC

FOR

[qo- (Currier 4o) is a definite article or nominal prefix.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS08JGB5324BA4/qo-currier-4o-is-a-definite-article-or-nominal-prefix)

Still possible · weighs little · H-V01-ARTICLE

NEUTRAL

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Each glyph has a fixed place in the word [Evidence EVD0D8GDJE21VNB]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDJE21VNB
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[Session 5](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/sessions/SES0D8B8QS022BX/session-5-re-analysis-from-the-transliteration-book-v1-0) · 22 Oct 2026

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