Evidence · Voynich Manuscript

Words spelled alike are used alike

Spelling similarity and context similarity correlate (Spearman 0.15; 15 % of context neighbours are edit-1 twins), beyond every language tested (<= 0.09).

EstablishedObservation0

What it bears on 5 answers

A constructed philosophical language (v0.1)

Still possible · weighs heavily · H-V01-CONLANG

FOR

A natural language in an invented script

Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-LANG

AGAINST

Generated by copying and modifying nearby words

Disputed · weighs some · H-MEANINGLESS-AUTOCOPY

FOR

No plaintext: a procedure produced it

Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-GENERATED

FOR

No plaintext: composed freely by hand

Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-GLOSSOLALIA

FOR

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Words spelled alike are used alike [Evidence EVD0D8GDMMC3M2G]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDMMC3M2G

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0d8gdmmc3m2g,
  title     = {Words spelled alike are used alike},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0D8GDMMC3M2G},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDMMC3M2G}
}