# 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).

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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).

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## What it bears on 5 answers

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

Still possible · weighs heavily · H-V01-CONLANG

FOR

[A natural language in an invented script](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G048E3AAR/a-natural-language-in-an-invented-script)

Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-LANG

AGAINST

[Generated by copying and modifying nearby words](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8FZTQR4WAS/generated-by-copying-and-modifying-nearby-words)

Disputed · weighs some · H-MEANINGLESS-AUTOCOPY

FOR

[No plaintext: a procedure produced it](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G04R26QE0/no-plaintext-a-procedure-produced-it)

Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-GENERATED

FOR

[No plaintext: composed freely by hand](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G04ZW0AK0/no-plaintext-composed-freely-by-hand)

Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-GLOSSOLALIA

FOR

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Words spelled alike are used alike [Evidence EVD0D8GDMMC3M2G]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDMMC3M2G
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**EVD** 0D8GDMMC3M2G

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22

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[Session 6](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/sessions/SES0D8C46P04BVW/session-6-phase-2-registered-tests-brute-force-five-surveys) · 22 Oct 2026

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