Evidence · Voynich Manuscript

Spelling variants depend on the word's place in the line

Within minimal pairs, the spelling variant written depends on the word's place in its line (6 of 10 alternations, z 3.9-9.2); no key or Latin control shows it.

EstablishedObservation0

What it bears on 3 answers

A constructed philosophical language (v0.1)

Still possible · weighs little · H-V01-CONLANG

AGAINST

Latin or Italian under a chancery mixed key

Ruled out · weighs some · H-CIPHER-MIXED

AGAINST

Latin or a vernacular under a table cipher

Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-CIPHER

AGAINST

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Spelling variants depend on the word's place in the line [Evidence EVD0D8GDRS602CG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDRS602CG

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0d8gdrs602cg,
  title     = {Spelling variants depend on the word's place in the line},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0D8GDRS602CG},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDRS602CG}
}