Evidence · Voynich Manuscript

Word classes are predictable from spelling

Distributional word classes are predictable from spelling (first glyph NMI 0.18 against 0.10 in Latin) and sit at particular places in the line: short words (ol, aiin, ar, al, am) end lines, or/s/qol/r begin them.

SupportedObservationExploratory0

What it bears on 1 answer

A mnemonic or notational system

Ruled out · weighs little · H-G-MNEMONIC

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Found by 2 runs

Run	Measured	Result	Against	Decision	Date
RUN-092	Nmi class first letter	0.177	Latin 0.152 · slot 0.084 · shuffled 0.083		22 Oct
RUN-095	Nmi class line position	0.0164	Latin 0.0029 · slot 0.0034 · shuffled 0.0007		22 Oct

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Word classes are predictable from spelling [Evidence EVD0D8GDVYR2R3A]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDVYR2R3A

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0d8gdvyr2r3a,
  title     = {Word classes are predictable from spelling},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0D8GDVYR2R3A},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDVYR2R3A}
}