<p>Sometimes, I get the inexplicable feeling, which also happens to be maddening, that the word <strong>why</strong> is spelled wrong. In my mind, for a few seconds at least, the spelling doesn't match with the word at all.  </p>

<p>Other words are <strong>while</strong>, <strong>when</strong> etc. This is usually followed by a frantic search online or in a dictionary for the word's spelling, after which my mind truly believes that the spelling of the word is correct.  </p>

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https://www.quora.com/Have-you-ever-wondered-why-repeating-a-word-over-and-over-again-starts-sounding-weird
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_satiation
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A-are you sure you're ready? No-Not that I don't have comfidence in you but it's more important that you have confidence in you.
Do you have confidence in you? I-Is the word confidence starting to sound weird to you? A little.
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Oh honey what kind a horrible mother am I? One that's smothering her son?! I-I-it's quite natural to feel guilty, bu-but I mean it's not too good to feel too guilty, but a little guilty is normal.
I mean you shouldn't feel guilty about not feeling guilty but Is the word guilty starting to sound weird to you? -A little.
-A little.
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What is the phenomenon where a person inexplicably feels that a word is spelled wrong?
Sphoorthy Nutulapati
# What is the phenomenon where a person inexplicably feels that a word is spelled wrong?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-04-24)

Sometimes, I get the inexplicable feeling, which also happens to be maddening, that the word **why** is spelled wrong. In my mind, for a few seconds at least, the spelling doesn't match with the word at all.

Other words are **while**, **when** etc. This is usually followed by a frantic search online or in a dictionary for the word's spelling, after which my mind truly believes that the spelling of the word is correct.

**Tags:** perception, language, language-processing

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: https://www.quora.com/Have-you-ever-wondered-why-repeating-a-word-over-and-over-again-starts-sounding-weird  
> **username_1**: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_satiation  
> **username_1**: A-are you sure you're ready? No-Not that I don't have comfidence in you but it's more important that you have confidence in you. Do you have confidence in you? I-Is the word confidence starting to sound weird to you? A little.  
> **username_1**: Oh honey what kind a horrible mother am I? One that's smothering her son?! I-I-it's quite natural to feel guilty, bu-but I mean it's not too good to feel too guilty, but a little guilty is normal. I mean you shouldn't feel guilty about not feeling guilty but Is the word guilty starting to sound weird to you? -A little. -A little.  

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