Heard spelling
periannth
Spelled perianth. a doubled consonant
Two n's or one?
One.
The doubled n in periannth is the ear marking a stress that is not there. The weight of this word sits on the first syllable, and nothing after it is heavy enough to double a letter.
- Say
- PERR-ee-anth
- Letters
- P-E-R-I-A-N-T-H