幽ゆう霊れい語ご

noun

ghost word

A word that appears in dictionaries or texts due to an error, such as a misreading, typo, or misinterpretation, rather than actual usage. Used in linguistics.

• 「dord」は、辞じ書しょに誤あやまって掲けい載さいされた幽ゆう霊れい語ごの有ゆう名めいな例れいだ。

  "Dord" is a famous example of a ghost word that was mistakenly included in a dictionary.