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、辞書に誤って掲載された幽霊語の有名な例だ。
"Dord" is a famous example of a ghost word that was mistakenly included in a dictionary.
Compound of 幽霊 (ghost) and 語 (word), likely a calque from English 'ghost word'.