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digraph vs letter of the alphabet

letter of the alphabet vs digraph

digraph and letter of the alphabet both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
digraph Yes No No No
letter of the alphabet Yes No No No
As nouns, letter of the alphabet is a hypernym of digraph; that is, letter of the alphabet is a word with a broader meaning than digraph:
  • digraph: two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')
  • letter of the alphabet: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
Other hypernyms of digraph include alphabetic character, letter.
digraph (noun) letter of the alphabet (noun)
two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe') the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
Difference between digraph and letter of the alphabet

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