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How to spell hemorrhage

What it means

a heavy escape of blood

How it sounds

/ˈhemərɪdʒ/

Why it catches people out

Hem-or-rhage. The rrh cluster is Greek.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The report described a slow hemorrhage of talent.

First appeared in

Puzzle #4 — July 28, 2026