Definition
Variant Word Form
A variant word form is an alternative word form of the same word, differing in spelling, pronunciation or grammatical realisation. The term is broad and can include inflected word forms; the two categories are not mutually exclusive.
Example
Example
- Colour and color are British and American spelling variants of the same word, without a difference in grammatical features.
- Learned and learnt are alternative past-tense forms of learn: both variants and inflected forms.