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Epenthesis

British pronunciation/ˈɛpənθəsˌɪs/
American pronunciation/ˈɛpənθəsˌɪs/
Epenthesis
[NOUN]
1

a phonological process in which a sound or phoneme is inserted into a word, typically to break up a consonant cluster or improve phonotactic constraints

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1This phonological process is known as insertion or epenthesis.
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