List of English words that may be spelled with a ligature

Note: The variants Ædith, Cœline and Matthœo were a used (see citations), hypercorrected form of the names. ß in given names The grapheme ß was originally made out of the characters long s (ſ) and z, the latter of which evolved into s. In Germany, the grapheme is still used today. Throughout history, various names have been spelled with ß. Many of the spelling variations are hypercorrected variants of other spellings of the name. Nowadays, most of the spelling variations and names are considered archaic or obsolete. ==Æ==

Note that some words contain an ae which may not be written æ because the etymology is not from the Greek -αι- or Latin -ae- diphthongs. These include: • In instances of aer (starting or within a word) when it makes the sound IPA (air). Comes from the Latin āër, Greek ἀήρ. • When ae makes the diphthong (lay) or (eye). • When ae is found in a foreign phrase or loan word and it is unacceptable to use the ligature in that language. For example, when in a German loan word or phrase, if the a with an umlaut (ä) is written as ae, it is incorrect to write it with the ligature. ==Œ==