Defectiveness in Morse Code

Using our Alphabet to morse chart, the word defectiveness translates to

-.. . ..-. . -.-. - .. ...- . -. . ... ...

Listen to how "defectiveness" sounds in morse code


You can see the letter breakdown of the word in the table below.

d -..
e .
f ..-.
e .
c -.-.
t -
i ..
v ...-
e .
n -.
e .
s ...
s ...

What is Morse code?

In Morse code, letters are represented by short and long marks. Engineers in the 1800s crafted Morse code to support telegraphy. Morse started with a restricted symbol set for essential letters. As adoption increased, a more complete version was developed. In 1851, a standardised form called International Morse Code was introduced.


How to translate Morse code?

With MorseTranslator, translating English text into Morse is simple. This page demonstrates how the word defectiveness becomes -.. . ..-. . -.-. - .. ...- . -. . ... .... The tool also lets you hear what the Morse code sounds like. To decode manually, you'll need to understand the basic symbols: dits and dahs. Each Morse character mirrors a letter in the English alphabet.


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