Why do we sometimes say a word or look at a word so many times that it sounds foreign/doesn’t look like a real word?

Question

I hope this makes sense

Like when you’re taking notes and you write a word and it just doesn’t seem spelled correctly no matter what or it just seems strange, or when you say a word and it feels weird coming out and you have difficulty comprehending that it’s an actual word.

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Answer 1

There is a thing called Auditory Processing Disorder that is a more severe form of this. someone might say the sky is blue today, but you hear ” the Car is elephant today”

It seems to be tied into dyslexia and ADHD and mostly effects children, although there is a small percentage of Adults that have it. It might also be related to visual glitches as well I.E. seeing red as green or seeing a far thing and thinking it is close……