Mathematical analysis has determined the Voynich Manuscript is not gibberish
Mathematical and computational analyses of the Voynich Manuscript indicate that it possesses structured statistical properties and linguistic patterns, supporting the conclusion that it is not mere gibberish.
The retrieved papers consistently utilize mathematical, statistical, and computational linguistic methods (such as hidden Markov models, latent semantic analysis, and statistical tests) to evaluate the Voynich Manuscript. Multiple independent studies conclude that the text exhibits structural properties, natural language-like transitions, and semantic coherence inconsistent with random gibberish or simple hoaxes. Therefore, the claim is supported by the provided literature.
Jaba Tkemaladze. Voynich Manuscript Decryption: A Novel Compression-Based Hypothesis and Computational Framework. 2025. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202509.0403.v1
The study applies a computational framework suggesting the text uses sophisticated encoding rather than being a random meaningless artifact.
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Luis Acedo. A Hidden Markov Model for the Linguistic Analysis of the Voynich Manuscript. 2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/mca24010014
Using hidden Markov models, the paper concludes that the manuscript features state transitions and sound frequencies similar to known natural languages.
Colin Layfield, Lisa Fagin Davis. The Application of Latent Semantic Analysis to the Voynich Manuscript. 2026. https://doi.org/10.63744/2ezxpskcezq4
Latent Semantic Analysis indicates potential semantic coherence and topical flow within the manuscript.
Luis Acedo. A Hidden Markov Model for the Linguistic Analysis of the Voynich’s Manuscript. 2018. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201811.0594.v1
Applying hidden Markov models similarly indicates linguistic-like transition frequencies and sound structures.
Katerina Havrankova. Analysis and Possible Translation of the Voynich Manuscript: A Phonetic and Linguistic Study of Folio 78r, Folio 70v ("The Goat"), and Selected Herbal Folios. 2025. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/pdcna_v2
A phonetic and linguistic study suggests the text encodes an existing language rather than being an invented or meaningless hoax.
Katerina Havrankova. Analysis and Possible Translation of the Voynich Manuscript: A Phonetic and Linguistic Study of Folio 78r, Folio 70v ("The Goat"), and Selected Herbal Folios. 2025. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/pdcna_v1
Further documentation of the same phonetic and linguistic study reiterates that the manuscript likely represents a distorted record of real speech.
Yang Ou. A Statistical Turing Test for the Voynich Manuscript: Evaluating Eight Quantitative Linguistic Properties Across Nine Generative Model Families. 2026. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-9755825/v1
Evaluating quantitative linguistic properties shows that simple random or hoax models fail to replicate the complex statistical structure of the manuscript.
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