homograph
homograph — noun
- homographsingular
- homographsplural
1. A homograph is one of several words with an identical written form but unrelated
A homograph is one of several words with an identical written form but unrelated meanings — for example, 'bass' names a fish or a low musical note. The two words may also be pronounced differently.
Kofi learned that 'lead' (the metal) and 'lead' (to guide someone) are homographs.
homograph + of [word] showing paired meanings
Mira learned that 'bass' is a homograph — it can refer to a fish or a low musical note.
After Iris read 'wind' in two poems, her tutor called it a homograph with two pronunciations.
Linguists call 'bow' a homograph — the weapon and the bending motion share a spelling.
Lara and Roya found three homographs of 'fair' listed in their dictionary.
- homophone
Words with the same pronunciation but different spelling, such as 'flower' and 'flour'
- heterograph
A word spelled differently from another, regardless of pronunciation — rarely used outside linguistics
文法句型
homograph + of [word]
be a homograph
用法筆記
Often confused with 'homophone' (same sound, different spelling) and 'homonym' (same spelling or sound, different meaning, used broadly). Homographs are a subset of homonyms.