heterophone
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕʹtərōfōn, IPA(key): /ˈhɛtəɹəʊfəʊn/
Noun
[edit]heterophone (plural heterophones)
- A word with multiple pronunciations.
Usage notes
[edit]- Heterophony is very common since it can include words with a single spelling but multiple pronunciations, with regionally varying spellings and pronunciations, and closely related homeographs that are pronounced differently; for example, the four different pronunciations among six alternative spellings of ailurophile.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a word whose spelling is the same but sound differs from another’s
See also
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| Noun (cat) | Sound | Spelling | Meaning | phone/graph |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| identical | same | same | same | homophone & homograph |
| homophone (cat) | same | different | different | homophone & heterograph |
| alternative spelling | same | different | same | homophone & heterograph |
| homonym | same | same | different | homophone & homograph |
| synonym | different | different | same | heterophone & heterograph |
| heteronym (cat) | different | same | different | heterophone & homograph |
| alternative pronunciation | different | same | same | heterophone & homograph |
| distinct | different | different | different | heterophone & heterograph |