They are spelled and look the same but are pronounced differenly. I do know that they are not homonyms. Sometime ago, a librarian suggested that the word would be homograph but I have not been able to verify that. Some other words are, lead, putting, bear, to name only a few.
2006-06-26 07:50:01 · 13 answers · asked by Richard S 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"homographs" MAY fit your need, but more likely, to remove all doubt, you want "heteronym"
"Homographs" ('written the same")
-are spelled the same
-differ in meaning
-MAY differ in pronunciation
"Heteronyms"
-are spelled the same
-differ in meaning
-MUST differ in pronunciation
http://www.magickeys.com/books/riddles/words.html
http://www.sil.org/LINGUISTICS/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAHomograph.htm
(It is true, though, that many use "homograph" as being exactly the same as "heteronym", e.g.,
http://www.marlodge.supanet.com/wordlist/homogrph.html )
2006-06-26 08:07:41 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a heteronym
Sometimes a homograph, which literally means "written the same"
Not a homonym which means "sounds the same"
Not a synonym which means "means the same"
2006-06-26 15:23:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It appears your librarian friend was correct, a word that is spelled the same but pronounced differently is a homograph.
2006-06-26 14:56:23 · answer #3 · answered by LSGregg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Homograph" is correct. The page below includes the definitions from American Heritage Dictionary and WordNet.
Need the answer? Ask your friendly neighborhood librarian!
2006-06-26 14:57:33 · answer #4 · answered by lukethelibrarian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HOMONYMS are words that "sound alike" but have different meanings.
HOMOGRAPHS are words that are "spelled the same" but have different meanings.
Synonyms are different words with similar or identical meanings and are interchangeable.
2006-06-26 14:56:05 · answer #5 · answered by sadie_oyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually its a long sentence that is related to borrowing words from other languages started by english language.
2006-06-26 14:54:27 · answer #6 · answered by mask2win_2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
homograph
2006-06-26 17:19:45 · answer #7 · answered by girlfriday 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a homonym.
2006-06-26 14:56:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homophone ... same spelling, different sounds
2006-06-26 16:33:22 · answer #9 · answered by icehoundxx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is what I came up with just using a yahoo search
2006-06-26 14:57:40 · answer #10 · answered by Halo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋