Heteronym
noun'hɛtərə,nɪm
Noun
two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
“the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym”
Type of:Word
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA