Heteronymy
Pronunciation: /ˈeɪtʃˈɛtˈɪɹɑnˈwaɪˈmaɪ/
Heteronymy (noun)
- Words that look the same but sound different and have different meanings.
Examples
- The word 'lead' is an example of heteronymy.
- Heteronymy can make reading aloud challenging.
Common collocations: example of heteronymy, study heteronymy, understand heteronymy