heterograph

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English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ -graph.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛtəɹəʊɡɹæf/

Noun

heterograph (plural heterographs)

  1. A word whose sound is the same, but spelling and meaning differ from another’s.
    Synonym: homophone
    Antonym: homograph
    Hypernym: homonym

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See also

Euler diagram of choice semantic relations.
Nyms (with category if any)
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