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what is the name for words that are spelt the same but sound different eg: read and read
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.HOMONYM: One of two or more words that have the same sound and often the same spelling but differ in meaning, such as bank (embankment) and bank (place where money is kept).
HETERONYM: One of two or more words that have identical spellings but different meanings and pronunciations, such as row (a series of objects arranged in a line), pronounced (r), and row (a fight), pronounced (ro
HOMONYM: One of two or more words, such as night and knight, that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling.
HETERONYM: One of two or more words that have identical spellings but different meanings and pronunciations, such as row (a series of objects arranged in a line), pronounced (r), and row (a fight), pronounced (ro
HOMONYM: One of two or more words, such as night and knight, that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling.
Red and read (as in 'he has read' ) are homophone [adjective] and homophones .That is they are pronounced the same though spelt differently.
Read in 'to read' and read in 'he has read' are heteronyms.They are identical in spelling but different in sound and meaning.
A homonym is each of two words having the same written form but of different meaning and origin (or a person or thing having the same name as another, a namesake)
Read in 'to read' and read in 'he has read' are heteronyms.They are identical in spelling but different in sound and meaning.
A homonym is each of two words having the same written form but of different meaning and origin (or a person or thing having the same name as another, a namesake)