"heterophone" meaning in English

See heterophone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛtəɹəʊfəʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: heterophones [plural]
enPR: hĕʹtərōfōn [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: hetero- + -phone Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hetero|phone}} hetero- + -phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} heterophone (plural heterophones)
  1. A word with multiple pronunciations. Translations (a word whose spelling is the same but sound differs from another’s): heterofon (Hungarian), hasonló alakú és kiejtésű, azonos jelentésű szó (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-heterophone-en-noun-NKLEmBnS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with hetero-, English terms suffixed with -phone Related terms: heterophonic, heterophonous, heterophony, homonym, same, different, homophone & homograph, heteronym (english: cat), heterophone & homograph, homophone, homophone & heterograph (english: cat), alternative pronunciation, synonym, heterophone & heterograph, alternative spelling, homophone & heterograph, identical, distinct

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for heterophone meaning in English (2.3kB)

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