heterophone
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕʹtərōfōn, IPA(key): /ˈhɛtəɹəʊfəʊn/
Usage notes
- Heterophony is very common since it can include words with a single spelling but multiple pronunciations, with regionally varying spellings and pronunciations, and closely related homeographs that are pronounced differently; for example, the four different pronunciations among six alternative spellings of ailurophile.
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Euler diagram of choice semantic relations.
| Noun (cat) | Sound | Spelling | Meaning | phone/graph |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| homonym | same | same | different | homophone & homograph |
| heteronym (cat) | different | same | different | heterophone & homograph |
| homophone | same | different | different | homophone (cat) & heterograph |
| alternative pronunciation | different | same | same | heterophone & homograph |
| synonym | different | different | same | heterophone & heterograph |
| alternative spelling | same | different | same | homophone & heterograph |
| identical | same | same | same | homophone & homograph |
| distinct | different | different | different | heterophone & heterograph |
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