Heterophone vs. Heteronym

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Heterophonenoun

A word whose spelling is the same, but sound differs from another’s, such as potato (pə-tāʹtō vs pəˈteɪ.toʊ)

Heteronymnoun

(linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.

Heteronymnoun

(literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.

Heteronymnoun

That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different name or designation from some other thing; - opposed to homonym.

Heteronymnoun

two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation (e.g. `bow')

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