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HETEROnyms Words ... | Spelled SAME | Sound DIFFERENT | Meaning DIFFERENT | |
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familiar words which may have more than one meaning and/or pronunciation.
Using this word list: Heteronyms come primarily in sets of two, sometimes more than two words, which are spelled alike but have significantly different sounds and meanings. An attempt has been made to illustrate the sounds using sound visual aids which are shown as spellings that imitate or mimic the sound. To locate a particular word, use the FIND function of your browser. To go to a group beginning with a specific letter scroll down to browse the list. The Heteronyms list is rather short so no navigation bar is provided. Last Updated: 2011 02 10 |
| word | sound | Def |
| B |
| barre | bar | n. handrail used for ballet practice |
| barre | bah - ray | n. pattern of stripes in fabric |
| bass | bass | n. kind of fish |
| bass | base | n. type of musical instrument |
| bass | base | adj. in the lower frequencies sound range |
| bow | boe | n. weapon used with arrows |
| bow | boe | n. type of knot, often decorative |
| bow | boe | n. implement for use with stringed instrument |
| bow | boe | v. bend |
| bow | bough | n. / v. bend at waist |
| bow | bow | n. sound imitating barking dog - 'bow wow' |
| C |
| coax | cokes | urge, draw toward, persuade |
| coax | ko-AX | coaxial, mostly video cables |
| close | clo-Zzz | opposite of open; shut |
| close | CLOE-ss | opposite of far; near |
| compress | cum-PRESS | squeeze |
| compress | COMM-press | a bandage |
| compresses | cum-PRESSes | squeezes |
| compresses | COMM-presses | bandages |
| conduct | CONN-dukt | behavior |
| conduct | cunn-DUKT | carry, as in electrical conductor |
| contract | CONN-tract | agreement |
| contract | cun-TRACT | catch as in a disease |
| contracted | CONN-tracted | agreed |
| contracted | cun-TRACTed | caught, got |
| contracting | CONN-tracting | entering agreement |
| contracting | cun-TRACTing | catching, getting |
| contracts | CONN-tracts | agreements |
| contracts | cun-TRACTs | catches, gets |
| D |
| dam | damn or am | holds back water |
| dam | dahm | female parent of dog or horse |
| desert[s] | dezz-ert [s] | arid land area, sometimes devoid of vegetation. Sahara |
| desert[s] | dee-ZERT [s] | v. abandon, leave duty post |
| do | doo | act or perform |
| do | doe | note on music scale - "Do, re, mi, fa, etc" |
| does | duzz | v. do - "he does his best" |
| does | doze | more than one female deer |
| dove | like love | bird |
| dove | like stove | p.t. verb: dive |
| E |
| entrance | EN trunce | n. entryway; v. appear on stage, etc. |
| entrance | en TRANce | v. hypnotize or place in trance state |
| G |
| grease | greeSS | heavy or highly viscous lubricant |
| grease | greeZ | lubricate with grease |
| H |
| house | how ss | abode, dwelling, residential home |
| house | howZ | billet, quarter, provide with housing |
| I |
| intimate[s] | INTI mut | having close relationship |
| intimate[s] | inti MATE | implies, indicates |
| invalid | IN vuh LID | incapacitated person |
| invalid | in VAL id | not valid |
| K |
| kinder | rhymes 'cinder' | children |
| kinder | kYnder | more kind or kindly, generous |
| L |
| lead | leed | bring along |
| lead | ledd | heavy metal chemical element |
| live | liv | occupy; abide in a place |
| live | lye-v | opposite of dead |
| M |
| moderate | MODD-uh-rut | in addition to |
| moderate | modd-er-ATE | social rule or folkway |
| moped | mope duh | sulked, acted depressed |
| moped | MOE-pedd | motorized bicycle |
| more | moor | additional amount or intensity |
| more | moor-ray | social rule or folkway |
| O |
| object[s] | OBB jekts | things |
| object[s] | ubb JEKT | oppose; take exception to |
| P |
| present [s] | PREZZ ent | gift |
| present [s] | pree ZENT | display, offer, award, introduce |
| produce | pro DUSE | make happen, arrange |
| produce | PROE duse | fruits and vegetables |
| R |
| read | reed | interpret written words - read a book |
| read | redd | past tense 'read' |
| refuse | ree-FUZE | deny |
| refuse | REFF-use | waste, trash, garbage |
| row | roe | row a boat with oars |
| row | row like in growl | have a row, fight, quarrel |
| S |
| sewer | so-err | one who sews |
| sewer | sue-err | drainage system |
| sow[s] | like doze, nose | plant seeds |
| sow[s] | like how, cow | female pig |
| subject[s] | SUB jekt | topic |
| subject[s] | sub JEKT | compel |
| T |
| tear | teer | drop of eye fluid |
| tear | tare | rip |
| tower | tau-wer | building, or antenna |
| tower | toe-er | one who/which tows something |
| U |
| use | yooss | purpose |
| use | yooze | employ |
| W |
| wind | whine d | turn; wind a watch or toy |
| wind | wynnd | moving air; the wind blows whither it will |
| wound | WOOnd | result of injury |
| wound | WOWnd | coiled, wrapped around |
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