A heteronym (also known as a heterophone)
is a word that has a different pronunciation and meaning from another word but the same spelling. These are homographs that are not homophones.
What words are spelled the same but have different pronunciations?
Homophones
are words that sound the same but are different in meaning or spelling. Homographs
Can you give other examples of words that have more than one pronunciation?
| Word Pronunciations Popularity and areas of the US used | aunt 1. “ant” – sounds like the insect Most common pronunciation overall | 2. “ahnt” – rhymes with “want” Less common pronunciation overall, but when it does occur, it’s more likely to be found in New England |
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What are the 10 most mispronounced words?
- Pacifically instead of specifically – 35%
- Probly instead of probably – 28%
- Expresso instead of espresso – 26%
- Specially instead of especially – 25%
- Artick instead of arctic – 19%
- Nu-cu-lar instead of nuclear – 19%
- Tenderhooks instead of tenterhooks – 18%
What are two ways to pronounce a word?
| Word Pronunciations | caramel There are some speakers throughout the US who use both pronunciations interchangeably | cauliflower 1. “COLL-ih-flower” – The “i” sounds like “ih” in “bit” | 2. “COLL-ee-flower” – The “i” sounds like “ee” in “bee” |
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What are the 20 examples of Heteronyms?
Heteronyms are words that are spelled identically but have different meanings when pronounced differently. For example:
Lead, pronounced LEED, means to guide
. However, lead, pronounced LED, means a metallic element.
What are 20 examples of homonyms?
| Homonym Meaning 1 Meaning 2 | band a musical group a ring | bark a tree’s out layer the sound a dog makes | bat an implement used to hit a ball a nocturnal flying mammal | bright very smart or intelligent filled with light |
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What is the hardest word to say?
- Rural.
- Otorhinolaryngologist.
- Colonel.
- Penguin.
- Sixth.
- Isthmus.
- Anemone.
- Squirrel.
What word takes 3 hours to say?
You will be surprised to know that the longest word in English has 1, 89,819 letters and it will take you three and a half hours to pronounce it correctly. This is a chemical name of
titin
, the largest known protein.
What is the most mispronounced word?
- Acaí [ah-sigh-EE]
- Chiaroscuro [kee-ahr-uh-SKYOOR-oh]
- Flautist [FLOU-tist]
- GIF [jiff]
- Mischievous [MIS-chuh-vus]
- Niche [neesh] or [nitch]
What words do we pronounce wrong?
- Picture vs. Pitcher. …
- Mischievious vs. Mischievous. …
- Kill-AH-meh-tur vs. KILL-oh-mee-tur. …
- Jif vs. GIF. …
- Expresso vs. Espresso. …
- Supposably vs. Supposedly. …
- Sherbert vs. Sherbet. …
- Irregardless vs. regardless.
How do you pronounce GIF?
“It’s
pronounced JIF
, not GIF.” Just like the peanut butter. “The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations,” Wilhite told The New York Times. “They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.
What do New Yorkers say differently?
- Coffee – Caw-fee.
- Water – Waw-ter.
- Chocolate – chaw-clet.
- Dog – dawg.
- Call -cawl.
- Talk – tawlk.
- Walk – wawlk.
- OFF – Aw-ff.
What are Heteronyms examples?
Heteronyms are words that are spelled identically but have different meanings when pronounced differently. For example:
Lead, pronounced LEED, means to guide
. However, lead, pronounced LED, means a metallic element.
Is live a Heteronym?
Live and live are two words that
are spelled identically but are pronounced differently and have different meanings
, which makes them heteronyms. … English words are also spelled according to their etymologies rather than their sound.
What is Heteronymous?
:
having different designations parent and child
are heteronymous relatives —opposed to homonymous.
