Homonym
Homonym noun - Two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings.
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Homograph
Homograph noun - Two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair).
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Homograph and Homonym. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/homonym/homograph
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