What is the difference between a homophone and a homograph?

Homophones sound alike, while homographs are spelt alike. Both can be confusing for language learners due to spelling and context issues. Homophones can also lead to confusion with multiple pronoun forms. These issues are common in language education. The difference between homophones and homographic words is that homophones are two or more words that sound […]

What’s a homograph?

Homographs are words with the same spelling but different meanings or pronunciations. They should not be confused with homophones, which sound the same. Homonyms are words that are both homographs and homophones. Multiple meanings of a word are not homographs, but manifestations of a word. Some homographs can also have homophones. Homograph means “spelled the […]

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