Homographs

Compiled by Stephen M Golden

Copyright © 26 February 2010

Homographs: Also called Heteronyms

Homographs (or heteronyms) are words that have different meanings depending on the pronunciation. If you know of any not on this list, please let me know!

address

articulate

at

august*

barrage

bass*

beguine

bow*

close

colon

commune*

concert

conduct*

console*

content*

contest*

convert

coupe

desert*

dingy 03/30/08

does!

doing

dove*

effect*

entrance*

envelope*

evening!

graduate (v/n)

herb

hinder

increase

insert

intimate!

invalid*

job

lead*

liquor

live*

minute*

misread

number*

object!

offence

polish*

present*

primer*

produce!

project*

putting*

read*

rebel*

record*

refuse!

resume*

route

row*

sake

separate*

sewer

shower 2/25/01

slaver

sow*

subject*

tear*

use

wind*

wound*

*Indicates the original set I came up with. Others have been added since.