Heteronyms Examples with Meaning!
What are Heteronyms?
Heteronyms mostly come in pairs. Heteronyms are words that have the same spellings but have different pronunciations. They have different meanings according to pronunciation. Two words never are homophones but can be homographs. For example “Row” when a row is pronounced as “ROUW” its meaning is “a fight” and when we pronounced it as “ROH” its meaning is “a line”.
Related lesson must visit: Homophones
List of heteronyms examples with meaning
Few more examples of heteronyms given below:
Digest
DieJEST = absorb nutrients
DYEjest = collection of published material
Affect
AFFekt = a person’s feelings
EhFEKT = to change
Reside
RE -SYD = to change places
reZIDE = to stay put
Primer
PRIHMer = elementary book
PRYmer = preparatory coat of paint
Axes
AKseez = the plural of axis
AKsiz = more than one axe
Convict
KAHNvikt = a prisoner
kunVIKT = to find guilty
Secreted
SEEkrehted = placed out of sight
seeKREETed = having put out
Relay
rihLAY = to pass along
REElay = a race by teams
reeLAY = to put it down again, such as a carpet
Conflict
KAHNflict = a fight or disagreement
kunFLIKT = to act against
Are
AIR = 100 square meters
AHR = plural present tense of “to be”
Row
ROUW = a fight
ROH = a line
Console
kunSOLE = to comfort
KAHNsole = an upright case
Attribute
AHtribyoot = a characteristic of someone (12)
ahTRIByoot = to consider resulting from
Permit
PERmit = a document giving permission
perMIT = to allow some event to occur
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Project
PRAHjekt = a task
proJEKT = to show a movie
Moderate
MODerATE = to preside over
MODerit = keeping within reason
Mow
MAU = a pile of hay
MOH = to cut grass
Minute
myNOOT = tiny
MINNit = 60 seconds
Lead
LED = a metallic element
LEED = to guide
Lather
(rhymes with bath fur) = worker who installs lath
(rhymes with rather) = Foam
Wind
WINd = the blowing air
WHINEd = to coil up
Crooked
KROOK-ed = having a curve
KROOKt = neck bending
Do
DOE = a musical note
DOO = to accomplish
Periodic
PUREeyeODDik = an iodine compound
PEEReeODDik = occasional
Laminate
LAMinit = the cover itself
LAMinate = construct by adding layers
Invalid
INvallid = an ill person
inVALLid = not valid
Buffet
booFAY = the area where you serve yourself
BUFFet = to pound or bump
Raven
RAVen = hungry
RAYven = black bird
Deliberate
diLIBerATE = to consider
diLIBerit = carefully considered
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Does
DOZE = more than one female buck
DUZ = performs
Intern
inTERN = confine to prescribed area
INtern = a physician in training
Dove
DOEV = jumped off
DUV = a bird
Perfect
perFEKT = to make correct
PERfekt = exactly correct
Subject
subJEKT = to force upon
SUBjekt = the theme
Tear
TEER = fluid in eye
TARE = to rip
Bowed
BOH-d = bent
BAU-d = bend
Bow
BOH = instrument used to shoot arrows
BAU = to lower one’s head
Sewer
SOOwer = place for human waste
SOwer = one who sews
Conduct
kunDUCKT = to lead
KONduckt = behavior
Contest
KAHNtest = match of skill
kunTEST = to argue
Contract
conTRACT = to shrink
CONtract = an agreement
Produce
proDOOS = bring forth
PROdoos = vegetables
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Recreation
REEcreeAshun = remake (also, recreate)
Rek-ree-Ashun = pastime
Converse
kunVERS = to talk
KAHNvers = the opposite
Separate
SEPret = not joined together
SEPerATE = to divide into groups
Desert
DEZert = arid region
dihZURT = to leave
Rerun
RErun = a repeated show
reRUN = to repeat a show
Resign
reSYN = to sign again (e.g., a contract)
reZYN = to quit;
Refuse
REFFyoos = garbage
reFUSE = to deny
Multiply
MULLtihplee = solve in a multiple manner
MULLtihPLIE = multiply two numbers
Nun
NOON = 14th Hebrew letter
NUN = women in religious order
Resume
REHZoomay = a document of experience
reeZOOM = to restart
Pussy
POOHSee = a kitten
PUHSee = having pus
Excuse
EKskyoos = a reason or explanation
EKskyooz = to let someone off
Secrete
sehKRET = an armored skullcap
seeKREET = to discharge
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Record
reKORD = to write down
RECKord = a list
Rebel
rihBELL = to resist
REBBell = a resister
Alternate
ALternait = switch back and forth
ALternit = the next choice
Wound
WOWND = coiled up
WOOND = to injure
Object
AHBjekt = a thing
ubJEKT = to complain
Pasty
PASStee = a meat pie
PAstee = like glue
Content
kunTENT = satisfied
KAHNtent = meaning
Ares
AIReez = Greek god of war
AIRS = 100 square meter units
Convert
conVERT = to change someone belief
CONvert = a person whose belief was changed
Pate
PAIT = bald head
PAHT = porcelain paste
paTAY = a minced food
Slough
SLUFF = the outer layer of snake skin
SLOO = a marshy pond
Present
preeSENT = to give a talk
PREZent = a gift
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Combine
KOMbyne = a threshing machine
komBYNE = put together
August
auGUST = important, eminent
AUgust = month [capitalized]
Sow
SO = to plant seed
SOUW = a pig
Incense
inSENS = to make angry
INsens = burnt aromatic
Sake
SAYK = a purpose
SAHkey = alcoholic drink
Close
CLOS = near
CLOZE = to shut
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