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Heterophonous vs Heterophone - What's the difference?

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Heterophone is a related term of heterophonous.


Heterophonous is often a misspelling of heterophone.


Heterophonous has no English definition.

As a noun heterophone is

a word whose spelling and sound both differ from another’s.

heterophone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A word whose spelling and sound both differ from another’s.
  • Usage notes

    * Since, taken strictly, this term can be applied to the vast majority of word pairs, its use tends to be restricted to closely-related s that are pronounced differently; for example, the six alternative spellings of ailurophile, which are very similarly spelt but have four different pronunciations between them.