polyphone

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ phone.

Noun

polyphone (plural polyphones)

  1. A letter, or combination of letters, that can be pronounced in two or more different ways

Translations

See also

  • homograph (the pronunciation may be the same or different)
  • homonym (if the pronunciation is the same)
  • heteronym (if the pronunciation is different)

Anagrams

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