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Definition heteronym

Etymology

Coined around 1900, either from hetero- (“different”) +‎ -onym (“name”) or from Ancient Greek ?????????? (heter?numos), or perhaps both.

Noun

heteronym (plural heteronyms)

  1. (linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.
  2. (literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.

Results 241 Words with the letters HETERONYM

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15 letter words with the letters HETERONYM ↑
CHOLESTYRAMINES 27
HYPERMODERNISTS 27
METHOXYFLURANES 35
14 letter words with the letters HETERONYM ↑
CHOLESTYRAMINE 26
HYPEREMOTIONAL 26
HYPERMODERNIST 26
METHOXYFLURANE 34
NEUROCHEMISTRY 26
13 letter words with the letters HETERONYM ↑
HYMENOPTERANS 25
HYMENOPTERONS 25
HYMENOPTEROUS 25
12 letter words with the letters HETERONYM ↑
HYMENOPTERAN 24
HYMENOPTERON 24
NEPHELOMETRY 24
11 letter words with the letters HETERONYM ↑
HYMENOPTERA 22
NEPHRECTOMY 25
10 letter words with the letters HETERONYM ↑
ENDOTHERMY 19
HEMELYTRON 19
HETERONOMY 18
HETERONYMS 18
9 letter words with the letters HETERONYM ↑
HETERONYM 17
7 letter words with the letters HETERONYM ↑
MONEYER 13
MOTHERY 14
MYNHEER 15
THEOREM 12
THEREON 10
6 letter words with the letters HETERONYM ↑
EMOTER 9
ETHYNE 11
ETYMON 12
HEREON 9
HERETO 8
HETERO 8
HORNET 9
MENTOR 10
METEOR 9
MOREEN 10
MOTHER 11
NETHER 9
NOTHER 9
REMOTE 9
RHYTON 11
THEORY 10
THERME 11
THORNY 11
THRONE 9
TONEME 10
YEOMEN 12
5 letter words with the letters HETERONYM ↑
EMERY 10
EMOTE 8
ENEMY 11
ENORM 9
ENTER 6
ENTRY 8
ETHER 7
HENRY 10
HERON 8
HOMER 10
HOMEY 12
HONER 8
HONEY 10
HORNY 10
HYMEN 13
METER 8
METRE 8
METRO 8
MONEY 11
MONTE 9
MONTH 11
MOTEY 10
MOTHY 12
NORTH 8
NOTER 6
ONERY 8
OTHER 7
REHEM 10
REMET 8
RENTE 6
RETEM 8
RHYME 12
TEENY 8
TENOR 6
TERNE 6
THEME 10
THERE 7
THERM 10
THORN 8
THREE 7
THROE 7
THYME 12
TONER 6
TONEY 8
TOYER 7
TREEN 6
TRONE 6
YENTE 8
4 letter words with the letters HETERONYM ↑
EERY 6
ERNE 5
EYEN 7
EYER 6
EYNE 7
EYRE 6
HEME 9
HENT 7
HERE 6
HERM 9
HERN 7
HERO 6
HOER 6
HOME 9
HOMY 11
HONE 7
HORN 7
HYMN 12
HYTE 8
MEET 7
MENO 8
MERE 7
METE 7
METH 9
MONY 10
MORE 7
MORN 8
MORT 7
MOTE 7
MOTH 9
MYTH 11
NEEM 8
NOME 8
NORM 8
NOTE 5
OMEN 8
OMER 7
OYER 6
RENT 5
RETE 4
ROTE 4
RYOT 6
TEEM 7
TEEN 5
TERM 7
TERN 5
THEE 6
THEM 9
THEN 7
THEY 8
THRO 6
TOME 7
TONE 5
TONY 7
TORE 4
TORN 5
TORY 6
TREE 4
TREY 6
TROY 6
TYEE 6
TYER 6
TYNE 7
TYRE 6
TYRO 6
YORE 6
3 letter words with the letters HETERONYM ↑
EME 6
EON 4
ERE 3
ERN 4
ETH 5
EYE 5
HEM 8
HEN 6
HER 5
HET 5
HEY 7
HOE 5
HON 6
HOT 5
HOY 7
MEN 7
MET 6
MHO 8
MON 7
MOR 6
MOT 6
NEE 4
NET 4
NOH 6
NOM 7
NOR 4
NOT 4
NTH 6
OHM 8
ONE 4
ORE 3
ORT 3
REE 3
REM 6
RET 3
RHO 5
ROE 3
ROM 6
ROT 3
RYE 5
TEE 3
TEN 4
THE 5
THO 5
THY 7
TOE 3
TOM 6
TON 4
TOR 3
TOY 5
TRY 5
TYE 5
YEH 7
YEN 6
YET 5
YOM 8
YON 6
2 letter words with the letters HETERONYM ↑
EH 4
EM 5
EN 3
ER 2
ET 2
HE 4
HM 7
HO 4
ME 5
MO 5
MY 7
NE 3
NO 3
OE 2
OH 4
OM 5
ON 3
OR 2
OY 4
RE 2
TO 2
YE 4
YO 4

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