Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterograph

/ˈhɛtəɹəʊɡɹæf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-ero-graph
IPA
/ˈhɛtəɹəʊɡɹæf/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word whose sound is the same, but spelling and meaning differ from another’s.

Etymology

From hetero- + -graph.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Phrases

homophone & homograph homophone & heterograph alternative spelling heterophone & heterograph heterophone & homograph alternative pronunciation

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Questions

How do you pronounce heterograph?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛtəɹəʊɡɹæf/.
What does heterograph mean?
A word whose sound is the same, but spelling and meaning differ from another’s.
Where does heterograph come from?
From hetero- + -graph.

How to pronounce heterograph

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “heterograph”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈhɛtəɹəʊɡɹæf/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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