In linguistics, heteronyms (also known as heterophones) are words with identical spellings but different pronunciations and meanings. Heteronyms are a special type of homonym – they are homographs which differ in pronunciation, and are therefore not homophones. For example, the homographs desert (abandon) and desert (arid region) are heteronyms, but mean (intend) and mean (average) are not. Linguistics is the scientific study of language, which can be theoretical or applied. ... Look up heterophone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up homonym in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up homograph in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article has been illustrated as part of WikiProject WikiWorld. ...

Other heteronyms are:

• axes[plural of axis] and axes[plural of ax or axe]
• bass[fish] and bass[instrument]
• bow[noun] and bow[verb]
• buffet[furniture] and buffet[strike]
• close[as in near] and close[to shut]
• dove[bird] and dove[past of dive]
• invalid[adjective] and invalid[noun]
• live[verb] and live[adjective]
• minute[time] and minute[small]
• read[present tense] and read[past tense]
• record[noun] and record[verb]
• row[a noisy disturbance] and row[verb]
• sow[verb] and sow[noun]
• tear[noun] and tear[verb]
• wind[noun] and wind[verb]
• wound[injure] and wound[put in a coil]