homoniem

Definitions of homoniem
  1. noun
    two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
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    types:
    homograaf
    two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)
    homofoon
    two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
    type of:
    woord
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
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