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Do same words have different pronunciations?

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Yes, and different meanings as well. For example, live can be pronounced with a short or a long "i" sound and the meaning depends on how you pronounce it.

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What do you call words that are spelled the same but differ in pronunciations and meaning?

Words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations and meanings are called homographs.


Words such as minute meaning 60 seconds and minute meaning tiny are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings are pronunciations how are these words are called?

Words such as "minute" that are spelled the same but have different meanings and pronunciations are called homographs.


What is the name of 2 words that are spelled the same but have 2 different pronunciations for example record-verb and record-noun?

Well, technically in the example you used, "record" (noun) and "record" (verb) are"Homographs". They are words that share the same spelling but have different meanings. Since "record" (noun) and "record" (verb) also have different pronunciations, they are also "Heteronyms".But to answer your question, two words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations are called Heteronyms.


What are the different pronunciations?

Something like different accents for the same word. It is different types of pronunciations for the same word.


What are words called that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations?

Homophones. If they are spelt the same they are called homographs and homonyms.


What are words that have different pronunciations called?

Phonemics


What is it called when two words are spelled the same but have different pronunciations Example Bass a type of fish and Bass A musical instrument?

Heteronyms is the correct answer.Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Heteronyms are a type of homograph that are also spelledthe same and have different meanings, but sound different.


What do you call a word that has the same spelling but different pronunciations?

A homograph.


What is the grammar term for two words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations?

The answer to your question is homophone.Homophone is the definition to two words in the same spelling is homophones i might not have spelled it right but look it up or sound it out.Not to be mean :)


What is video in Spanish?

video=video. Same spelling, different pronunciations.


What does french alphabet look like?

Same as the English alphabet with different pronunciations.


When the little girl saw the tear in her pretty new dress her eyes began to well up with tears?

Homograph the two words are written the same but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations.