heterophone

== English == === Etymology === From hetero- +‎ -phone. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕʹtərōfōn, IPA(key): /ˈhɛtəɹəʊfəʊn/ === Noun === heterophone (plural heterophones) A word with multiple pronunciations. ==== Usage notes ==== Heterophony is very common since it can include words with a single spelling but multiple pronunciations, with regionally varying spellings and pronunciations, and closely related homeographs that are pronounced differently; for example, the four different pronunciations among six alternative spellings of ailurophile. ==== Related terms ==== heterophonic heterophonous heterophony ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====