different between homographic vs heterographic

English

Etymology

homo- +? -graphic

Adjective

homographic (not comparable)

1. Spelled identically.
2. Employing a single and separate character to represent each sound.
3. (geometry) Having the same invariants.

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Translations

English

Etymology

From heterography.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?h?t.?.??????æf.ik/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?h?t.?.?o????æf.ik/

Adjective

heterographic (not comparable)

1. Misspelled; of or pertaining to an incorrect spelling or a spelling that differs from accepted standards.
2. (linguistics) Of a writing system in which a particular symbol represents more than one possible sound.

   In English. many letters are heterographic.

   • 2008, Elena L. Grigorenko & Adam J. Naples, Single-word Reading: Behavioral and Biological Perspectives, page 140

     English has few such heterophonic homographs, hence much of the work in English (and French) examining orthography-phonology consistency effects at the whole-word level has focused on heterographic homophones.

Synonyms

• (misspelled): misspelled, misspelt

Antonyms

• (of a writing system): homographic

Related terms

• heterography

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