Heteronym (linguistics)
WordNet
noun
(1) Two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation (e.g. `bow')
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From either + or , or perhaps both.
Noun
- A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.
- A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.
See also
List of English heteronyms defined in Wiktionary