Heteronyms basically refer to the words that can be spelled identically but they have a different meaning. You can also consider heteronym as a specific type of homograph. In the case of heteronym one pronunciation of the verb is for a verb and another word describes it as a noun.
If you refer to the list of heteronyms you would observe that the words are spelled and pronounced in the same way but generally overlap. This list comprises some of the most commonly used heteronyms in the English language.
Examples of Heteronyms with Meanings
| Word | Meaning 1 | Meaning 2 |
| Attribute | To Consider a resulting from something | To show a characteristic of someone. |
| Alternate | To switch back and forth between a thing | To refer a next option |
| August | A month of the year | Something important or eminent |
| Axes | To have more than one axe ( an instrument to cut wood) | Used to describe a plural of Axis |
| Bowed | To bend over something | A bent |
| Close | To describe a distance – something near | To shut down something |
| Buffet | To pound or bump | An eating system where the person serves himself (self-service) |
| Console | The upright case | To comfort someone |
| Content | The information or objects that are contained in something | Being satisfied with something |
| Conflict | To act against someone or some point | To have a fight or disagreement |
| Conduct | To describe a behavior | To lead |
| Combine | To put two or more thing together | It is a threshing machine |
| Dove | A white bird | To jump off |
| House | Referring to a building that serves as a living place | To provide living quarters. |
| Incense | A burnt aromatic stick | To make someone angry |
| Laminate | To construct something by adding layers | The cover working on itself |
| Lather | Foam or suds formed by soap, shampoo or detergent | It refers to a worker who installs lath |
| Minute | A measure of 60 seconds | Something very tiny |
| Permit | To allow someone to do something | A document giving permit |
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