1. words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations
Usage: linguistics; plural form

Examples

• The words ‘lead’ (to guide) and ‘lead’ (the metal) are homographs.
• Students often confuse homographs like ‘tear’ (to rip) and ‘tear’ (from crying).
• The teacher explained that ‘bow’ (to bend) and ‘bow’ (weapon) are homographs.
• Homographs can make reading comprehension challenging for language learners.
• The dictionary listed several homographs under the same spelling.
• Context clues help readers distinguish between homographs in sentences.