What does "heteronym" mean?

A word having the same spelling as another but a different meaning, and, often, a different pronunciation.

What is a synonym for "heteronym"?

Common synonyms include: homograph, homonym, polyphone.

Pronounced //ˈhɛt.ə.ɹoʊ.nɪm//.

/ˈhɛt.ə.ɹoʊ.nɪm/ noun

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Noun

1
A word having the same spelling as another but a different meaning, and, often, a different pronunciation.
"Near-synonyms: heterophone, homograph"
2
two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation wordnet
3
A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.

"Near-synonyms: heterophone, homograph"

Coined around 1900, either from hetero- (“different”) + -onym (“name”) or from Ancient Greek ἑτερώνυμος (heterṓnumos), or perhaps both.