What do you call 2 words that are spelled the same but sound different?

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What is a heteronym?
A pair (or group) of heteronyms are words that have the same spelling (they are homographs) but different pronunciation (they are heterophones) and also different meanings.

It's much easier to grasp this idea with a few examples:

Excuse - Please excuse me while I think of an excuse.
Polish - Tell the Polish cleaners to polish the floor.
Minute - The button was so minute that it was a minute before I found it.
Wind - Hopefully the wind will be strong enough to wind the windmill.
Record - It's the referee's job to record the new world record....Show more

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What do you call 2 words that are spelled the same but sound different?
I mean like "wind" in the wind blew hard last night, and wind your watch....Show more

Homonymy-two words sound and are written the same but are different in meaning.
Homograph-words spelled the same but pronounced differently....Show more

I like to read so I read a book. I don't know what they're called but they are strange....Show more

Just don't bring that topic up, and you won't have to worry what you call it....Show more