homographs


homographs

words that are spelled identically but may or may not share a pronunciation, such as sow (so) meaning to scatter seed, and sow (sou) meaning an adult female swine
Not to be confused with:homonym – a word the same as another in sound and spelling but different in meaning such as light, meaning either illumination or of little weighthomophones – words that sound alike whether or not they are spelled differently: holy and wholly