homoglyph

Meanings

• Noun

  A word that looks similar to another word but has a different meaning.

  - "The word 'blew' and 'blue' are homoglyphs, as they both use the same letters but have different meanings."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with homoglyph
kneel , real , seal , veil

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Hemoglobin (English) : A protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the body's tissues.
   

2. Hemoglobin (Chemistry) : A red, iron-containing protein in the red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and carbon dioxide from the body tissues to the lungs.
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. hear/here
   

2. knight/night
   

3. right/write
   

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Variants

List of all variants of homoglyph that leads to same result
hemoglobin , hemoglobins , hemoglobin A , hemoglobin As , hemoglobin A1c , hemoglobin S , hemoglobin Ss , fetal hemoglobin , fetal hemoglobins , glycated hemoglobin , glycosylated hemoglobin

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

Homoglyphs do not have different forms as they are words with the same spelling but different meanings.

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Derived from the Greek word 'homos' meaning same and 'glyphein' meaning to carve or write. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

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Trivia

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1. The longest word in English with multiple homoglyphs is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis', which means a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles.

2. Homoglyphs can also refer to letters or symbols that look similar but have different meanings in different writing systems, such as the Greek letter 'pi' (π) and the Roman numeral 'P'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Homographs: Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and origins. Homographs are a subtype of homoglyphs.

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Culture

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Homoglyphs have been used in literature and poetry to create wordplay, puns, and humour. For example, in Lewis Carroll's 'Jabberwocky', the author uses nonsensical homoglyphs to create a whimsical and fantastical world.

How to Memorize "homoglyph"

1. visualize
   

   - To memorize homoglyphs, visualize the words in context. For example, imagine the word 'blew' being used as a past tense of 'blow' and 'blue' being a colour.

2. associate
   

   - Create associations between homoglyphs and their meanings. For example, associate 'blew' with 'blow' and 'blue' with a colour.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use mnemonics to help remember homoglyphs. For example, remember 'i before e except after c' to help remember the homophone 'receive/receipt'.

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