Word: heterophone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
ter
o
phone
Definition: A word whose spelling is the same, but sound differs from another’s, such as potato (pə-tāʹtō vs pəˈteɪ.toʊ)
Morphemes:
Affix: hetero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: other, different
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἕτερος
Language: grc
Decoded: eteros
Meaning: other, another, different
Affix: -phone
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A type of sound.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: sound