Definitions

1. noun

A word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning, such as ‘bank’ (a financial institution) and ‘bank’ (the side of a river).

“The two homographs had different pronunciations and uses in the sentence.”

2. noun

In lexicography, a homograph is an entry in a dictionary that has the same spelling as another entry but a different meaning.

“The lexicographer had to create separate entries for the two homographs in the dictionary.”