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What is it called when two words are spelled the same but have different pronunciations Example Bass a type of fish and A musical instrument?

This is called a homograph.

Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and pronunciations.

Here are some other examples:

* bow (to bend at the waist) and bow (a weapon)

* lead (a heavy metal) and lead (to guide)

* minute (a small amount of time) and minute (very small)

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