20 Examples of Homonymous Words

Homonymous words

The homonymous words They are those that have the same spelling or writing, but that refer to different things. For example: call(animal) and call(present of the verb "to call").

They are terms with different origins or etymologies, which, for some reason, have assumed the same name or "signifier", maintaining different "meanings".

Some authors consider the terms equivalent homonyms Y homographs, but distinguish them from Homophones words, which are the ones that are pronounced the same but are written differently and represent different things. It can be said that all homographs are homophones, but not vice versa.

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Polysemy and homophony

The polysemy it is a concept close to homonymy, but it is an attribute of individual words, whereas homophony is an attribute of two or more words.

The polysemic words They are those that have several meanings, but a single origin. These are words that, in the vast majority of cases for contextual reasons, have come to acquire different meanings over time, so that all these meanings are meanings of the same finished.

In polysemy there is a certain logic or relationship of meaning that explains the link between the different meanings, in homonymy there is not, because in short they are different words that have only coincided in its way.

Sometimes the concept of homonym refers to the own names of people or cities, in which it is not possible to speak of "meaning", but of "reference".

In those cases, the same name has different references. This occurs with many common surnames of Spanish origin, such as Fernández, Gómez, Giménez, González, López or Pérez, since it is very likely that there are many individuals named José Pérez or Francisco González, for example.

People often tell their namesake “my namesake”. For example, if someone says “My brother lives in Córdoba”, it is not known if he lives in that Argentine province, in the capital city of that province or in the Spanish city.

Examples of homonymous words

1. Wine (past tense of the verb come) Y wine (noun: alcoholic drink made from grapes)
2. saw (elevation of the terrain) and saw (instrument for cutting wood, metals, etc.)
3. Candle (present of the verb to ensure, be awake voluntarily) and candle (noun: wax cylinder with wick, used to illuminate or decorate).
4. I raised (noun: deer mammal) and moose (subjunctive of the verb raise, equivalent to "lift").
5. Capital (sum of money) and capital (city of residence of the government of a country).
6. Language (muscular organ inside the mouth) and language (organized system for communication between people, with signifiers and meanings).
7. Large tent (camping tarp protection) and large tent (name of a type of fish).
8. Copper (subjunctive of the verb charge) Y copper (noun: metal)
9. Appointment (noun: interview or meeting) and appointment (present of the verb quote).
10. Access (entry point) and access (outburst, impulse)
11. Tail (glue) and tail (tail of an animal)
12. do (imperative of the verb make) Y do (noun: bunch, tied).
13. Expensive (face) and expensive (expensive).
14. cut (subjunctive of the verb cut off) Y cut (family and retinue of the king)
15. Key code (subjunctive of the verb to nail) Y key code (noun: secret code to access something).
16. advice (recommendation) and advice (board, assembly).
17. Love (present of the verb to love) Y love (noun: owner)
18. Cape (military grade) and cape (handle or handle).
19. Call (noun: animal) and call (present of the verb to call)
20. Wrist (toy) and wrist (part of the body between the hand and the forearm)

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