Paronyms and homonyms - Parónimos y homónimos
Cultural Curriculum
64.
Paronyms and Homonyms (English)
This lesson includes
information on:
- Paronyms
- Homonyms
1. Paronyms
The words that are
pronounced similarly but are written a little bit differently are called paronyms.
For
example:
|
Spanish |
English |
|
Parónimos: |
Paronyms: |
|
Actitud/Aptitud |
Attitude/Aptitude |
|
Adepto/Adapto |
Adept/Adapt |
|
Adicción/Adición |
Addiction/Addition |
|
Amén/Amen |
Amen/They
love |
|
Acta/Apta |
Notes/Capable
person |
|
Bestia/Vestía |
Animal/He,she,you dressed |
|
Cesto/Sexto |
Basket/Sixth |
|
Compresión/Comprensión |
Compression/Understanding |
|
Corruto/Corrupto |
Musical
instrument/Corrupt |
|
Índico/Indico |
Indian/I
indicate |
|
Legión/Región |
Legion/Region |
|
Papa/Papá |
Potato/Dad |
|
Óptico/Ótico |
Vision/Hearing |
|
Poción/Porción |
Potion/Portion |
|
Respecto/Respeto |
About/Respect |
|
Revólver/Revolver |
Revolver
(gun)/To mix |
2. Homonyms
The words that are
pronounced and written in a similar form but have different meanings are called
homonyms. These are divided into two
groups:
·
Homophones:
words that have different meanings but are pronounced the same. For example, arrollo
(to run over) and arroyo (stream
or gutter).
·
Homographs:
words that mean different things but are written the same way. For example, cara (the face)
and cara
(expensive)
Here
are more examples of homonyms:
|
Spanish |
English |
|
Homónimos: |
Homonyms |
|
Asar/Azar |
To
grill/Luck |
|
Barón/Varón |
Baron/Man |
|
Bello/Vello |
Pretty/Arm,
leg hair |
|
Aya/Halla |
Nanny/He
finds |
|
Bote/Vote |
Small
boat/She votes |
|
Basto/Vasto |
Stop/Vast |
|
Cabo/Cavo |
Military
Grade/I shovel |
|
Casar/Cazar |
To
marry/To hunt |
|
Hierba/Hierva |
Herb/Boil |
|
Hoya/Olla |
Sepulcher/Pot
(cooking) |
|
Masa/Maza |
Dough,
cornmeal/Pool cue (tip) |
|
Sabia/Savia |
Wise
person/Sap |
|
Cara/Cara |
Face/Expensive |
|
Masa/Masa |
Dough/Multitude |
|
Quetzal/Quetzal |
Native
Bird of Guatemala/Currency of |
|
Peso/Peso |
Weight/Currency
of |
|
Lengua/Lengua |
Tongue/Language |
|
Evita/Evita |
Evita/She avoids |
|
Capital/Capital |
Capital/Quantity
of Money |
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64.
Parónimos y Homónimos (en español)
Esta lección incluye información sobre:
- Parónimos
- Homónimos
1. Parónimos
Las palabras que se pronuncian de forma similar pero se escriben un poco
diferente se llaman parónimos.
Por ejemplo:
|
Español |
Inglés |
|
Parónimos: |
Paronyms: |
|
Actitud/Aptitud |
Attitude/Aptitude |
|
Adepto/Adapto |
Adept/Adapt |
|
Adicción/Adición |
Addiction/Addition |
|
Amén/Amen |
Amen/They
love |
|
Acta/Apta |
Notes/Capable
person |
|
Bestia/Vestía |
Animal/He,she,you dressed |
|
Cesto/Sexto |
Basket/Sixth |
|
Compresión/Comprensión |
Compression/Understanding |
|
Corruto/Corrupto |
Musical
instrument/Corrupt |
|
Índico/Indico |
Indian/I
indicate |
|
Legión/Región |
Legion/Region |
|
Papa/Papá |
Potato/Dad |
|
Óptico/Ótico |
Vision/Hearing |
|
Poción/Porción |
Potion/Portion |
|
Respecto/Respeto |
About/Respect |
|
Revólver/Revolver |
Revolver
(gun)/To mix |
2. Homónimos
Las palabras que se pronuncian y se escriben de forma similar pero tienen
significado diferente se llaman homónimos. Se dividen en dos clases:
·
Homófonos: Son palabras que tienen
diferente significado pero se pronuncian igual.
Por ejemplo, arrollo (atropellar)
y arroyo (un riachuelo).
·
Homógrafos: Son palabras que significan cosas distintas
pero se escriben igual. Por ejemplo, cara
(el rostro) y cara (precio alto).
Aquí hay más ejemplos de homónimos:
|
Español |
Inglés |
|
Homónimos: |
Homonyms |
|
Asar/Azar |
To
grill/Luck |
|
Barón/Varón |
Baron/Man |
|
Bello/Vello |
Pretty/Arm,
leg hair |
|
Aya/Halla |
Nanny/He
finds |
|
Bote/Vote |
Small
boat/She votes |
|
Basto/Vasto |
Stop/Vast |
|
Cabo/Cavo |
Military
Grade/I shovel |
|
Casar/Cazar |
To
marry/To hunt |
|
Hierba/Hierva |
Herb/Boil |
|
Hoya/Olla |
Sepulcher/Pot
(cooking) |
|
Masa/Maza |
Dough,
cornmeal/Pool cue (tip) |
|
Sabia/Savia |
Wise
person/Sap |
|
Cara/Cara |
Face/Expensive |
|
Masa/Masa |
Dough/Multitude |
|
Quetzal/Quetzal |
Native
Bird of Guatemala/Currency of |
|
Peso/Peso |
Weight/Currency
of |
|
Lengua/Lengua |
Tongue/Language |
|
Evita/Evita |
Evita/She avoids |
|
Capital/Capital |
Capital/Quantity
of Money |