Technically, it is a homonym. Homonyms are separated into two categories, homophones (sound the same but spelled differently, such as they’re/their/there) and homographs, which are spelled the same but have different meanings, such as lead (the metal) and lead (the verb).
Technically, it is a homonym. Homonyms are separated into two categories, homophones (sound the same but spelled differently, such as they’re/their/there) and homographs, which are spelled the same but have different meanings, such as lead (the metal) and lead (the verb).
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Led is not spelled the same as lead.
yes, but lead is
Led is the past tense of the verb “to lead”.
Led is a homophone of lead (the metal) whereas lead is a homograph of lead (again, the metal).
Lead however is spelled the same as lead, so their point remains.