What are the word records for capitonym (word that changes pronunciation when capitalized)?
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What are the word records for capitonym (word that changes pronunciation when capitalized)? (Pronunciation / homographs (words spelled the same but pronounced differently)) [ Editor: question framed by the editor from the headings of the Taxonomy of Wordplay. ]
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[ Editor: from the Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com, retrieved 28 Oct 2026. Classes (common, uncommon, hyphenated words, phrases), scores, ties (-t) and the source codes in brackets are explained in language/english/word.records.introduction. ] see list "Pronounced Differently When Capitalized, Beginning with Each Letter" below Pronounced Differently When Capitalized, Beginning with Each Letter ------------------------------------------------------------------- a august (majestic, month) b begin (start, former Israeli leader) c concord (agree, New Hampshire capital) d degas (remove gas from, French artist) e ewe (female sheep, African language) f forest (area with trees, town in Belgium) g guy (male, Flemish ruler) h herb (plant, short for Herbert) i ill (sick, river in Austria) j job (occupation, Bible character) k kin (relatives, Manchu ancestors) l lima (bean, city in Peru) m mole (birthmark, Sudanese people) n nestles (snuggles, beverage maker) o our (belonging to us, river in Belgium) p polish (shine, of Poland) q quiche (egg pie, department in Guatemala) r rainier (more rainy, U.S. mountain) s said (spoke, Middle Eastern port) t tangier (more tangy, city in Morocco) u ? v vital (essential, Palestinian author) w worms (invertebrates, German city) x xi (Greek letter, Chinese river) y ? z zemi (fetish, Naga people) -- Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com