What's it called when two words are spelled the same, but have different meanings and are pronounced differently?

For example: Live; I would love to live there one day. Live; I watched the show live on TV last night.

Answer #1

what is a heteronym- A pair (or group) of heteronyms are words that have the same spelling (they are homographs) but different pronunciation (they are heterophones) and also different meanings.

Answer #2

The word I know for them is homophones…

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