Dictionary of English Capitonyms: Vocabulary Building

What are “Capitonyms”?

Capitonym is a word that changes its meaning based on whether or not it is capitalized.
Capitonym [singular] | Capitonyms [plural]

Characteristics of Capitonyms:
Same spelling except for capitalization
Different meaning when capitalized
Same or different pronunciation

Example:
Polish and polish
Polish: Connected with Poland [Adjective]
polish: To make a surface smooth and glossy [Verb]

Capitonyms are case-sensitive words
However, when capitonyms appear at the beginning of a sentence, there is no way to understand which meaning is being referred to.

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English Capitonyms – A

Acer and acer
Acer: a Taiwan-based company involved in technology [Noun]
acer: a plant with attractive leaves and flowers [Noun]

Alpine and alpine
Alpine: relating to the Alps in Central Europe [Adjective]
alpine: connected with high mountains [Adjective]

Amazon and amazon
Amazon: a US-based company related to retail industry [Noun]
amazon: a tall and strong woman [Noun]

Apple and apple
Apple: a US-based ‘Telecom and IT’ company [Noun]
apple: a round fruit [Noun]

Arabic and arabic
Arabic: related to the language of Arab people [Adjective]
arabic: a food ingredient [Noun]

Arctic and arctic
Arctic: related to the North Pole [Adjective]
arctic: extremely cold [Adjective]

Ares and ares
Ares: Greek god of war [Noun]
ares: metric unit of area (plural) [Noun]

Assembly and assembly
Assembly: a group of people who have been elected to make laws for a particular region, district, state or country. Example: the UN General Assembly [Noun]
assembly: a group of people who gathers together for a particular purpose [Noun]

August and august
August: the eighth month of the calendar year [Noun]
august: impressive, making you feel respect [Adjective]