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allograph vs grapheme

grapheme vs allograph

allograph and grapheme both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allograph Yes No No No
grapheme Yes No No No
As nouns, grapheme is a hypernym of allograph; that is, grapheme is a word with a broader meaning than allograph:
  • allograph: a variant form of a grapheme, as `m' or `M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme
  • grapheme: a written symbol that is used to represent speech
Other hypernyms of allograph include character, graph, graphic symbol.
allograph (noun) grapheme (noun)
a variant form of a grapheme, as `m' or `M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme a written symbol that is used to represent speech
a signature written by one person for another
Difference between allograph and grapheme

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