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grapheme vs allograph

allograph vs grapheme

grapheme and allograph both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grapheme Yes No No No
allograph Yes No No No
As nouns, allograph is a hyponym of grapheme; that is, allograph is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grapheme:
  • grapheme: a written symbol that is used to represent speech
  • allograph: a variant form of a grapheme, as `m' or `M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme
grapheme (noun) allograph (noun)
a written symbol that is used to represent speech a variant form of a grapheme, as `m' or `M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme
a signature written by one person for another
Difference between grapheme and allograph

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