This used to be common in the past, but not so much today due to AI translation (even then, some still run into these issues as they have zero knowledge of Japanese). NEVER use Google Translate, like at all! Even for travel. I studied Japanese for a while and know that it’s a piece of shit.


That’s known as 高低 (こうてい) アクセント or Pitch Accent, like with 雨 vs 飴 even though both are pronounced as あめ, the only difference is the pitch of each sound (one is louder while the other is softer).