homophone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɒməfəʊn/ (UK)
- [ˈhɒ(ː)məfoːn] (Canada)
- /ˈhɑməfoʊn/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈhɔməfəʉn/ (Australia)
Etymology
From French homophone; equivalent to homo- (“same”) + -phone (“sound”).
Meanings
- A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.
- A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| homophones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
holorhyme · oronym · homograph
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Relateds
alternative spelling · distinct · homophone & heterograph · homophone & homograph · homophonous · alternative pronunciation · identical · different · same · heteronym · heterophone & homograph · heterophone & heterograph · near-homophone · homonym · homophony · synonym
Translations (55)
sv homofon (words with the same pronunciation) · kk омофон (words with the same pronunciation) · cy homoffon (words with the same pronunciation) · ko 동음이의어 (words with the same pronunciation) · ar لَفْظَة مُتَجَانِسَة (words with the same pronunciation) · ks ہَم آوٲزؠ (words with the same pronunciation) · ja 同音語 (words with the same pronunciation) · ga homafón (words with the same pronunciation) · tr sesteş kelime (words with the same pronunciation) · af homofoon (words with the same pronunciation) · sh homofon (words with the same pronunciation) · ca homòfon (words with the same pronunciation) · is samhljóma orð (words with the same pronunciation) · cmn 同音字 (words with the same pronunciation) · it omofono (words with the same pronunciation) · kmr hevdeng (words with the same pronunciation) · km កល្បសព្ទ (words with the same pronunciation) · el ομόφωνος (words with the same pronunciation) · cs homofon (words with the same pronunciation) · cs homofonum (words with the same pronunciation) · km សូរដូច (words with the same pronunciation) · et homofoon (words with the same pronunciation) · nb homofon (words with the same pronunciation) · de Homophon (words with the same pronunciation) · es homófono (words with the same pronunciation) · pl homofon (words with the same pronunciation) · cy cyfunsain (words with the same pronunciation) · tr sesteş (words with the same pronunciation) · ka ომოფონი (words with the same pronunciation) · io homofono (words with the same pronunciation) · es homófona (words with the same pronunciation) · lt homofonas (words with the same pronunciation) · ro omofon (words with the same pronunciation) · cmn 同音詞 /同音词 (words with the same pronunciation) · nn homofon (words with the same pronunciation) · ru омофо́н (words with the same pronunciation) · hi समध्वनि (words with the same pronunciation) · nl homofoon (words with the same pronunciation) · eo homofono (words with the same pronunciation) · bg омофо́н (words with the same pronunciation) · vi từ đồng âm (words with the same pronunciation) · fi homofoni (words with the same pronunciation) · th คำพ้องเสียง (words with the same pronunciation) · ga téarma comhfhuaimneach (words with the same pronunciation) · sl homofon (words with the same pronunciation) · id homofon (words with the same pronunciation) · sl enakoglasnica (words with the same pronunciation) · hy նույնահնչյուն բառ (words with the same pronunciation) · da homofon (words with the same pronunciation) · pt homófono (words with the same pronunciation) · fur omofon (words with the same pronunciation) · sh istozvučnica (words with the same pronunciation) · hu homofon (not infrequently spelled homofón) (words with the same pronunciation) · fr homophone (words with the same pronunciation) · kmr homofon (words with the same pronunciation)