HyperDic: homophone

English > 1 sense of the word homophone:
NOUNcommunicationhomophonetwo words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning / meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
homophone > pronunciation
Soundshhao'mahfow.n
Rhymesacetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own...
English > homophone: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningTwo words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning / meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear).
BroaderhomonymTwo words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
Spanishhomofonía, homófono
Catalanhomòfon
Adjectiveshomophonichaving the same sound
homophonouscharacteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way

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