homophone
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homophone
- /ˈhɒməfəʊn/ UK
- /ˈhɑməfoʊn/ US
- /ˈhɔməfəʉn/ Australia
- [ˈhɒ(ː)məfoːn] Canada
Where it comes from
From French homophone; equivalent to homo- (“same”) + -phone (“sound”).
noun homophones
- 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.
Translations
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noun words with the same pronunciation
| Español | homófono, homófona |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동음이의어 dong'eumiuieo |
| 日本語 | 同音語 dōongo |
| 中文 | 同音詞 /同音词 tóngyīncí, 同音字 tóngyīnzì |
| हिन्दी | समध्वनि samdhvani |
| Português | homófono |
| Français | homophone |
| Deutsch | Homophon |
| Italiano | omofono |
| Ελληνικά | ομόφωνος omófonos |
| Română | omofon |
| Русский | омофо́н omofón |
| Tiếng Việt | từ đồng âm |
| العربية | لَفْظَة مُتَجَانِسَة lafẓa mutajānisa |
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title = {homophone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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