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Etymology
nyms
From Greek for same sound

Noun
en-noun

1. A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling and meaning, for example: carat, caret, carrot and karat.
2. A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters.

Related terms
homophonous (adjective)

Usage notes
An homophone is a type of homonym (a word which sounds or is spelled the same as another). An homograph is a word with the same spelling as another, but a completely unrelated meaning. Homographs are not necessarily homophones.

Translations

Croatian: t-|hr|homofon|m, t-|hr|istozvu�nica|f
Dutch: homofoon m
Greek: ομ���νο� m
Kurdish: hevdeng, homofon
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Russian: омо�он m (1)
Swedish: homofon (1) c
German: Gleichklang m

See also
heteronym
homonym
homograph
Appendix:List of homophones

et:homophone
el:homophone
fr:homophone
io:homophone
id:homophone
pl:homophone
ru:homophone
simple:homophone
vi:homophone
tr:homophone
zh:homophone

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