Homophone

Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 Noun 3 Examples 3.1 Related terms 4 See also 4.1 Translations

Etymology

Greek for "same sound"

Noun

1. a word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling and meaning.

   Note This term is distinct from homonym (a word which sounds or is spelled the same as another) which is correctly applied only to words that are identically spelled but have different meanings, usually based on distinct etymologies. See also: homograph.

2. a letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters.

Examples

carat, caret, carrot, karat

Related terms

• homophonous (adjective)

See also

• homonym
• homograph

Translations

• Dutch: homofoon m

  homofon (1) c