English

Noun

homophone ‎(plural homophones)

1. A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin, for example: carat, caret, carrot, and karat.^[1][2]
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

A homophone is a type of homonym in the loose sense of that term (a word which sounds or is spelled the same as another). (The strict sense of homonym is a word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.) A homograph is a word with the same spelling as another but a completely unrelated meaning. Homographs are not necessarily homophones.

Translations

References

1. ↑ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homophone
2. ↑ http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/homophone?view=uk

See also

An Euler diagram showing the relationship between these -nyms.

• Appendix:English dialect-independent homophones

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /ɔmɔfɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Homophone: homophones

Adjective

homophone m, f ‎(plural homophones)

1. homophonous

Noun

homophone m ‎(plural homophones)

1. homophone

See also

• Homophone on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr