🔊homophone (jómofohn)

noun
/ˈhɒməˌfoʊn/
palabra homófona (palabra homofona)

Meaning

A word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning, and often spelling.
Traducción del significado
Una palabra que se pronuncia igual que otra pero tiene un significado diferente
Una palabra que se pronuncia igual que otra pero tiene un significado diferente

Oraciones de ejemplo

The words 'pair' and 'pear' are homophones.

Las palabras 'pair' y 'pear' son homófonas.
Las palabras 'pair' y 'pear' son homofonas.

Synonyms

sound-alike, homonym, same-sounding word, phonetic twin

Antonyms

heteronym, antonym

Colocaciones

common homophone, confusing homophone, list of homophones

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