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- [hom-uh-fohn, hoh-muh-]
- /ˈhɒm əˌfoʊn, ˈhoʊ mə-/
- /ˈhɒm.ə.fəʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hom-uh-fohn, hoh-muh-]
- /ˈhɒm əˌfoʊn, ˈhoʊ mə-/
Definitions of homophone word
- noun homophone Phonetics. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air. 1
- noun homophone a written element that represents the same spoken unit as another, as ks, a homophone of x in English. 1
- noun homophone Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, e.g., new and knew. 1
- noun homophone word that sounds like another 1
- countable noun homophone In linguistics, homophones are words with different meanings which are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently. For example, 'write' and 'right' are homophones. 0
- noun homophone one of a group of words pronounced in the same way but differing in meaning or spelling or both, as for example bear and bare 0
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Origin of homophone
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; back formation from homophonous
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Homophone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
homophone popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
homophone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for homophone
noun homophone
- homograph — a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not, as bear 1 “to carry; support” and bear 2 “animal” or lead 1 “to conduct” and lead 2 “metal.”.
- homonym — Phonetics. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air; a homophone (def 1).
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See also
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