Homophone Definition

hŏmə-fōn, hōmə-
homophones
noun
One of two or more words, such as night and knight, that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling.
American Heritage
Any of two or more letters or groups of letters representing the same speech sound (Ex.: c in civil and s in song)
Webster's New World

Homonym.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Homophone

Noun

Singular:
homophone
Plural:
homophones

Origin of Homophone

  • homo- +‎ -phone

    From Wiktionary

Homophone Sentence Examples

  • Julie would have aced her quiz if she hadn't mixed up a homonym with a homophone.

  • Choose the correct homophone to fill in the gap in each sentence.

  • You should be very careful about mixing up a homonym and homophone in your test.

  • The concept of a homonym is often confused or used interchangably with that of a homophone or homograph.

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Words Starting With

HHOHOM

Words Ending With

ENEONE

Unscrambles

homophone

Words Starting With H and Ending With E

Starts With H & Ends With EStarts With HO & Ends With EStarts With H & Ends With NE

Word Length

9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With H9 Letter Words Ending With E