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homophonous

adjective

characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
H
Ends with
S
Contains
OM
Scrabble score
21
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

həˈmɒfənəs

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way

    “‘horse’ and ‘hoarse’ are homophonous words”

In context

Example Sentences

‘horse’ and ‘hoarse’ are homophonous words
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