homophone
nounUK /ˈhɒməfəʊn/
US /ˈhɑːməfoʊn/
A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but is spelled differently and means something else.
"Sea" and "see" are homophones because they sound alike but have different spellings and meanings.
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2. In linguistics, a word that is pronounced identically to another word but differs in meaning, spelling, or origin.
"Knight" and "night" are classic examples of homophones in English.
3. A letter or symbol that represents the same sound as another letter or symbol.
In some phonetic systems, different letters can act as homophones for the same sound.
4. A person who uses or studies words that sound alike, especially in wordplay or puzzles.
The puzzle maker, a clever homophone, built riddles around words like "flower" and "flour."