homophonous

English

Adjective

homophonous (not comparable)

(phonetics) Having the same pronunciation.
"Cot" and "caught" are homophonous in some American accents, as are "there" and "they're".
(music) Homophonic; sounding the same.

Related terms

homophone

Translations

having the same pronunciation

Ancient Greek: ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos)
Breton: heñvelson (br)
Greek: ομόφωνος (el) (omófonos)

Hungarian: homofon (not infrequently spelled homofón), azonos kiejtésű, de eltérő jelentésű (és gyakran eltérő alakú)
Norwegian: homofon (no)

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