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a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning, or a different spelling and meaning: The words "sow" and "sew" are homophones. Readers often wrote in to complain about homophones ( complement, not compliment) and poor grammar. Compare. homograph. homonym. Fewer examples.
a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning, or a different spelling and meaning: The words "sow" and "sew" are homophones. Readers often wrote in to complain about homophones ( complement, not compliment) and poor grammar. Compare. homograph.
Homophones are words that sound the same but are different in meaning or spelling. Homographs are spelled the same, but differ in meaning or pronunciation. Homonyms can be either or even both.
A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and/or spelling. “Flower” and “flour” are homophones because they are pronounced the same but you certainly can’t bake a cake using daffodils.
Homophone, one of two or more words that sound the same but have distinctly different meanings. Homophones may be spelled differently, as in the words here and hear, or identically, as in the different meanings of the word bat, which can be defined as a stout stick or club or as a nocturnal flying.
What Is a Homophone? A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but is usually spelled differently and has a different meaning. Homophones may consist of two or more words, although pairs are more common than three or more words that sound the same.
A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning, whether it’s spelled the same or not. There, their, and they’re are homophones. But so are bark (the sound a dog makes) and bark (the covering of a tree).
