Associations to the word «Homophone»

Wiktionary

HOMOPHONE, noun. A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin, for example: carat, caret, carrot, and karat.
HOMOPHONE, noun. A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters.

Dictionary definition

HOMOPHONE, noun. Two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear).

Wise words

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain