homophonous

English

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Ancient Greek ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos) +‎ -ous. By surface analysis, homo- +‎ -phonous.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /həˈmɒfənəs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /həˈmɑfənəs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

homophonous (not comparable)

1. (phonetics, semantics) Having the same pronunciation.

   "Cot" and "caught" are homophonous in some American accents, as are "there" and "they're".

2. (music) Homophonic; sounding the same.

Derived terms

• homophonously
• nonhomophonous, non-homophonous

Related terms

• homophone

Translations

having the same pronunciation

• Breton: heñvelson (br)
• Catalan: homòfon (ca)
• Dutch: gelijkluidend (nl)
• Frisian:

  West Frisian: lyklûdich

• German: gleichlautend (de), gleichklingend, homofon
• Greek: ομόηχος (el) (omóichos), ομόφωνος (el) (omófonos)

  Ancient Greek: ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos)

• Hungarian: homofon (not infrequently spelled homofón), azonos kiejtésű, de eltérő jelentésű (és gyakran eltérő alakú)
• Italian: omofono
• Norwegian: homofon (no)
• Polish: homofoniczny (pl)
• Portuguese: homófono (pt)
• Spanish: homófono (es)
• Welsh: cyfunsain