homophone

IPA/ˈhɒməfəʊn/
KK[hˈomofˌon]IPA/ˈhɑːməfəʊn/

homophone — noun

  • homophonesingular
  • homophonesplural

1. A word that you say exactly the same way as another word, even though the two wo

1.名詞B2
釋義

A word that you say exactly the same way as another word, even though the two words have different meanings and usually different spellings. For example, in English 'rose' (the flower) and 'rose' (past tense of 'rise') are homophones of each other because they sound identical when spoken.

例句

The words 'flower' and 'flour' are homophones — they sound alike but are spelled differently.

classic pair: flower/flour

Mia wrote five pairs of homophones on the board, including 'beet' and 'beat.'

countable: pairs of homophones

同義詞
  • homonym

    a broader category that includes both homophones (same sound) and homographs (same spelling); all homophones are homonyms, but not all homonyms are homophones

文法句型

homophone + of [word]

homophone + for [word]

用法筆記

Frequently used in language-learning and spelling-instruction contexts. The plural form 'homophones' is more common than the singular. Teachers often group homophones into 'pairs' or 'sets'.

常見錯誤

❌A homograph is a word that sounds the same as another word.
✅A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word.
💡homographs are spelled the same but differ in meaning or pronunciation; homophones differ in spelling and meaning but share pronunciation.