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

Ancient Greek: ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos)
Breton: heñvelson (br)

Greek: ομόφωνος (el) (omófonos)
Norwegian: homofon (no)

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