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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras