2006-07-21 06:25:36 · 10 answers · asked by javid_23 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Yes, homophone
homo- greek for "same"
phone- greek for "sound"
which is a subcategory to the general homonym, which can include homographs (words spelled the same but mean different things, like lead (metal) and lead (be in front))
My favorite homophone is ceiling/sealing.
2006-07-21 06:28:23 · answer #1 · answered by Iridium190 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A homophone or homonym. The more modern of the two is homonym, according to my English teacher, but homophone works just as well. The only difference is that a homonym more often has the same spelling, as well as the same sound.
2006-07-22 03:47:18 · answer #2 · answered by DoodleGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're called Homonyms
Same-sounding = Homonyms
2006-07-21 06:30:06 · answer #3 · answered by MzzandtheChuchuBees 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Words that sound the same but have different meanings are homonyms.
2006-07-21 08:24:05 · answer #4 · answered by okbyajc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are called homonyms.
2006-07-21 06:29:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
homonym
2006-07-21 06:28:55 · answer #6 · answered by Harry_Cox 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
homonymes
2006-07-21 06:54:09 · answer #7 · answered by ringocox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
homonyms.
2006-07-21 06:28:25 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ Krista ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i imagine there are extra in English because English spelling isn't so commonplace, yet indexed the following are some examples of words which sound a similar yet are spelt in yet differently in different languages. eg: Italian "anno" and "hanno" sound a similar, in French "on" and "ont" or "ami" and "amie", etc Spanish "tu" and "tú", "ha" and "a", "he" and "e" ("e" used for the word "and", instead of "y", before a vowel) Sounding diverse yet spelt a similar is a lot less uncomplicated, yet eastern kanji may have a similar meaning yet be stated completely in yet differently, eg the kind for "East" is stated "higashi" in a word like "East go out" ("higashi guchi", yet is stated "To" in "Tokyo" (meaning "east city") - a similar image for East is utilized in both.
2016-10-15 01:21:10 · answer #9 · answered by keys 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
homonym(s)
2006-07-21 14:32:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋