homophone
noun/ˈhɒməfəʊn/
/ˈhɑːməfəʊn/, /ˈhəʊməfəʊn/
(grammar)- a word that is pronounced like another word but has a different spelling or meaning, for example plain, plane /pleɪn/Topics Languagec1
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