homófono
Spanish, noun/oˈmofono/
homófono is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “homophone (word with the same pronunciation as another)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does homófono mean in English?
adjective
- 1
homophonous (having the same pronunciation)
- 2
homophonic (having a single melodic line)
noun
- 1
masculinehomophone (word with the same pronunciation as another)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dice de una palabra que suena igual a otra, teniendo una grafía diferente.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of homófono
- homófona feminine
- homófonos masculine plural
- homófonas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce homófono?
- /oˈmofono/
- [oˈmo.fo.no]
- [oˈmofono]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to homófono
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is homófono in Spanish?
homófono appears about once in every 38 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).