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homophonie

French, noun/ɔ.mɔ.fɔ.ni/

homophonie is a French feminine noun meaning “homophony” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Concert de plusieurs voix qui chantent à l’unisson”.

What does homophonie mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininehomophony

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Concert de plusieurs voix qui chantent à l’unisson. 2. Graphies qui représentent un même son.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of homophonie

  • homophonies plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce homophonie?

  • /ɔ.mɔ.fɔ.ni/
  • \ɔ.mɔ.fɔ.ni\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to homophonie

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is homophonie in French?

homophonie appears about once in every 17 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).