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homófono

Portuguese, noun/oˈmɔ.fo.nu/

homófono is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “homophone (word with the same pronunciation as another)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does homófono mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    homophonous (having the same pronunciation)

  2. 2

    homophonic (having a single melodic line)

noun

  1. 1

    masculinehomophone (word with the same pronunciation as another)

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. duas palavras são homófonas quando têm grafia diferente mas mesma pronúncia

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), 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 Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce homófono?

  • Brazil /oˈmɔ.fo.nu/
  • Portugal /ɔˈmɔ.fu.nu/
  • Portugal /ɔ.ˈmɔ.fu.nu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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.