homophones

[ (hom-uh-fohnz, hoh-muh-fohnz) ]


Two words that sound alike. This category includes words that are spelled the same, such as trunk (of an elephant) and trunk (a storage chest), as well as words spelled differently, such as deer and dear.

Words Nearby homophones

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