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What is a homophone?
What is a homophone?
A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning.
Can a homophone also differ in spelling?
Can a homophone also differ in spelling?
Yes, a homophone may also differ in spelling.
Give an example of a homophone that is spelled differently.
Give an example of a homophone that is spelled differently.
An example of a homophone that is spelled differently is 'rain', 'reign', and 'rein'.
Give an example of a homophone that is spelled the same.
Give an example of a homophone that is spelled the same.
What does the term 'homophone' also apply to?
What does the term 'homophone' also apply to?
What does it mean if a unit is homophonous?
What does it mean if a unit is homophonous?
What are homophones that are spelled the same also called?
What are homophones that are spelled the same also called?
What are homophones that are spelled differently called?
What are homophones that are spelled differently called?
What is the etymology of the word 'homophone'?
What is the etymology of the word 'homophone'?
How are homophones often used in wordplay and games?
How are homophones often used in wordplay and games?
What is a homophone?
What is a homophone?
Give an example of a homophone pair in some southern American accents.
Give an example of a homophone pair in some southern American accents.
In most American accents, which words are homophonous?
In most American accents, which words are homophonous?
In which accents are the words 'do' and 'due' homophonous?
In which accents are the words 'do' and 'due' homophonous?
Which accents distinguish between the words 'talk' and 'torque'?
Which accents distinguish between the words 'talk' and 'torque'?
In which accents are the words 'court' and 'caught' homophones?
In which accents are the words 'court' and 'caught' homophones?
What is the reason for wordplay being particularly common in English?
What is the reason for wordplay being particularly common in English?
What are malapropisms?
What are malapropisms?
What are some examples of same-sounding phrases?
What are some examples of same-sounding phrases?
What is the term used to refer to same-sounding multiple words or phrases?
What is the term used to refer to same-sounding multiple words or phrases?
What are some examples of homophones in the German language?
What are some examples of homophones in the German language?
How many instances of homophones are there in the German language?
How many instances of homophones are there in the German language?
What are some examples of homophones in the Spanish language?
What are some examples of homophones in the Spanish language?
How are homophones in Japanese disambiguated?
How are homophones in Japanese disambiguated?
How many words pronounced as "kikō" are there in Japanese?
How many words pronounced as "kikō" are there in Japanese?
What are some examples of homonyms in Korean?
What are some examples of homonyms in Korean?
How are homonyms in Korean written differently?
How are homonyms in Korean written differently?
Are there more homonyms or heterographs in Korean?
Are there more homonyms or heterographs in Korean?
What is an example of a heterograph in Korean?
What is an example of a heterograph in Korean?
How are the meanings of Korean homonyms determined?
How are the meanings of Korean homonyms determined?
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