Homophone Challenge

A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning.

Yes, a homophone may also differ in spelling.

An example of a homophone that is spelled differently is 'rain', 'reign', and 'rein'.

<p>An example of a homophone that is spelled the same is 'rose' (flower) and 'rose' (past tense of 'rise').</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The term 'homophone' may also apply to units longer or shorter than words, such as phrases, letters, or groups of letters that are pronounced the same as another phrase, letter, or group of letters.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>If a unit is homophonous, it means that it has the property of being pronounced the same as another unit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Homophones that are spelled the same are also called homographs and homonyms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Homophones that are spelled differently are called heterographs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The word 'homophone' derives from Greek 'homo-' (meaning 'same') and 'phōnē' (meaning 'voice, utterance').</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Homophones are often used to create puns, deceive the reader, suggest multiple meanings, and are common in poetry and creative literature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and spelling.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>pin and pen</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>by, buy, merry, marry, and Mary</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>most American accents</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>rhotic accents, such as Scottish English and most dialects of American English</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>some non-rhotic accents, such as British Received Pronunciation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The multiplicity of linguistic influences in English offers complication in spelling, meaning, and pronunciation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Malapropisms are usually near-homophones that create a similar comic effect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>ice cream vs. I scream, euthanasia vs. Youth in Asia, depend vs. deep end, Gemini vs. gem in eye vs. Jim and I</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>oronyms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ähre (ear of corn) and Ehre (honor), Gäste (guests) and Geste (gesture), Stiel (handle, stalk) and Stil (style)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>More than 200 instances</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Basta (enough or coarse) and vasta (vast), persona (the male or ungendered/unidentified person) and persona (the female person), capital (money) and capital (capital city or capital letter)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through Japanese pitch accent or context, or by using different kanji characters in writing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>At least 22 words</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>화장 (to put on makeup) and 화장 (to cremate), 유산 (inheritance) and 유산 (miscarriage), 방구 (fart) and 방구 (guard), 밤 (chestnut) and 밤 (night)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Using hanja (Chinese characters)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>More homonyms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>학문 (learning) and 항문 (anus)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The context in which the word is used indicates the intended meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers