Main Entry: ho·mo·phone

Pronunciation: \ˈhä-mə-ˌfōn, ˈhō-\

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1843

1 : one of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling (as the words to, too, and two)
2 : a character or group of characters pronounced the same as another character or group

— ho·moph·o·nous \hō-ˈmä-fə-nəs\ adjective