homonym

Meaning

1. (broadly) A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both).
2. (broadly) A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both).

Synonyms

namesake

doppelganger

homograph

homophone

unison

Translations

homonyme

Homonym

omonimo

homónimo

homònim

homoniem

homónimo

homônimo

ομώνυμο

Namensschwester

omónymo

homonymie

Namensbruder

ομώνυμος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɒmənɪm/

Etymology

From Latin homōnymum, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμον (homṓnumon), nominalized from the neuter of ὁμώνῠμος (homṓnŭmos, “homonymous”). By surface analysis, homo- + -onym.