1. having the same sound but different meanings or spellings
Usage: linguistics

Examples

• The words ‘there,’ ‘their,’ and ‘they’re’ are homophonous in English.
• Many students struggle with homophonous words when learning to spell.
• The teacher explained that ‘to,’ ‘too,’ and ‘two’ are homophonous pairs.
• Homophonous words can create confusion in written communication.
• The poet used homophonous words to create clever wordplay.
• English has many homophonous words that sound identical but have different meanings.