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homograph

UK/ˈhɒməɡɹɑːf//ˈhɑːməɡɹæf/

homograph noun: a word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology.

Noun

homograph (plural homographs)

  1. A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology.
  2. A text character or string that looks identical to another when rendered.

homograph meaning in Kannada and Thai

homograph in Kannada

ಒರ‍್ಪರಿಜು

homograph in Thai

word with the same spelling but different meaning
คำพ้องรูป kam-pɔ́ɔng-rûup
More languagesFewer languages
Kashmiri
ہَم اَچھِرؠ ham achir'

Forms of homograph

pluralhomographs

Origin of homograph

From homo- + -graph.

Words formed from homograph

Questions about homograph

What does homograph mean?
Homograph means a word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology.
What is homograph in Kannada?
Homograph in Kannada is ಒರ‍್ಪರಿಜು. See Homograph meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is homograph?
Homograph is a noun.
How do you pronounce homograph?
Homograph is pronounced /ˈhɒməɡɹɑːf/ (UK).
What is the plural of homograph?
The plural of homograph is homographs.

Words near homograph in the dictionary

  1. homogonic
  2. homogonous
  3. homogony
  4. homograft
  5. homografts
  6. homograph
  7. homographic
  8. homographically
  9. homographies
  10. homographous
  11. homographs

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: homograph (page history and authors); homograph (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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