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homonym.

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

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɒmənɪm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɑmənɪm/General-American
  1. A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both). A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.

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  2. A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both). A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.

    broadly
Where this word comes from

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

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