homonym
noun
- one of a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhɒmənɪm/ / /ˈhɑmənɪm/
noun
Etymology: From Latin homōnymum, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμον (homṓnumon), nominalized from the neuter of ὁμώνῠμος (homṓnŭmos, “homonymous”). By surface analysis, hom- + -onym.
- A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both).
- A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both).