homeograph

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UK/hɒˈmiːəʊɡɹæf/

noun

A word similar — but not identical — in spelling to another.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounhomeograph (plural homeographs)

plural homeographs · alternative homoeograph · alternative homœograph

  1. A word similar — but not identical — in spelling to another.
  2. historicalA printed copy of a drawing produced by the process of homeography.

Origin

From homeo- (“similar”) + -graph (“writing”).

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Cite this entry
APA

homeograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homeograph

MLA

“homeograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homeograph. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homeograph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homeograph.

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