homograph

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UK/ˈhɒməɡɹɑːf/UK/ˈhəʊməɡɹæf/US/ˈhɑːməɡɹæf/US/ˈhoʊməɡɹæf/

noun

A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology.

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Meanings

nounhomograph (plural homographs)

plural homographs

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
heteronym

Origin

From homo- + -graph.

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Translations

Bulgarian омогра́ф
  • омогра́ф (omográf)word with the same spelling but different meaning
Catalan homògraf
  • homògrafword with the same spelling but different meaning
Chinese Mandarin 同音異義詞 /同音异义词, 同音詞 /同音词
  • 同音異義詞 /同音异义词 (tóngyīn yìyì)word with the same spelling but different meaning
  • 同音詞 /同音词 (tóngyīncí)word with the same spelling but different meaning
  • 異讀詞 /异读词 (yìdúcí)word with the same spelling but different meaning
  • 同形詞 /同形词 (tóngxíngcí)word with the same spelling but different meaning
  • 多音字 (duōyīnzì)word with the same spelling but different meaning
  • 同形異義字 /同形异义字 (tóngxíngyìyìzì)word with the same spelling but different meaning
  • 同形字 (tóngxíngzì)word with the same spelling but different meaning
Czech homograf
  • homografword with the same spelling but different meaning
Dutch homograaf
  • homograafword with the same spelling but different meaning
Finnish homografi
  • homografiword with the same spelling but different meaning
French homographe
  • homographeword with the same spelling but different meaning
German Homograph
  • Homographword with the same spelling but different meaning
Greek ομοιογράφος
  • ομοιογράφος (omoiográfos)word with the same spelling but different meaning
Hebrew הומוגרף
  • הומוגרף (homográf)word with the same spelling but different meaning
Hungarian homográf
  • homográfword with the same spelling but different meaning
Irish homagraf
  • homagrafword with the same spelling but different meaning
Italian omografo
  • omografoword with the same spelling but different meaning
Japanese 同音異義語, 同音語
  • 同音異義語 (dōon igigo)word with the same spelling but different meaning
  • 同音語 (dōongo)word with the same spelling but different meaning
Polish homograf
  • homografword with the same spelling but different meaning
Portuguese homógrafo
  • homógrafoword with the same spelling but different meaning
Russian омо́граф, омо́ним
  • омо́граф (omógraf)word with the same spelling but different meaning
  • омо́ним (omónim)word with the same spelling but different meaning
Spanish homógrafo
  • homógrafoword with the same spelling but different meaning
Swedish homograf
  • homografword with the same spelling but different meaning
Thai คำพ้องรูป
  • คำพ้องรูป (kam-pɔ́ɔng-rûup)word with the same spelling but different meaning
Turkish eş sesli
  • eş sesliword with the same spelling but different meaning
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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