Definition
A homophone is a
- group of two or more letters representing the same speech sound, or
- homonym (sense 1).
Examples
Here are some examples of homophones in English listed according to the senses above:
- Letters with the same speech sound:
- c in city
- s in song
- Homonyms:
- two
- too
Sources 1
- Neufeldt 1991, 647