- a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air.
- a written element that represents the same spoken unit as another, as ks, a homophone of x in English.
- one of a group of words pronounced in the same way but differing in meaning or spelling or both, as for example bear and bare
- a written letter or combination of letters that represents the same speech sound as another
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