Wikipedia logo The Simple English Wikipedia has an article on: Homophone Pronunciation (UK) IPA (key): /ˈhɒməfəʊ̯n/ or /ˈhəʊməfəʊ̯n/ (US) IPA (key): /ˈhɑːməfoʊ̯n/ or /ˈhoʊməfoʊ̯n/ Audio (US)(file) Noun Singular homophone Plural homophones (countable) A word that sounds like another word, even though they have different meanings. "Right" and "write" are homophones.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.