how to pronounce homophone

/ˈhoʊmoʊˌfoʊn/

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the above transcription of homophone is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

homophone is pronounced in three syllables

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1.

h
o
ʊ

2.

m
o
ʊ

3.

f
o
ʊ
n

example pitch curve for pronunciation of homophone

hoʊmoʊfoʊn

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meanings of homophone

noun:

  1. A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters.
  2. A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.

homophone frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word homophone occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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