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homophone

Summary

homophone has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • homophone is a type of homonym[2].
  • homophone's Commons category is recorded as Homophones[3].
  • homophone's partially coincident with is recorded as identical rhyme[4].
  • homophone's topic has template is recorded as Q138749679[5].
  • homophone's has characteristic is recorded as homophony[6].
  • homophone's main Wikidata property is recorded as P10822[7].
  • homophone's different from is recorded as homonym[8].
  • homophone's different from is recorded as homophobia[9].
  • homophone's different from is recorded as homeophone[10].

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Definition and Type

homophone is a type of homonym[2].

Why It Matters

homophone has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] homophone is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_homophone_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{homophone}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/homophone}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 3d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → homonym
    Has characteristic → homophony
    Main wikidata property → P10822
    Topic has template → Q138749679
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||yue, hu */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
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