75 Examples of Homonymy

Homonymy

The homonymy It is the relationship that is established between two or more words that are written or pronounced the same, but have different meanings. For example: grate (to crumble) / scratch (to make stripes), call (verb "to call") / call (animal).

Because they do not share semantic features, homonyms they have different entries in the dictionary.

Types of homomynia

Examples of homonymy

Homophony

1. TO (preposition) / Ha (form of the verb "have").
2. Bank (bank or financial entity) / Bank (furniture to sit on) / Bank (form of the verb "bank") / Bank (set of fish).
3. Wow (form of the verb “to go”) / Fence (fence, fenced) / Berry (fruit).
4. Scratch (to make stripes) / Grate (to crumble something).
5. Pole (mast) / Until (preposition).
6. Find (form of the verb "to find") / Is (form of the verb "to have") / The Is (city of Holland).
7. To reveal (to make something known or to make a photograph visible) / Rebel (to revolt).
8. Male (man) / Baron (title of nobility).
9. Boat (boat) / Boat (form of the verb “botar”) / Vote (form of the verb "vote").
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10. Hair (body hair) / Beautiful (synonymous with cute, beautiful).
11. He had (form of the verb "to have") / Tube (cylinder-shaped piece).
12. Threw out (form of the verb "to throw") / Done (form of the verb "to do") / Done (noun, synonym of event).
13. Tax (to impose a tax burden) / Engrave (to record an image or sound).
14. Boil (form of the verb “boil”) / Herb (plant, vegetable).
15. Wave (water ripple) / Hello (greetings).
16. Shoe (to nail a horseshoe) / Err (synonym of failing).
17. Hour (measure of time) / Pray (form of the verb "pray").
18. Oh (expression of pain) / There are (form of the verb "have").
19. Leaf through (to turn the pages of a book) / Browse (look).
20. Bident (having two teeth) / Seer (fortune teller).
21. Izo (to raise a flag on its pole) / Made (form of the verb "to do").
22. Cow (animal) / Roof (support to load luggage).
23. Sumo (Japanese wrestling) / Juice (natural juice).
24. Sling (that has depth) / Wave (curve).
25. Vote (form of the verb "vote") / Bot (form of the verb "bounce").
26. Give in (form of the verb "give up") / Silk (type of fabric)
27. Talking (form of the verb "to speak") / Softening (form of the verb "soften").
28. Toward (preposition) / Asia (continent).
29. saw (tool) / Close (form of the verb to close).
30. it fell (landform, island) / Callus (form of the verb "shut up").
31. It fell (form of the verb "to fall") / Callus (form of the verb "shut up").
32. Senate (chamber of legislative power) / Cenado (form of the verb “to have dinner”).
33. Cook (cooking mode) / To sew (sewing with needle and thread).
34. Creek (form of the verb “to roll”) / Stream (Water body).
35. Estivo (of summer, summer) / Stowage (load and unload goods at the port).
36. Bleat (sound of the sheep) / Valid (form of the verb "validate").
37. Novel (rookie) / Nobel (prize).

HOMOGRAPHY

1. Love (form of the verb "to love") / Love (owner).
2. Expensive (which is expensive) / Expensive (synonym for face).
3. Siren (device that emits sound) / Siren (marine nymph).
4. I raised (animal) / I raised (form of the verb "raise").
5. Channel (television or radio station) / Channel (aqueduct).
6. Voucher (form of the verb “worth”) / Voucher (synonymous with bonus).
7. cut (royal family or entourage) / cut (form of the verb "cut").
8. Cobra (form of the verb "charge") / Cobra (animal).
9. Call (animal) / Call (form of the verb "to call").
10. Copper (metal) / Copper (form of the verb "charge").
11. Cape (military grade) / Cape (handle) / Cape (point of land that penetrates into the sea).
12. I knew (who has wisdom) / I knew (liquid from plants)
13. Sumo (form of the verb "to add") / Sumo (Japanese fight)
14. Capital (heritage) / Capital (center of a country, state or province).
15. Under (form of the verb "to go down") / Under (who is short).
16. Wrist (body part) / Wrist (children's toy).
17. Wine (form of the verb "to come") / Wine (alcoholic drink based on grapes).
18. Paste (to glue together) / Paste (beat).
19. Needle (clock pointer indicating hour, minutes or seconds) / Needle (item to sew).
20. Large tent (type of fish) / Large tent (Camping store).
21. Language (body part) / Language (code).
22. Close (which is at a short distance) / Close (fenced).
23. Nothing (nonexistence) / Nothing (form of the verb "swim").
24. Vote (paper where a choice is expressed) / Vote (form of the verb "vote")
25. Eat (form of the verb "eat") / Eat (punctuation sign).
26. Cat (mechanical instrument) / Cat (animal).
27. Buttons (hotel employee) / Buttons (items to fasten).
28. Cup (top of a tree) / Cup (glass to drink wine or champagne) / Cup (award, trophy).
29. River (form of the verb "laugh") / River (water flow).
30. Salt (sodium chloride) / Salt (form of the verb "to leave").
31. Amount (form of the verb “to mount) 2 / Amount (quantity of something).
32. lime (fruit) / lime (capital of Peru) / lime (filing tool).
33. Call (form of the verb "to call") / Call (animal).
34. saw (Mountain) / saw (tool).
35. Tail (row) / Tail (glue) / Tail (tip).
36. Costume (article of clothing) / Costume (form of the verb "bring").
37. Right (college career) / Right (adjective, which is straight).
38. sauce (preparation that accompanies meals) / sauce (type of dance).
39. Press (printed publication) / Press (from the verb "press") / Press (machine that compresses).
40. Banking (form of the verb "bank") / Banking (financial entity).
41. Go (form of the verb “to go”) / Go (form of the verb "to see").