HOMOPHONE

Hom″o‐phone (?), n. [[Cf. F. homophone. See Homophonous.]] 1. 1. A letter or character which expresses a like sound with another. Gliddon.
2. 2. A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning and usually in spelling; as, all and awl; bare and bear; rite, write, right, and wright.