Homophones
We call "homophone" all words which have the same pronunciation but a different spelling.
In addition to those spelling difference, those words often include a different sens in a sentence.
We called "homophone grammaticaux" all word with a similar sound but with a different grammar category.
- un bal / une balle (homophone)
- il a un collier à son cou. (homophone grammatical)
How to do the difference between...
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a / à | |
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son / sont | |
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se / ce | |
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et / est | |
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c'est / s'est | |
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on / ont | |
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on / on n' | |
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leur / leurs | |
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notre / nôtre | |
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ou / où | |
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roder / rôder | |
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qu'en / quand / quant | |
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sensé / censé | |
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avoir affaire / avoir à faire | |
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du / dû |
Here is a list of other nouns that are pronounced in the same way but with a very different meaning.
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amande / amende | |
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ancre / encre | |
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autel / hôtel |