Homophones are words that are pronounced the same way but have different meanings. Sometimes they’re spelled identically and sometimes they aren’t. Types of homophones

How are homophones used?¹
Nearly every language has homophones. From language to language, how they work—and their cultural significance—varies. In many languages, homophones are a key part of puns and other types of wordplay. 
Here’s an example:
What do you call a piece of wood that has nothing to do?
Board.
Get it? The piece of wood is a board and, because it has nothing to do, it’s bored.
The joke isn’t so funny written out like this, but it at least garners a groan when spoken aloud. And the very thing that makes it amusing is the thing that makes it and similar jokes tough for new language learners: the homophone. Beyond grasping humor, homophones can make it difficult for multilingual speakers to grasp nuance when speaking, listening, and writing. 
If you’re having a conversation or reading text in a new language and a word sounds out of place, it might be a homophone. Ask the speaker or sender to clarify the word or take a moment to look it up. Mastering a new language’s homophones can be a lengthy, complicated process, but it’s a key part of developing true fluency in a new language. 

1	Ad	Add
2	Ball	Bawl
3	Caret	Carrot
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