homophene

English

Etymology

From homo- +‎ Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, to show, to appear”).

Noun

homophene (plural homophenes)

Any of a set of words that sound different, but look identical on a person's lips, so that they cannot be distinguished by lipreading.

Translations

set of words that look identical on a person's lips

Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 發音時同唇形字／发音时同唇形字

References

http://hearinglosshelp.com/blog/glossary/homophene/

Anagrams

home phone, phone home

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