parónimo

See also: paronimo and parônimo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• parônimo (Brazil)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾɔ̃.ni.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾɔ̃.ni.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾɔ.ni.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾɔ.ni.mu/

• Hyphenation: pa‧ró‧ni‧mo

Noun

parónimo m (plural parónimos)

1. paronym (word with same root as other word)
2. paronym, near-homophone (word with similar pronunciation as other word)

Adjective

parónimo (feminine parónima, masculine plural parónimos, feminine plural parónimas)

1. paronymous (having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning)

   As palavras "comprimento" e "cumprimento" são parónimas.

   The words "comprimento" and "cumprimento" are paronyms.

Further reading

• “parónimo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɾonimo/ [paˈɾo.ni.mo]
• Rhymes: -onimo
• Syllabification: pa‧ró‧ni‧mo

Noun

parónimo m (plural parónimos)

1. paronym (word with same root as other word)

Related terms

• paronimia

 

Further reading

• “parónimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28