Is tank and tank a homophone?

Answer 1

No, they are homographs. The root phon means "sound", graph means "to write" ,and homo means "same". A homophone is when they sound the same, but are spelled differently. So, they are spelled the same.... which makes it a homograph.

Answer 2

Yes, "tank" and "tank" are homophones. They are pronounced the same way but have different meanings.