diff --git a/src/js/wordManagement.js b/src/js/wordManagement.js
index e037beb..fe95e2c 100644
--- a/src/js/wordManagement.js
+++ b/src/js/wordManagement.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export function parseReferences(detailsMarkdown) {
         if (homonymn < 1 && homonymnIndexes.length > 0) {
           homonymn = 1;
         }
-        const homonymnSubHTML = homonymn > 0 ? '<sub>' + homonymn.toString() + '</sub>' : '';
+        const homonymnSubHTML = homonymnIndexes.length > 1 && homonymn - 1 >= 0 ? '<sub>' + homonymn.toString() + '</sub>' : '';
         const wordMarkdownLink = `<span class="word-reference">[<span class="orthographic-translation">${translateOrthography(wordToFind)}</span>${homonymnSubHTML}](#${existingWordId})</span>`;
         detailsMarkdown = detailsMarkdown.replace(new RegExp(reference, 'g'), wordMarkdownLink);
       }
diff --git a/src/php/api/Dictionary.php b/src/php/api/Dictionary.php
index 21fb3d4..fc7412a 100644
--- a/src/php/api/Dictionary.php
+++ b/src/php/api/Dictionary.php
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ VALUES ($new_id, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)";
             if ($homonymn < 1) {
               $homonymn = 1;
             }
-            $homonymn_sub_html = $homonymn > 0 ? '<sub>' . $homonymn . '</sub>' : '';
+            $homonymn_sub_html = count($reference_ids) > 1 && $homonymn - 1 >= 0 ? '<sub>' . $homonymn . '</sub>' : '';
             $site_root = substr($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 0, strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], $dictionary_id));
             $markdown_link = '<span class="word-reference"><a href="' . $site_root . $dictionary_id . '/' . $target_id .'" target="_blank" title="Link to Reference">'
               . '<span class="orthographic-translation">' . $this->translateOrthography($word_to_find, $dictionary_id) . '</span>' . $homonymn_sub_html