Words that have the same spelling but different meanings are called homonyms. A homonym can also be a homograph. However, homographs can have the same or different pronunciation. Some words that are homographs are lie and tear. A lie can be an untruth or it can mean to lie down.
same word eg dribble dribble
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A homograph has the same spelling with different meanings, maybe different sound. A homonym has the same sound and may have the same spelling, with different meanings.
False. They are synonyms ( they mean the same thing). Homonyms have the same spelling and the same pronunciation, but different meanings. (For the record, same sound, different meaning and spelling are homophones; same spelling, different sound and meaning are homographs.)
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Some examples of words that are pronounced the same but have different spelling and meanings include: "two," "to," and "too"; "their," "there," and "they're"; and "break" and "brake."
Homonym- words that share the same spelling and pronunciation, but have different meanings.
Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings. They may also be spelled differently, such as "write" and "right," or "ate" and "eight."
A homograph is a word that has the same spelling as another word but different meanings, while a homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but has different meanings and often different spellings. Essentially, homographs have the same spelling, while homophones have the same pronunciation.
The meanings are very close. Both refer to words that have the same sound but different meanings. A homonym also has the same spelling. Homophones can have different spellings as long as the pronunciation is the same.
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two or more words having the same spelling but different meanings
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings, origins, or spellings. Common types of homophones include homographs (same spelling, different meaning), homonyms (same spelling and pronunciation, different meaning), and heterographs (different spelling, same pronunciation).
Sound-alikes or homophones are words that have varying methods of spelling, yet sound the same.