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Q: What is the name of words that sound the same but mean different?
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What is the name for words that sound the same but have different spellings?

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Examples include "there," "their," and "they're."


What are other words that have the same sound?

Homonyms are two words that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings. The word "homonym" comes from the prefix "hommo," which means the same, and the suffix "-nym," which means name.


What does the Chinese name 'Yee' mean?

Too many words in the Chinese language that phonetically sound like that, can be first name or family name. Need context to reply further.


How did homophones get their name?

The root homo- means same, the root phone- means sound. A homophone is a pair of words that has same sound, but different spellings and meanings. Two and too. Whether and weather.


What are the long and short sounds of an A?

The long A "says its name" (ay as in day). The short A is an "ah" sound as in apple and cat. *In some pronunciations it can be different, as for the words bad, crab, and last. This can be heard as the different sounds in the words cab and cabin.


What does zaku's name mean?

His name means: a sound of cutting


What does transpiration mean by the water cycle?

transpiration is another name which stands for evaporation, they mean the same thing (water vapour), but in different words.


What does the Chinese name La mean?

Too many words in the Chinese language that phonetically sound like 'la'. Need context to reply further.


What is the name for words that do not sound the same but are spelled the same?

homophones


What is the substitution of the name of one thing for the name of another thing?

synonym. umm, well, like :stupid and idiot, they're synonyms.homonyms mean words that sound the same :)Hope this helps!


What does Collin mean in Arabic?

Collin, like all names, has the same meaning in every language. A name is just a sound that points to the person whose name it is. That does not change from language to language, although accents and required grammatical endings may make a name sound a little different.


What is science name of animal?

I think you mean the SCIENTIFIC name of the animal. It depends on what animal, and it is in Latin.Latrodectus bishopi, for example, is the scientific name of a Red Widow Spider.because different languages have different words for different animals scientist use a scientific name as a universal name for a specific animal animal.