Hononym
Homonym- words that share the same spelling and pronunciation, but have different meanings.
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."
Sound-alikes or homophones are words that have varying methods of spelling, yet sound the same.
Homograph = words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.Homophone = Words that are spelled differently and mean different things, but sound the same (type of homonym).Homonym = Words that mean different things but sounds the same. Can have different or the same spelling.
Sound-alikes or homophones are words that have varying methods of spelling, yet sound the same.
"Sea" is a homophone. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings, while homographs are words with the same spelling but different meanings.
two or more words having the same spelling but different meanings
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Sound-alikes or homophones are words that have varying methods of spelling, yet sound the same.
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.
They might be. This is confusing ......Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation but have different meanings, origins or spellings - bough & bowHomonyms can be either* words with the same spelling but different meanings - ray (fish) & ray (light) * words with the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins or spellings (as outlined above)
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.