Homonyms
homographs
Heterographs are words that sound the same but have different spelling and meaning. E.g. To, Too, Two.Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. (note could have similar spelling). E.g. Gases or Gasses.Take a look at this for a complete explanation. Especially the chart:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophones
Homophone
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.
Homynyms, meaning they sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Homophones.
The term for two words that look the same but have different meanings and pronunciations is "heteronym."
Some words that look like "ice" but sound different include "idle," "iron," and "itch." These words share the same start but have different endings and pronunciations.
Words that sound the same but have different meanings are called homonyms.
The homophone for "look" is "luk". Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings.
Homographs "Apex"
Words that have the same vowel sound as "look" include book, cook, took, shook, and brook.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings, such as "buy" and "by."
Sound-alikes or homophones are words that have varying methods of spelling, yet sound the same.
homographs
Homophones are words that sound the same as other words but are spelled differently. Such as meet and meat.
Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Homonyms are words that sound alike but have different meanings. Words that both sound the same and are spelled the same and both homonyms (same sound) Fair, as in country fair and fair as in reasonable for example
Heterographs are words that sound the same but have different spelling and meaning. E.g. To, Too, Two.Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. (note could have similar spelling). E.g. Gases or Gasses.Take a look at this for a complete explanation. Especially the chart:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophones