Words that have the same spelling but different meanings are called homonyms. Examples are beat (rhythm) and beat (to whip, as eggs). But this term is also (confusingly) used for words that simply have the same sound (pronunciation), such as eight and ate. These are homophones (sound alike words).
If they have the same spelling, but different pronunciations, they are homographs. (written the same) such as sow (female pig) and sow (to seed), or the tenses read (pronounced reed) and read (pronounced red). Homographs require a context clue to determine how they are pronounced.
There are a great number of homophones in English.
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Different words that have the same or similar definitions are called synonyms.
They are called "homonyms".
"Pronunciation" - the sound of words when spoken
it's called a "dionym" as far as i know -spownkie
There is no difference. They are homophones; words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
Homonym- words that share the same spelling and pronunciation, but have different meanings.
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There are no homonyms for Rome. A homonym is one of a group of words which share the same spelling and pronunciation, but have different meanings. There is a homophone (words that share the same pronunciation, regardless of their spelling) of (not for) Rome: roam.
Homonyms are words that have the same pronunciation or spelling but different meanings. For example, "bat" can refer to a flying mammal or a piece of sports equipment. Homophones are a type of homonym that have the same pronunciation but different meanings, like "there," "their," and "they're." These linguistic phenomena can lead to confusion in language comprehension and production.
a homonym is, in the strict sense, one of a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have 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).
Homonyms are words that share the same spelling or pronunciation but have different meanings. For example, the word "bat" can refer to a flying mammal or a piece of sports equipment used in baseball. Homonyms can be further categorized into homographs (same spelling, different meanings) and homophones (same pronunciation, different meanings). Understanding context is crucial for interpreting homonyms correctly.
Sound-alikes or homophones are words that have varying methods of spelling, yet sound the same.
each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example new and knew.
Homonym refers to two or more words that have the same pronunciation or spelling but different meanings. For example, the words "bat" (flying mammal) and "bat" (sporting equipment) are homonyms because they are spelled the same but have different meanings.
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.
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)