Such words are known as homophones - from the Greek for "same sound" * rite - write - right * clause - claws * pour - pore * night - knight * praise - prays * flee - flea
Homonyms are words that are pronounced and spelled the same but have different meanings.
Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings and entirely different meanings. An example of this is "to," "too," and "two."
"Plains" are homophones, as they are two words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings and spellings. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and may or may not be pronounced the same way.
Words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings are called homophones.
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."
Homonyms are words that are pronounced and spelled the same but have different meanings.
Homophones.
Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings and entirely different meanings. An example of this is "to," "too," and "two."
"Plains" are homophones, as they are two words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings and spellings. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and may or may not be pronounced the same way.
Words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings are called homophones.
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."
Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings are called homographs. These words are pronounced the same way but may have different origins and definitions.
Some examples of words that are pronounced the same but have different spelling and meaning are: "Flower" and "flour" "Meet" and "meat" "See" and "sea" "Two" and "to"
Homographs are two or more than two words that have same spellings, same pronunciation but are different in meaning. Heteronyms are two or more words with same spelling but different pronunciation and different meaning.
Fowl, Foul
Homonym for "flat land": "flatland" - words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings. Homophone for "a joiner's tool": "plane" - words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings and often different spellings.
Homophones are words that sound the same as other words but are spelled differently. Such as meet and meat.