Pun words
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"
Words that have the same meaning but different spelling are called homophones. These words sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Examples include "bare" and "bear", "to" and "too", "write" and "right".
A homophone.
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).
Stress:noun: A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.He was under a lot of stress to meet the deadline.The stress of her job caused her to quit.Life is too short for some people to stress on the small things in life.verb: To give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea).I can not stress enough the importance of washing your hands!I shouldn't have to stress to you that your muddy shoes stay outside!I am going to scream, if I have to once more stress the fact that all rules should be followed.
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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"
They are called "homonyms".
Words that have the same meaning but different spelling are called homophones. These words sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Examples include "bare" and "bear", "to" and "too", "write" and "right".
A homophone.
They are homographs.
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).
Words in Spanish are spelled the way they sound. In English, the word record can mean the act of recording or the result, depending on where you put the stress. In Spanish, the spelling changes if the stress changes. Tú means you and tu means your. Te means to you and té means tea. Those are probably the closest you will find to the way English has words that change based on how you pronounce them.
there and their, for and four, where and wear,
Stress:noun: A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.He was under a lot of stress to meet the deadline.The stress of her job caused her to quit.Life is too short for some people to stress on the small things in life.verb: To give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea).I can not stress enough the importance of washing your hands!I shouldn't have to stress to you that your muddy shoes stay outside!I am going to scream, if I have to once more stress the fact that all rules should be followed.
The word strait sounds like the word straight, but they are different words and definitely not interchangeable.