Words that look like they sound are called "onomatopoeia." These are words that imitate or suggest the sound that they describe, such as "buzz" or "splash."
Words that sound alike or look alike are called homophones (e.g. to, two, too) and homographs (e.g. lead as in metal vs. lead as in guiding). These words can cause confusion in writing and speaking, so it's important to pay attention to their meanings and contexts.
French words that sound like English are often referred to as "false friends" or "faux amis". These are words that look or sound similar in both languages but have different meanings. An example is the French word "pain" which means "bread" in English, not "pain" as in "suffering".
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.
The word look is spelt in IPA pronunciation as /lʊk/ - the vowel sound ʊ refers to a near-close near-back vowel. This is called a "short OO" vowel sound because it does not have the same force as a long OO (long U) although it is spelled the same. Examples of this (oah) sound are book, good, foot, and put.
Words that have the same vowel sound as "look" include book, cook, took, shook, and brook.
They are called...onomatopoeia. These are words like slush, woof, burp.
Words that sound alike or look alike are called homophones (e.g. to, two, too) and homographs (e.g. lead as in metal vs. lead as in guiding). These words can cause confusion in writing and speaking, so it's important to pay attention to their meanings and contexts.
French words that sound like English are often referred to as "false friends" or "faux amis". These are words that look or sound similar in both languages but have different meanings. An example is the French word "pain" which means "bread" in English, not "pain" as in "suffering".
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.
It is called "Noises". It will look like someone drew lines inside the column.
No they look alike but sound differently. Like rhyming "tough" with "bough" or "laughter" with "daughter". Usually such words used to rhyme but pronounciations have changed the sound of one of the words, while spelling has remained constant. (E.g. "daughter" used to sound like "laughter")
The word look is spelt in IPA pronunciation as /lʊk/ - the vowel sound ʊ refers to a near-close near-back vowel. This is called a "short OO" vowel sound because it does not have the same force as a long OO (long U) although it is spelled the same. Examples of this (oah) sound are book, good, foot, and put.
Words that have the same vowel sound as "look" include book, cook, took, shook, and brook.
Yes, it does. The words rook and rookie have the short OO sound as in look. Rookie rhymes with cookie, and look rhymes with cook.
Some words look the same but sound different, like hotel. Is that what you meant?
Examples of words that sound alike but look different include "bare" and "bear," "hair" and "hare," and "peace" and "piece."
Roosevelt Not a single word, that I can think of, has double o's that sound like a single o.