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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."
Examples of words that sound alike but look different include "bare" and "bear," "hair" and "hare," and "peace" and "piece."
The term for two words that look the same but have different meanings and pronunciations is "heteronym."
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".
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.
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."
Examples of words that sound alike but look different include "bare" and "bear," "hair" and "hare," and "peace" and "piece."
Some words look the same but sound different, like hotel. Is that what you meant?
Homonyms
They are called...onomatopoeia. These are words like slush, woof, burp.
The term for two words that look the same but have different meanings and pronunciations is "heteronym."
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".
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.
Homophones are words that sound the same as other words but are spelled differently. Such as meet and meat.
The homophone for "look" is "luk". Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings.
Well, Those Tablas look like Bongos. But they sound different than the Bongos
Homographs "Apex"