When words are spelled the way they sound (e.g., slush, croak, sizzle) it is called onomatopoeia.
No, onomatopoeia refers to words that are spelled the way they sound as in bang, kaboom, crash.
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.
The way to properly spell "phycic" is psychic. This is one of those words that is difficult to sound out, and it is not spelled the way it sounds so it is often spelled incorrectly.
Words that are spelled as they sound are known as phonetic words. These words follow consistent and predictable spelling patterns that correspond with the way they are pronounced. Examples of phonetic words include cat, dog, bed, and run.
One example of a word with two meanings spelled the same way is "bark." It can refer to the outer covering of a tree, or to the sound a dog makes.
Heterographs are words that sound the same but have different spelling and meaning. E.g. To, Too, Two.Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. (note could have similar spelling). E.g. Gases or Gasses.Take a look at this for a complete explanation. Especially the chart:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophones
Homophones are words that sound the same as other words but are spelled differently. Such as meet and meat.
These are called "palindromes." Examples of palindrome words are "level," "radar," and "civic."
Words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings are called homophones.
The unique digraph CH is almost always spelled that way, except that some Slavic words and names with CZ have the CH sound in English (e.g. Czechoslovakia).
A phonetically spelled word is when you spell it the way it sounds. For example, "through" would be "thru". A correctly spelled word is when it is spelled as it is found in the dictionary.
These types of words are called homophones. By definition, a homophone is a word that sounds just like another word, and pronounced just the same. Yet, this word has a different meaning altogether from the other! They may or may not be spelled the same way, but a homophone will always be a word that sounds like another but has a different meaning. Examples of homophones are rose (the flower) and rose (to rise), carat and carrot, and plane and plain.