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What is the term which means that two words sound the same but are spelled differently (here and hear, there and their, hour and our, etc.)?
  

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[/nq]HOMONYM, HOMOPHONE, and HOMOGRAPH designate words that are identical to other words in spelling or pronunciation, or both, while differing from them in meaning and usually in origin. HOMOPHONES are words that sound alike, whether or not they are spelled differently. The words pear "fruit,' pare "cut off,' and pair "two of a kind' are HOMOPHONES that are different in spelling; bear "carry; support' and bear "animal' are HOMOPHONES that are spelled alike.

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  • [/nq]HOMONYM, HOMOPHONE, and HOMOGRAPH designate words that are identical to other words in spelling or pronunciation, or both, while differing from them in meaning and usually in origin.
  • HOMOPHONES are words that sound alike, whether or not they are spelled differently.
  • The words pear "fruit,' pare "cut off,' and pair "two of a kind' are HOMOPHONES that are different in spelling; bear "carry; support' and bear "animal' are HOMOPHONES that are spelled alike.
  • HOMOGRAPHS are words that are spelled identically but may or may not share a pronunciation.
  • ' HOMONYMS are, in the strictest sense, both HOMOPHONES and HOMOGRAPHS, alike in spelling and pronunciation, as the two forms bear.
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[nq:1]What is the term which means that two words sound the same but are spelled differently (here and hear, there and their, hour and our, etc.)?[/nq]HOMONYM, HOMOPHONE, and HOMOGRAPH designate words that are identical to other words in spelling or pronunciation, or both, while differing from them in meaning and usually in origin. HOMOPHONES are words that sound alike, whether or not they are spe
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