What is the name for when words sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings?

you know, like ferry and fairy

What is the name for when words sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings?
Actually, it's homophones.
Reply:Homonyms.
Reply:homophones, but ferry and fairy (you pronouce the air in fairy, there's no air in ferry) don't sound the same and neither do hair and here.


Hare and hair and hear and here however do sound the same.





"Onomonopeia is a word that sounds like the word or action it describes like buzz and pop"





That word is onomatopoeia
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Reply:Homonyms are words which are spelled and pronounced the same, but have different meanings. (e.g- well- meaning better; well- meaning hole full of water)





Homophones have different spellings and meanings but identical pronunciation. (e.g. which and witch).
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Reply:Homophones, not homonyms
Reply:FERRY AND FAIRY DO NOT SOUND THE SAME. YOU PROBABLY MEAN HAIR AND HERE. SORRY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT'S CALLED THOUGH.
Reply:The correct answer is "Homophones".The term derives from the root for sound 'phone/Phonic'.
Reply:homonyms.


Synonyms are different words with the same meaning.


Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.


Palindromes are words spelled the same forward and backward like racecar, civic, mom, dad etc.


Onomonopeia is a word that sounds like the word or action it describes like buzz and pop.
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Reply:its homonyms.but calling it as homophones is also correct.
Reply:they are homophones. words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
Reply:They are called homophones.


eg. hair - hare


deer - dear
Reply:The English language!
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a word which is pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning or a different spelling or both:





Eg :The words 'so' and 'sew' are homophones.
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Reply:Homophones! :)
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Reply:homonyms. 'homo' from the Greek for same, and 'nym' from the Geeek for sound
Reply:Homophones, like "their", "there" and "they're".


Words that are spelled the same but have different pronounciations and meanings are homonyms e.g.:


Lead ("lead the way") and Lead (The metal, element Pb)


Wind (air blowing around) and Wind (like wind-up toy)
Reply:ferry and fairy do too sound the same and i think u mean hair and heir not here..but i could be wrong...

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