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Homophones are words that have exactly the same sound but are different in meaning and spelling.

for example : hour, our

Homographs are words that have the same spelling but different meanings and may or may not be pronounced the same way.

for example : bear (the animal), bear (to carry)

  • Homonyms have the same sound and same spelling with a different meaning.
  • Homophones have the same sound but different spellings and meanings.
  • Homographs have the same spelling but a different meaning (and possibly a different sound).
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Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and may or may not be pronounced the same, whereas homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings, origins, or spellings. Examples of homographs include "close" (adjacent) and "close" (shut), while examples of homophones include "too" (also) and "two" (the number).

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