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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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