Homograph
Homograph noun - Two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair).
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Homophone
Homophone noun - Two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear).
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Homophone and Homograph. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/homograph/homophone
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Homophone or Homograph. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/homograph/homophone.
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