However, there are some near-homonyms, words that sound similar but have different spellings and meanings:
* "flies" (as in the plural of "fly" the insect): This word is very close to "flies" but it's spelled with an "ie" at the end.
* "flies" (as in the third person singular present tense of "fly"): This word is also spelled with an "ie" at the end, but it refers to the action of flying, not the insects.
* "flays" (meaning to strip the skin off something): This word is pronounced similarly to "flies" but has a completely different meaning.
Let me know if you'd like to find homonyms for other words!