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Words that sound similar but do not rhyme are called?

Words that sound similar but do not rhyme are called homophones.

Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings and spellings.

For example:

* To, too, and two are homophones.

* Hear and here are homophones.

* There, their, and they're are homophones.

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