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words that are spelt differently but pronounced the same way?

You're looking for homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.

Here are some examples:

Common Homophones:

* to, too, two

* there, their, they're

* here, hear

* see, sea

* know, no

* right, write

* hour, our

* week, weak

* dear, deer

* buy, by, bye

* bare, bear

* ate, eight

* brake, break

Less Common Homophones:

* allowed, aloud

* altar, alter

* brake, break

* complement, compliment

* desert, dessert

* fair, fare

* heal, heel

* hole, whole

* idle, idol

* principal, principle

* sail, sale

* soar, sore

* stationary, stationery

* threw, through

* to, too, two

* waist, waste

* weather, whether

* your, you're

Let me know if you'd like more examples or want to explore homophones in a specific category!

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