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What do we call words that sound the same but have different meanings and spelling?

Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spelling are called homophones.

Here are some examples:

* See (to perceive with the eyes) and sea (a large body of saltwater)

* To (preposition) and too (meaning "also" or "excessively") and two (the number 2)

* There (location) and their (possessive pronoun) and they're (contraction of "they are")

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