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What are words that sound the same but spelled and mean differently?

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

Common Homophones

* to, too, two

* there, their, they're

* here, hear

* see, sea

* know, no

* write, right

* your, you're

* its, it's

* then, than

* buy, by, bye

* break, brake

* dear, deer

* hear, here

* hour, our

* idle, idol

* lead, led

* pail, pale

* peace, piece

* plane, plain

* pour, pore

* principal, principle

* road, rode

* some, sum

* son, sun

* stair, stare

* tail, tale

* wait, weight

* weather, whether

* whole, hole

This is just a small sample. There are many more homophones in the English language!

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