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What are words called when they spelled diffret sound the same and have different meaningd?

Those words are called homophones.

Here's a breakdown:

* Homo means "same"

* Phone means "sound"

So, homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.

Examples:

* To, Too, Two

* There, Their, They're

* See, Sea

* Hear, Here

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