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What words can be spelled in two ways?

You're asking about homographs, words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations. Here are some examples:

Words with different pronunciations:

* bow (to bend) vs. bow (a knot)

* lead (a metal) vs. lead (to guide)

* read (present tense) vs. read (past tense)

* wind (to twist) vs. wind (air in motion)

* tear (to rip) vs. tear (water from the eye)

Words with the same pronunciation:

* address (a location) vs. address (to speak to)

* bat (an animal) vs. bat (a piece of equipment)

* content (satisfied) vs. content (the things inside something)

* minute (a small amount of time) vs. minute (very small)

* object (a thing) vs. object (to disagree)

This is just a small sample. There are many other words in the English language that can be spelled in two ways.

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