What do you call words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things?
2006-11-01 13:23:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Homonyms.
Homina-homina, on the other hand, is onomatopoeia.The sound a gibbering teenage boy makes when presented with the new Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
2006-11-01 15:10:05 · answer #1 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homonyms
2006-11-01 21:30:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homonyms
2006-11-01 21:25:14 · answer #3 · answered by MissHazel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homonyms.
2006-11-01 21:26:16 · answer #4 · answered by dallygirl89 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually I think the more specific term would be homophones if they sound the same but are spelled differently.
2006-11-01 22:06:20 · answer #5 · answered by anne_s 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
These are called Homonyms.
The word is derived from similar roots to 'Synonyms' and 'Antonyms'. Nym being the key stem of all 3, meaning word(s).
2006-11-01 21:33:17 · answer #6 · answered by i_m_beemer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homonym I think.
2006-11-01 21:27:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HOMONYMS
example:
adds performs additions
ads more than one advertisement
adze axe-like tool
(copy-pasted this from www.cooper.com)
2006-11-01 21:32:05 · answer #8 · answered by malax1925 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
homonyms
2006-11-01 21:32:25 · answer #9 · answered by Mrs. Kennedy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
homonyms
2006-11-01 21:31:19 · answer #10 · answered by atablackbelt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋