What are homophones?

Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings or spellings. They may also have different origins and different parts of speech. Examples of homophones include "there" and "their," "allowed" and "aloud," and "know" and "no."

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings. These words may have the same pronunciation or a very similar pronunciation, but they can be spelled differently and have different definitions. Examples of homophones include "to," "too," and "two"; "their," "there," and "they're"; and "see" and "sea."