What does it mean when two words sound the same but have different meanings?

Homonyms
Homophones are words that sound the same but are different in meaning or spelling. Homographs are spelled the same, but differ in meaning or pronunciation. Homonyms can be either or even both. Or all the words which are spelled the same but don’t sound the same at all.

What is it called when two tones sound the same but have multiple names?

enharmonic, in the system of equal temperament tuning used on keyboard instruments, two tones that sound the same but are notated (spelled) differently. Pitches such as F♯ and G♭ are said to be enharmonic equivalents; both are sounded with the same key on a keyboard instrument.

What other word has the same sound as piece but is spelled differently and has a different meaning?

A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and/or spelling. “Flower” and “flour” are homophones because they are pronounced the same but you certainly can’t bake a cake using daffodils.

What are some examples of homonyms?

Homonym Examples

Homonym	Meaning 1	Meaning 2
band	a musical group	a ring
bark	a tree’s out layer	the sound a dog makes
bat	an implement used to hit a ball	a nocturnal flying mammal
bright	very smart or intelligent	filled with light

Which one of the following are words that have opposite meanings?

A contronym, often referred to as a Janus word or auto-antonym, is a word that evokes contradictory or reverse meanings depending on the context. Specifically, a contronym is a word with a homonym (another word with the same spelling but different meaning) that is also an antonym (a word with the opposite meaning).

When two notes sound the same but have different letter names they are called?

Two notes that sound the same but have different names are called enharmonic notes. A# is the enharmonic equivalent of Bb. The piano is an enharmonic keyboard because every key of the piano can represent three notes with the exception of G#-Ab. B# and C are enharmonic notes.

What is it called when two notes are the same?

Harmony is two or more notes played together at the same time. As soon as there is more than one pitch sounding at a time, you have harmony. In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches (tones, notes), or chords.

What are three words that sound the same?

Triplets:

• ade, aid, aide.
• aisle, I’ll, isle.
• ait, ate, eight.
• aye, eye, I.
• axel, axil, axle.
• bald, balled, bawled.
• bases, basis, basses. (distinguishable in careful speech.)
• beau, bo, bow.

What are the examples of homonyms?

Homonyms are words that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings….Homonym Examples.

Homonym	Meaning 1	Meaning 2
arm	body part	division of a company
band	a musical group	a ring
bark	a tree’s out layer	the sound a dog makes
bat	an implement used to hit a ball	a nocturnal flying mammal