fees, feaze, feeze

The words fees, feaze, feeze sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Why do fees, feaze, feeze sound the same even though they are completely different words?

The answer is simple: fees, feaze, feeze are homophones of the English language.

feaze
  1. :: verb

    Alternative spelling of faze.

fees
  1. :: noun

    Plural form of fee.

  2. :: verb

    Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fee.

feeze
  1. :: noun

    fretful excitement

  2. :: noun

    a race; a run; a running start, as for a leap

  3. :: noun

    vexation; worry; fret

  4. :: verb

    to drive off; frighten away; put to flight

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About Homophones

Homophones (literally "same sound") are usually defined as words that share the same pronunciation, regardless of how they are spelled.

If they are spelled the same then they are also homographs (and homonyms); if they are spelled differently then they are also heterographs (literally "different writing").