seamed, seemed

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

The answer is simple: seamed, seemed are homophones of the English language.

seamed
  1. :: verb

    Simple past tense and past participle of seam.

  2. :: adjective

    Out of condition; not in good condition.

seemed
  1. :: verb

    Simple past tense and past participle of seem.

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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").