List of English Homophones

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Homophones
This is a list of British-English homophones. See the explanation page for details of the inclusion criteria.
1. accessary, accessory
111. dew, due
221. leach, leech
331. rouse, rows
2. ad, add
112. die, dye
222. lead, led
332. rung, wrung
3. ail, ale
113. discreet, discrete
223. leak, leek
333. rye, wry
4. air, heir
224. lean, lien
334. saver, savour
114. doe, doh, dough
5. aisle, I'll, isle
225. lessen, lesson
335. spade, spayed
115. done, dun
6. all, awl
226. levee, levy
336. sale, sail
116. douse, dowse
7. allowed, aloud
227. liar, lyre
337. sane, seine
117. draft, draught
8. alms, arms
228. licence, license
338. satire, satyr
118. dual, duel
9. altar, alter
229. licker, liquor
339. sauce, source
119. earn, urn
10. arc, ark
230. lie, lye
120. eery, eyrie
340. saw, soar, sore
11. aren't, aunt
231. lieu, loo
341. scene, seen
121. ewe, yew, you
12. ate, eight
232. links, lynx
342. scull, skull
122. faint, feint
13. auger, augur
233. lo, low
343. sea, see
123. fah, far
14. auk, orc
234. load, lode
344. seam, seem
124. fair, fare
15. aural, oral
235. loan, lone
125. farther, father
345. sear, seer, sere
16. away, aweigh
236. locks, lox
126. fate, fte
346. seas, sees, seize
237. loop, loupe
17. awe, oar, or, ore
127. faun, fawn
347. sew, so, sow
238. loot, lute
18. axel, axle
128. fay, fey
348. shake, sheikh
239. made, maid
19. aye, eye, I
129. faze, phase
349. shear, sheer
240. mail, male
20. bail, bale
130. feat, feet
350. shoe, shoo
241. main, mane
21. bait, bate
131. ferrule, ferule
351. sic, sick
242. maize, maze
22. baize, bays
132. few, phew
352. side, sighed
243. mall, maul
23. bald, bawled
133. fie, phi
353. sign, sine
244. manna, manner
24. ball, bawl
134. file, phial
354. sink, synch
245. mantel, mantle
25. band, banned
135. find, fined
355. slay, sleigh
246. mare, mayor
26. bard, barred
136. fir, fur
356. sloe, slow
247. mark, marque
27. bare, bear
137. fizz, phiz
357. sole, soul
248. marshal, martial
28. bark, barque
138. flair, flare
358. some, sum
249. marten, martin
29. baron, barren
139. flaw, floor
359. son, sun
250. mask, masque
30. base, bass
140. flea, flee
360. sort, sought
251. maw, more
31. bay, bey
141. flex, flecks
361. spa, spar
252. me, mi
32. bazaar, bizarre
142. flew, flu, flue
362. staid, stayed
253. mean, mien
33. be, bee
143. floe, flow
363. stair, stare
254. meat, meet, mete
34. beach, beech
144. flour, flower
364. stake, steak
255. medal, meddle
35. bean, been
145. foaled, fold
365. stalk, stork
256. metal, mettle
36. beat, beet
146. for, fore, four
366. stationary, stationery
37. beau, bow
147. foreword, forward 257. meter, metre
367. steal, steel
258. might, mite
38. beer, bier
148. fort, fought
368. stile, style
259. miner, minor, mynah
39. bel, bell, belle
149. forth, fourth
369. storey, story
260. mind, mined
40. berry, bury
150. foul, fowl
370. straight, strait
261. missed, mist
41. berth, birth
151. franc, frank
371. sweet, suite
262. moat, mote
42. bight, bite, byte
152. freeze, frieze
372. swat, swot
263. mode, mowed
43. billed, build
153. friar, fryer
373. tacks, tax
264. moor, more
44. bitten, bittern
154. furs, furze
374. tale, tail
265. moose, mousse
45. blew, blue
155. gait, gate
375. talk, torque
266. morning, mourning
46. bloc, block
156. galipot, gallipot
376. tare, tear
267. muscle, mussel
47. boar, bore
157. gallop, galop
377. taught, taut, tort
268. naval, navel
48. board, bored
158. gamble, gambol
378. te, tea, tee
269. nay, neigh
49. boarder, border
159. gays, gaze
379. team, teem
270. nigh, nye
50. bold, bowled
160. genes, jeans
380. tear, tier
271. none, nun
51. boos, booze
161. gild, guild
381. teas, tease
272. od, odd
52. born, borne
162. gilt, guilt
382. terce, terse
273. ode, owed
53. bough, bow
163. giro, gyro
383. tern, turn
274. oh, owe
54. boy, buoy
164. gnaw, nor
384. there, their, they're
275. one, won
55. brae, bray
165. gneiss, nice
385. threw, through
276. packed, pact
56. braid, brayed
166. gorilla, guerilla
386. throes, throws
277. packs, pax
167. grate, great
57. braise, brays, braze
387. throne, thrown
278. pail, pale
168. greave, grieve
58. brake, break
388. thyme, time
279. pain, pane
169. greys, graze
59. bread, bred
389. tic, tick

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brews, bruise
bridal, bridle
broach, brooch
bur, burr
but, butt
buy, by, bye
buyer, byre
calendar, calender
call, caul
canvas, canvass
cast, caste
caster, castor
caught, court
caw, core, corps
cede, seed
ceiling, sealing
cell, sell
censer, censor, sensor
cent, scent, sent
cereal, serial
cheap, cheep
check, cheque
choir, quire
chord, cord
cite, sight, site
clack, claque
clew, clue
climb, clime
close, cloze
coal, kohl
coarse, course
coign, coin
colonel, kernel
complacent, complaisant
complement, compliment
coo, coup
cops, copse
council, counsel
cousin, cozen
creak, creek
crews, cruise
cue, kyu, queue
curb, kerb
currant, current
cymbol, symbol
dam, damn
days, daze
dear, deer
descent, dissent
desert, dessert
deviser, divisor

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grisly, grizzly
groan, grown
guessed, guest
hail, hale
hair, hare
hall, haul
hangar, hanger
hart, heart
haw, hoar, whore
hay, hey
heal, heel, he'll
hear, here
heard, herd
he'd, heed
heroin, heroine
hew, hue
hi, high
higher, hire
him, hymn
ho, hoe
hoard, horde
hoarse, horse
holey, holy, wholly
hour, our
idle, idol
in, inn
indict, indite
it's, its
jewel, joule
key, quay
knave, nave
knead, need
knew, new
knight, night
knit, nit
knob, nob
knock, nock
knot, not
know, no
knows, nose
laager, lager
lac, lack
lade, laid
lain, lane
lam, lamb
laps, lapse
larva, lava
lase, laze
law, lore
lay, ley
lea, lee

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palate, palette, pallet
pascal, paschal
paten, patten, pattern
pause, paws, pores, pours
pawn, porn
pea, pee
peace, piece
peak, peek, peke, pique
peal, peel
pearl, purl
pedal, peddle
peer, pier
pi, pie
pica, pika
place, plaice
plain, plane
pleas, please
plum, plumb
pole, poll
poof, pouffe
practice, practise
praise, prays, preys
principal, principle
profit, prophet
quarts, quartz
quean, queen
rain, reign, rein
raise, rays, raze
rap, wrap
raw, roar
read, reed
read, red
real, reel
reek, wreak
rest, wrest
retch, wretch
review, revue
rheum, room
right, rite, wright, write
ring, wring
road, rode
roe, row
role, roll
roo, roux, rue
rood, rude
root, route
rose, rows
rota, rotor
rote, wrote
rough, ruff

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tide, tied
tire, tyre
to, too, two
toad, toed, towed
told, tolled
tole, toll
ton, tun
tor, tore
tough, tuff
troop, troupe
tuba, tuber
vain, vane, vein
vale, veil
vial, vile
wail, wale, whale
wain, wane
waist, waste
wait, weight
waive, wave
wall, waul
war, wore
ware, wear, where
warn, worn
wart, wort
watt, what
wax, whacks
way, weigh, whey
we, wee, whee
weak, week
we'd, weed
weal, we'll, wheel
wean, ween
weather, whether
weaver, weever
weir, we're
were, whirr
wet, whet
wheald, wheeled
which, witch
whig, wig
while, wile
whine, wine
whirl, whorl
whirled, world
whit, wit
white, wight
who's, whose
woe, whoa
wood, would
yaw, yore, your, you're
yoke, yolk
you'll, yule
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