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List of English Homophones

Homophones
This is a list of British-English homophones. See the explanation page for details of the inclusion criteria.
1. accessary,
111. dew, due
221. leach, leech
331. rouse, rows
accessory
112. die, dye
222. lead, led
332. rung, wrung
2. ad, add
113. discreet,
223. leak, leek
333. rye, wry
3. ail, ale
discrete
224. lean, lien
334. saver, savour
4. air, heir
114. doe, doh,
225. lessen, lesson
335. spade, spayed
5. aisle, I'll, isle
dough
226. levee, levy
336. sale, sail
6. all, awl
115. done, dun
227. liar, lyre
337. sane, seine
7. allowed, aloud
116. douse, dowse 228. licence, license
338. satire, satyr
8. alms, arms
117. draft, draught 229. licker, liquor
339. sauce, source
9. altar, alter
118. dual, duel
230. lie, lye
340. saw, soar, sore
10. arc, ark
119. earn, urn
231. lieu, loo
341. scene, seen
11. aren't, aunt
120. eery, eyrie
232. links, lynx
342. scull, skull
12. ate, eight
121. ewe, yew, you 233. lo, low
343. sea, see
13. auger, augur
122. faint, feint
234. load, lode
344. seam, seem
14. auk, orc
123. fah, far
235. loan, lone
345. sear, seer, sere
15. aural, oral
124. fair, fare
236. locks, lox
346. seas, sees, seize
16. away, aweigh
125. farther, father 237. loop, loupe
347. sew, so, sow
17. awe, oar, or, ore 126. fate, fte
238. loot, lute
348. shake, sheikh
18. axel, axle
127. faun, fawn
239. made, maid
349. shear, sheer
19. aye, eye, I
128. fay, fey
240. mail, male
350. shoe, shoo
20. bail, bale
129. faze, phase
241. main, mane
351. sic, sick
21. bait, bate
130. feat, feet
242. maize, maze
352. side, sighed
22. baize, bays
131. ferrule, ferule
243. mall, maul
353. sign, sine
23. bald, bawled
132. few, phew
244. manna, manner
354. sink, synch
24. ball, bawl
133. fie, phi
245. mantel, mantle
355. slay, sleigh
25. band, banned
134. file, phial
246. mare, mayor
356. sloe, slow
26. bard, barred
135. find, fined
247. mark, marque
357. sole, soul
27. bare, bear
136. fir, fur
248. marshal, martial
358. some, sum
28. bark, barque
137. fizz, phiz
249. marten, martin
359. son, sun
29. baron, barren
138. flair, flare
250. mask, masque
360. sort, sought
30. base, bass
139. flaw, floor
251. maw, more
361. spa, spar
31. bay, bey
140. flea, flee
252. me, mi
362. staid, stayed
32. bazaar, bizarre
141. flex, flecks
253. mean, mien
363. stair, stare
33. be, bee
142. flew, flu, flue 254. meat, meet, mete
364. stake, steak
34. beach, beech
143. floe, flow
255. medal, meddle
365. stalk, stork
35. bean, been
144. flour, flower
256. metal, mettle
366. stationary,
36. beat, beet
145. foaled, fold
257. meter, metre
stationery
37. beau, bow
146. for, fore, four 258. might, mite
367. steal, steel
38. beer, bier
147. foreword,
259. miner, minor, mynah 368. stile, style
39. bel, bell, belle
forward
260. mind, mined
369. storey, story
40. berry, bury
148. fort, fought
261. missed, mist
370. straight, strait
41. berth, birth
149. forth, fourth
262. moat, mote
371. sweet, suite
42. bight, bite, byte
150. foul, fowl
263. mode, mowed
372. swat, swot
43. billed, build
151. franc, frank
264. moor, more
373. tacks, tax
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List of English Homophones

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bitten, bittern
blew, blue
bloc, block
boar, bore
board, bored
boarder, border
bold, bowled
boos, booze
born, borne
bough, bow
boy, buoy
brae, bray
braid, brayed
braise, brays,
braze
brake, break
bread, bred
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

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freeze, frieze
friar, fryer
furs, furze
gait, gate
galipot, gallipot
gallop, galop
gamble, gambol
gays, gaze
genes, jeans
gild, guild
gilt, guilt
giro, gyro
gnaw, nor
gneiss, nice
gorilla, guerilla
grate, great
greave, grieve
greys, graze
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

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moose, mousse
morning, mourning
muscle, mussel
naval, navel
nay, neigh
nigh, nye
none, nun
od, odd
ode, owed
oh, owe
one, won
packed, pact
packs, pax
pail, pale
pain, pane
pair, pare, pear
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

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tale, tail
talk, torque
tare, tear
taught, taut, tort
te, tea, tee
team, teem
tear, tier
teas, tease
terce, terse
tern, turn
there, their,
they're
threw, through
throes, throws
throne, thrown
thyme, time
tic, tick
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
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91. coign, coin

92. colonel, kernel
93. complacent,
complaisant
94. complement,
compliment
95. coo, coup
96. cops, copse
97. council, counsel
98. cousin, cozen
99. creak, creek
100. crews, cruise
101. cue, kyu, queue
102. curb, kerb
103. currant, current
104. cymbol, symbol
105. dam, damn
106. days, daze
107. dear, deer
108. descent, dissent
109. desert, dessert
110. deviser, divisor

List of English Homophones

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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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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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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
440. yoke, yolk
441. you'll, yule

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