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

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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
coign, coin
colonel, kernel
complacent,
complaisant
complement,
compliment

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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
jewel, joule
key, quay
knave, nave
knead, need
knew, new

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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
raw, roar
read, reed
read, red

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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
weather, whether
weaver, weever
weir, we're
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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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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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real, reel
reek, wreak
rest, wrest
retch, wretch
review, revue
rheum, room
right, rite, wright,
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ring, wring
road, rode
roe, row
role, roll
roo, roux, rue
rood, rude
root, route
rose, rows
rota, rotor
rote, wrote
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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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