List of English Homophones

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This is a list of British-English homophones. See the explanation page for details of the inclusion criteria. 331. rouse, rows 221. leach, leech 111. dew, due 1. accessary, accessory 332. rung, wrung 222. lead, led 112. die, dye 2. ad, add 333. rye, wry 113. discreet, discrete 223. leak, leek 3. ail, ale 334. saver, savour 114. doe, doh, dough 224. lean, lien 4. air, heir 335. spade, spayed 225. lessen, lesson 115. done, dun 5. aisle, I'll, isle 336. sale, sail 226. levee, levy 116. douse, dowse 6. all, awl 337. sane, seine 227. liar, lyre 117. draft, draught 7. allowed, aloud 338. satire, satyr 228. licence, license 118. dual, duel 8. alms, arms 339. sauce, source 229. licker, liquor 119. earn, urn 9. altar, alter 340. saw, soar, sore 230. lie, lye 120. eery, eyrie 10. arc, ark 341. scene, seen 231. lieu, loo 121. ewe, yew, you 11. aren't, aunt 342. scull, skull 232. links, lynx 122. faint, feint 12. ate, eight 343. sea, see 233. lo, low 123. fah, far 13. auger, augur 344. seam, seem 234. load, lode 124. fair, fare 14. auk, orc 345. sear, seer, sere 235. loan, lone 125. farther, father 15. aural, oral 346. seas, sees, seize 236. locks, lox 126. fate, fte 16. away, aweigh 347. sew, so, sow 237. loop, loupe 127. faun, fawn 17. awe, oar, or, ore 348. shake, sheikh 238. loot, lute 128. fay, fey 18. axel, axle 349. shear, sheer 239. made, maid 129. faze, phase 19. aye, eye, I 350. shoe, shoo 240. mail, male 130. feat, feet 20. bail, bale 351. sic, sick 241. main, mane 131. ferrule, ferule 21. bait, bate 352. side, sighed 242. maize, maze 132. few, phew 22. baize, bays 353. sign, sine 243. mall, maul 133. fie, phi 23. bald, bawled 354. sink, synch 244. manna, manner 134. file, phial 24. ball, bawl 355. slay, sleigh 245. mantel, mantle 135. find, fined 25. band, banned 356. sloe, slow 246. mare, mayor 136. fir, fur 26. bard, barred 357. sole, soul 247. mark, marque 137. fizz, phiz 27. bare, bear 358. some, sum 248. marshal, martial 138. flair, flare 28. bark, barque 359. son, sun 249. marten, martin 139. flaw, floor 29. baron, barren 360. sort, sought 250. mask, masque 140. flea, flee 30. base, bass 361. spa, spar 251. maw, more 141. flex, flecks 31. bay, bey 362. staid, stayed 252. me, mi 142. flew, flu, flue 32. bazaar, bizarre 363. stair, stare 253. mean, mien 143. floe, flow 33. be, bee 364. stake, steak 254. meat, meet, mete 144. flour, flower 34. beach, beech 365. stalk, stork 255. medal, meddle 145. foaled, fold 35. bean, been 366. stationary, stationery 256. metal, mettle 146. for, fore, four 36. beat, beet 367. steal, steel 147. foreword, forward 257. meter, metre 37. beau, bow 368. stile, style 258. might, mite 148. fort, fought 38. beer, bier 369. storey, story 259. miner, minor, mynah 149. forth, fourth 39. bel, bell, belle 370. straight, strait 260. mind, mined 150. foul, fowl 40. berry, bury 371. sweet, suite 261. missed, mist 151. franc, frank 41. berth, birth 372. swat, swot 262. moat, mote 152. freeze, frieze 42. bight, bite, byte 373. tacks, tax 263. mode, mowed 153. friar, fryer 43. billed, build 374. tale, tail 264. moor, more 154. furs, furze 44. bitten, bittern 375. talk, torque 265. moose, mousse 155. gait, gate 45. blew, blue 376. tare, tear 266. morning, mourning 156. galipot, gallipot 46. bloc, block 377. taught, taut, tort 267. muscle, mussel 157. gallop, galop 47. boar, bore 378. te, tea, tee 268. naval, navel 158. gamble, gambol 48. board, bored 379. team, teem 269. nay, neigh 159. gays, gaze 49. boarder, border 380. tear, tier 270. nigh, nye 160. genes, jeans 50. bold, bowled 381. teas, tease 271. none, nun 161. gild, guild 51. boos, booze

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52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105.

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 coo, coup cops, copse council, counsel cousin, cozen creak, creek crews, cruise cue, kyu, queue curb, kerb currant, current cymbol, symbol dam, damn

162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180. 181. 182. 183. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198. 199. 200. 201. 202. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210. 211. 212. 213. 214. 215. 216.

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 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

272. 273. 274. 275. 276. 277. 278. 279. 280. 281. 282. 283. 284. 285. 286. 287. 288. 289. 290. 291. 292. 293. 294. 295. 296. 297. 298. 299. 300. 301. 302. 303. 304. 305. 306. 307. 308. 309. 310. 311. 312. 313. 314. 315. 316. 317. 318. 319. 320. 321. 322. 323. 324. 325. 326.

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 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

382. 383. 384. 385. 386. 387. 388. 389. 390. 391. 392. 393. 394. 395. 396. 397. 398. 399. 400. 401. 402. 403. 404. 405. 406. 407. 408. 409. 410. 411. 412. 413. 414. 415. 416. 417. 418. 419. 420. 421. 422. 423. 424. 425. 426. 427. 428. 429. 430. 431. 432. 433. 434. 435. 436. 437.

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 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

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106. 107. 108. 109. 110.

days, daze dear, deer descent, dissent desert, dessert deviser, divisor

217. 218. 219. 220.

lase, laze law, lore lay, ley lea, lee

327. 328. 329. 330.

rose, rows rota, rotor rote, wrote rough, ruff

438. wood, would 439. yaw, yore, your, you're 440. yoke, yolk 441. you'll, yule top

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