Homophones List! A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same (to varying extent) as another word but differs in meaning. This lesson provides a list of common homophones in English for students who want to master their English.
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Common Homophones List
A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same (to varying extent) as another word but differs in meaning. Below is a list of homophones you should notice:
- accede — exceed
- accept — except
- addition — edition
- adds — adz — ads
- affect — effect
- affected — effected
- ale — ail
- all ready — already
- all together — altogether
- all ways — always
- all — awl
- ant — aunt
- apatite — appetite
- apprise — apprize
- arc — ark
- ariel — aerial
- ark — arc
- arrant — errant
- ascent — assent
- assistance — assistants
- ate — eight
- atom — Adam
- ax — acts
- axel — axle
- axes — axis
- aye — eye — I
- ayes — eyes
- baa — bah
- baal — bail — bale
- bait — bate
- baited — bated
- bald — balled — bawled
- bale — baal — bail
- ball — bawl
- balled — bawled — bald
- basal — basil
- base — bass
- based — baste
- bases — basis
- basil — basal
- basis — bases
- bask — basque
- bass — base
- baste — based
- bate — bait
- bated — baited
- bawl — ball
- been — bin
- beer — bier
- beet — beat
- bell — belle
- berry — bury
- berth — birth
- better — bettor
- bib — bibb
- bight — bite — byte
- billed — build
- bin — been
- bird — burred
- birth — berth
- bite — byte — bight
- bizarre — bazaar
- blew — blue
- bloc — block
- bolder — boulder
- bomb — bombe — balm
- bootie — booty
- border — boarder
- bore — boar
- bored — board
- born — borne
- borough — burro — burrow
- bough — bow
- bouillon — bullion
- braid — brayed
- braise — brays
- brake — break
- brayed — braid
- brays — braise
- breach — breech
- bread — bred
- break — brake
- bred — bread
- breech — breach
- brewed — brood
- brews — bruise
- bridal — bridle
- broach — brooch
- burro — burrow — borough
- bury — berry
- bussed — bust
- but — butt
- buy — by — bye
- byte — bight — bite
- cache — cash
- caddie — caddy
- Cain — cane
- calendar — calender
- caster — castor
- cause — caws
- cedar — seeder
- cede — seed
- ceiling — sealing
- cell — sell
- cellar — seller
- censor — sensor
- cent — scent — sent
- cents — scents — sense
- cereal — serial
- Ceres — series
- cession — session
- chance — chants
- chased — chaste
- chauffeur — shofar
- cheap — cheep
- check — Czech
- cheep — cheap
- chews — choose
- chic — sheik
- Chile — chilly — chili
- choir — quire
- choose — chews
- choral — coral
- chord — cord — cored
- chute — shoot
- cite — sight — site
- cited — sided — sighted
- clack — claque
- clamber — clammer — clamor
- claque — clack
- clause — claws
- clew — clue
- click — clique
- climb — clime
- clique — click
- close — clothes — cloze
- clue — clew
- coal — cole
- coarse — course
- coarser — courser
- coat — cote
- coax — cokes
- coffers — coughers
- cokes — coax
- cole — coal
- collard — collared
- colonel — kernel
- coolie — coulee
- coop — coupe
- cops — copse
- coral — choral
- cord — cored — chord
- core — corps
- cored — chord — cord
- corps — core
- coughers — coffers
- coulee — coolie
- council — counsel
- coup — coo
- course — coarse
- courser — coarser
- cousin — cozen
- coward — cowered
- cozen — cousin
- craft — kraft
- crape — crepe
- crawl — kraal
- creak — creek
- crepe — crape
- crewel — cruel
- crews — cruise
- cruel — crewel
- cruise — crews
- dam — damn
- Dane — deign
- days — daze
- dear — deer
- defused — diffused
- deign — Dane
- dense — dents
- descent — dissent
- desert (abandon) — dessert
- dew — do — due
- die — dye
- diffused — defused
- disburse — disperse
- discreet — discrete
- disperse — disburse
- dissent — descent
- duct — ducked
- ducts — ducks
- due — dew — do
- duel — dual
- dun — done
- dye — die
- dyeing — dying
- edition — addition
- educe — adduce
- eek — eke
- effect — affect
- effected — affected
- effects — affects
- eight — ate
- eke — eek
- elicit — illicit
- elude — allude
- errant — arrant
- eve — eave
- ewe — you — yew
- ewes — yews — use
- exceed — accede
- except — accept
- facts — fax
- faint — feint
- fair — fare
- fairy — ferry
- fare — fair
- fate — fete
- faun — fawn
- fax — facts
- faze — phase
- feat — feet
- feint — faint
- fends — fens
- ferry — fairy
- fete — fate
- few — phew
- fiancé — fiancée
- flair — flare
- flea — flee
- flew — flu — flue
- flier — flyer
- flocks — phlox
- floe — flow
- flour — flower
- flow — floe
- flower — flour
- flu — flue — flew
- flyer — flier
- foaled — fold
- fort — forte
- forth — fourth
- forward — foreword
- foul — fowl
- four — fore — for
- fourth — forth
- fowl — foul
- franc — frankfur — fir
- gaff — gaffe
- Gail — gale
- gait — gate
- gale — Gail
- gamble — gambol
- gel — jell
- gene — jean
- gibe — jibe
- gnu — knew — new
- gofer — gopher
- gored — gourd
- gorilla — guerilla
- gourd — gored
- grade — grayed
- graft — graphed
- hail — hale
- hair — hare
- hale — hail
- hall — haul
- halve — have
- handmade — handmaid
- handsome — hansom
- hangar — hanger
- hay — hey
- hays — haze
- he’d — heed
- he’ll — heal — heel
- hear — here
- heard — herd
- heart — hart
- heroin — heroine
- hertz — hurts
- hew — hue — Hugh
- hey — hay
- hi — high
- higher — hire
- him — hymn
- hire — higher
- ho — hoe
- hoard — horde
- hoarse — horse
- hoe — ho
- hoes — hose
- hold — holed
- hole — whole
- holed — hold
- hour — our
- hue — Hugh — hew
- humerus — humorous
- hurts — hertz
- hymn — him
- I — aye — eye
- I’ll — aisle — isle
- I’d — eyed
- idle — idol — idyll
- illicit — elicit
- illusion — allusion
- illusive — allusive — elusive
- incite — insight
- inn — in
- innocence — innocents
- knap — nap
- knave — nave
- ladder — latter
- lade — laid
- lain — lane
- lays — laze — leis
- lea — lee
- leach — leech
- lead — led
- leak — leek
- lean — lien
- leased — least
- led — lead
- lee — lea
- leech — leach
- liar — lier — lyre
- madder — matter
- made — maid
- mail — male
- main — mane — Maine
- maize — maze
- medal — metal — mettle —
meddle - meet — mete — meat
- merry — Mary — marry
- metal — mettle — meddle —
medal - mete — meat — meet
- meteor — meatier
- mints — mince
- missal — missile
- missed — mist
- misses — Mrs.
- missile — missal
- mist — missed
- mite — might
- moan — mown
- moat — mote
- mode — mowed
- mood — mooed
- moose — mousse
- morn — mourn
- morning — mourning
- mote — moat
- mourn — morn
- mourning — morning
- mousse — moose
- mowed — mode
- mown — moan
- Mrs. — misses
- mucous — mucus
- mule — mewl
- muscle — mussel
- mustard — mustered
- nap — knap
- naval — navel
- nave — knave
- navel — naval
- nay — neigh
- need — knead — kneed
- neigh — nay
- new — gnu — knew
- nice — gneiss
- Nice — niece
- pain — pane
- pair — pare — pear
- palate — palette — pallet
- pale — pail
- parish — perish
- parlay — parley
- passed — past
- paste — paced
- patience — patients
- patted — padded
- pea — pee
- peace — piece
- peak — peek — pique
- peal — peel
- pie — pi
- piece — peace
- pier — peer
- pigeon — pidgin
- Pilate — pilot
- pique — peak — peek
- pistil — pistol
- plum — plumb
- read — red
- read — reed
- real — reel
- red — read
- reed — read
- reek — wreak
- reel — real
- reign — rein — rain
- residence — residents
- seam — seem
- sear — seer — sere
- seas — sees — seize
- see — sea
- seed — cede
- sighed — side
- sighs — size
- sight — site — cite
- sighted — cited — sided
- stayed — staid
- steak — stake
- steal — steel
- theirs — there’s
- there — they’re — their
- there’s — theirs
- they’re — their — there
- weighs — ways
- weight — wait
- we’ll — wheel
- were — whir
- wet — whet
- wether — weather — whether
- your — you’re
Learn more with an extensive list of homonyms in English with example sentences.
the honophone
Your gay
Foreword and forward are not homophones.
Forward is pronounced /ˈfɔːwəd/
Foreword is pronounced /ˈfɔːˌwɜːd/ (Collins English Dictionary, and Cambridge Dictionary)
OR
/ˈfɔr wərd/ and /ˈfɔrˌwɜrd/ (Websters American Dictionary)
The vowel-sound and stress on the second syllable are different.
You’re your yore
uwu
the list is quite comprehensive. thanks for your great collection.
is so easy to use it works like a charm I use it for teaching
MUY MALO
DESEARIA QUE NO EXISTIERA ESTE SITIO WEB
there is no u
yes there is
cool
Cool
I just noticed you missed a pair: “rack” and “wrack”.
hi
it was help full
thank you