930 Examples of Homophones Word List, Homophones Vocabulary
1. abel – able
2. accede – exceed
3. accept – except
4. acclamation – acclimation
5. acts – ax
6. ad – add
7. adam – atom
8. addition – edition
9. adds – adz – ads
10. adduce – educe
11. adherence – adherents
12. adieu – ado
13. ads – adds – adz
14. aerial – ariel
15. affect – effect
16. affected – effected
17. affects – effects
18. afterward – afterword
19. aid – aide
20. ail – ale
21. air – heir – err
22. aisle – isle – i’ll
23. ale – ail
24. all – awl
25. allowed – aloud
26. allude – elude
27. alluded – eluded
28. allusion – illusion
29. allusive – elusive – illusive
30. aloud – allowed
31. already – all ready
32. altar – alter
33. altogether – all together
34. always – all ways
35. amend – emend
36. analyst – annalist
37. ant – aunt
38. apatite – appetite
39. apprise – apprize
40. arc – ark
41. ariel – aerial
42. ark – arc
43. arrant – errant
44. ascent – assent
45. assistance – assistants
46. ate – eight
47. atom – adam
48. auger – augur
49. aunt – ant
50. aural – oral
51. aureole – oriole
52. away – aweigh
53. awl – all
54. ax – acts
55. axel – axle
56. axes – axis
57. aye – eye – i
58. ayes – eyes
59. baa – bah
60. baal – bail – bale
61. babble – babel
62. bad – bade
63. bah – baa
64. bail – bale – baal
65. bait – bate
66. baited – bated
67. bald – balled – bawled
68. bale – baal – bail
69. ball – bawl
70. balled – bawled – bald
71. balm – bomb – bombe
72. band – banned
73. bard – barred
74. bare – bear
75. baron – barren
76. barred – bard
77. barren – baron
78. basal – basil
79. base – bass
80. based – baste
81. bases – basis
82. basil – basal
83. basis – bases
84. bask – basque
85. bass – base
86. baste – based
87. bate – bait
88. bated – baited
89. bawl – ball
90. bawled – bald – balled
91. bazaar – bizarre
92. be – bee
93. beach – beech
94. bear – bare
95. beat – beet
96. beau – bow
97. bee – be
98. beech – beach
99. been – bin
100. beer – bier
101. beet – beat
102. bell – belle
103. berry – bury
104. berth – birth
105. better – bettor
106. bib – bibb
107. bight – bite – byte
108. billed – build
109. bin – been
110. bird – burred
111. birth – berth
112. bite – byte – bight
113. bizarre – bazaar
114. blew – blue
115. bloc – block
116. blue – blew
117. boar – bore
118. board – bored
119. boarder – border
120. bode – bowed
121. bold – bowled
122. bolder – boulder
123. bomb – bombe – balm
124. bootie – booty
125. border – boarder
126. bore – boar
127. bored – board
128. born – borne
129. borough – burro – burrow
130. bough – bow
131. bouillon – bullion
132. boulder – bolder
133. bow – beau
134. bow – bough
135. bowed – bode
136. bowled – bold
137. boy – buoy
138. braid – brayed
139. braise – brays
140. brake – break
141. brayed – braid
142. brays – braise
143. breach – breech
144. bread – bred
145. break – brake
146. bred – bread
147. breech – breach
148. brewed – brood
149. brews – bruise
150. bridal – bridle
151. broach – brooch
152. brood – brewed
153. brows – browse
154. bruise – brews
155. brut – brute
156. build – billed
157. bullion – bouillon
158. buoy – boy
159. burger – burgher
160. burred – bird
161. burro – burrow – borough
162. bury – berry
163. bussed – bust
164. but – butt
165. buy – by – bye
166. byte – bight – bite
167. cache – cash
168. caddie – caddy
169. cain – cane
170. calendar – calender
171. callous – callus
172. canapé – canopy
173. cane – cain
174. cannon – canon
175. canopy – canapé
176. canter – cantor
177. canvas – canvass
178. capital – capitol
179. carat – carrot – caret – karat
180. carol – carrel
181. carrot – caret – karat – carat
182. cash – cache
183. cast – caste
184. caster – castor
185. cause – caws
186. cedar – seeder
187. cede – seed
188. ceiling – sealing
189. cell – sell
190. cellar – seller
191. censor – sensor
192. cent – scent – sent
193. cents – scents – sense
194. cereal – serial
195. ceres – series
196. cession – session
197. chance – chants
198. chased – chaste
199. chauffeur – shofar
200. cheap – cheep
201. check – czech
202. cheep – cheap
203. chews – choose
204. chic – sheik
205. chile – chilly – chili
206. choir – quire
207. choose – chews
208. choral – coral
209. chord – cord – cored
210. chute – shoot
211. cite – sight – site
212. cited – sided – sighted
213. clack – claque
214. clamber – clammer – clamor
215. claque – clack
216. clause – claws
217. clew – clue
218. click – clique
219. climb – clime
220. clique – click
221. close – clothes – cloze
222. clue – clew
223. coal – cole
224. coarse – course
225. coarser – courser
226. coat – cote
227. coax – cokes
228. coffers – coughers
229. cokes – coax
230. cole – coal
231. collard – collared
232. colonel – kernel
233. complacent – complaisant
234. complement – compliment
235. complementary –
236. complimentary
237. conceded – conceited
238. confirmation –
239. conformation
240. consonance – consonants
241. continence – continents
242. coo – coup
243. coolie – coulee
244. coop – coupe
245. cops – copse
246. coral – choral
247. cord – cored – chord
248. core – corps
249. cored – chord – cord
250. corps – core
251. correspondence – correspondents
252. cote – coat
253. coughers – coffers
254. coulee – coolie
255. council – counsel
256. coup – coo
257. coupe – coop
258. course – coarse
259. courser – coarser
260. cousin – cozen
261. coward – cowered
262. coy – koi
263. cozen – cousin
264. craft – kraft
265. crape – crepe
266. crawl – kraal
267. creak – creek
268. crepe – crape
269. crewel – cruel
270. crews – cruise
271. cruel – crewel
272. cruise – crews
273. cue – queue
274. currant – current
275. curser – cursor
276. cygnet – signet
277. cymbal – symbol
278. cypress – cyprus
279. czech – check
280. dam – damn
281. dane – deign
282. days – daze
283. dear – deer
284. defused – diffused
285. deign – dane
286. dense – dents
287. descent – dissent
288. desert – dessert
289. dew – do – due
290. die – dye
291. diffused – defused
292. disburse – disperse
293. discreet – discrete
294. disperse – disburse
295. dissent – descent
296. draft – draught
297. dual – duel
298. ducked – duct
299. ducks – ducts
300. duct – ducked
301. ducts – ducks
302. due – dew – do
303. duel – dual
304. dun – done
305. dye – die
306. dyeing – dying
307. earn – urn
308. eave – eve
309. edition – addition
310. educe – adduce
311. eek – eke
312. effect – affect
313. effected – affected
314. effects – affects
315. eight – ate
316. eke – eek
317. elicit – illicit
318. elude – allude
319. eluded – alluded
320. elusive – illusive – allusive
321. emend – amend
322. enumerable – innumerable
323. err – air – heir
324. errant – arrant
325. eve – eave
326. ewe – you – yew
327. ewes – yews – use
328. exceed – accede
329. except – accept
330. exercise – exorcise
331. eye – i – aye
332. eyed – i’d
333. eyelet – islet
334. eyes – ayes
335. facts – fax
336. faint – feint
337. fair – fare
338. fairy – ferry
339. fare – fair
340. fate – fete
341. faun – fawn
342. fax – facts
343. faze – phase
344. feat – feet
345. feint – faint
346. fends – fens
347. ferry – fairy
348. fete – fate
349. few – phew
350. fiancé – fiancée
351. fill – phil
352. find – fined
353. finish – finnish
354. fir – fur
355. fisher – fissure
356. flair – flare
357. flea – flee
358. flew – flu – flue
359. flier – flyer
360. flocks – phlox
361. floe – flow
362. flour – flower
363. flow – floe
364. flower – flour
365. flu – flue – flew
366. flyer – flier
367. foaled – fold
368. foe – faux
369. fold – foaled
370. for – four – fore
371. foregone – forgone
372. foreword – forward
373. fort – forte
374. forth – fourth
375. forward – foreword
376. foul – fowl
377. four – fore – for
378. fourth – forth
379. fowl – foul
380. franc – frank
381. frays – phrase
382. frees – freeze – frieze
383. friar – fryer
384. frieze – frees – freeze
385. fryer – friar
386. fur – fir
387. gaff – gaffe
388. gail – gale
389. gait – gate
390. gale – gail
391. gamble – gambol
392. gate – gait
393. gel – jell
394. gene – jean
395. gibe – jibe
396. gild – guild
397. gilder – guilder
398. gilt – guilt
399. gneiss – nice
400. gnome – nome
401. gnu – knew – new
402. gofer – gopher
403. gored – gourd
404. gorilla – guerilla
405. gourd – gored
406. grade – grayed
407. graft – graphed
408. graham – gram
409. graphed – graft
410. grate – great
411. grater – greater
412. grayed – grade
413. grays – graze
414. grease – greece
415. great – grate
416. greater – grater
417. greece – grease
418. grill – grille
419. grisly – grizzly
420. groan – grown
421. guerilla – gorilla
422. guessed – guest
423. guild – gild
424. guilder – gilder
425. guilt – gilt
426. gym – jim
427. hail – hale
428. hair – hare
429. hale – hail
430. hall – haul
431. halve – have
432. handmade – handmaid
433. handsome – hansom
434. hangar – hanger
435. hansom – handsome
436. hare – hair
437. hart – heart
438. haul – hall
439. have – halve
440. hay – hey
441. hays – haze
442. he’d – heed
443. he’ll – heal – heel
444. hear – here
445. heard – herd
446. heart – hart
447. heed – he’d
448. heel – he’ll – heal
449. heir – err – air
450. herd – heard
451. here – hear
452. heroin – heroine
453. hertz – hurts
454. hew – hue – hugh
455. hey – hay
456. hi – high
457. higher – hire
458. him – hymn
459. hire – higher
460. ho – hoe
461. hoard – horde
462. hoarse – horse
463. hoe – ho
464. hoes – hose
465. hold – holed
466. hole – whole
467. holed – hold
468. holey – holy – wholly
469. hoop – whoop
470. horde – hoard
471. horse – hoarse
472. hose – hoes
473. hostel – hostile
474. hour – our
475. hue – hugh – hew
476. humerus – humorous
477. hurts – hertz
478. hymn – him
479. i – aye – eye
480. i’ll – aisle – isle
481. i’d – eyed
482. idle – idol – idyll
483. illicit – elicit
484. illusion – allusion
485. illusive – allusive – elusive
486. immanent – imminent
487. impassable – impassible
488. in – inn
489. incite – insight
490. inn – in
491. innocence – innocents
492. innumerable – enumerable
493. insight – incite
494. instance – instants
495. intense – intents
496. isle – i’ll – aisle
497. islet – eyelet
498. it’s – its
499. jam – jamb
500. jean – gene
501. jell – gel
502. jibe – gibe
503. jim – gym
504. jinks – jinx
505. karat – carat – carrot – caret
506. kernel – colonel
507. knap – nap
508. knave – nave
509. knead – kneed – need
510. knew – new – gnu
511. knickers – nickers
512. knight – night
513. knit – nit
514. knock – nock
515. knot – not
516. know – no
517. knows – nose
518. koi – coy
519. kraal – crawl
520. kraft – craft
521. lacks – lax
522. ladder – latter
523. lade – laid
524. lain – lane
525. lama – llama
526. lane – lain
527. lapps – laps – lapse
528. latter – ladder
529. lax – lacks
530. lay – lei
531. lays – laze – leis
532. lea – lee
533. leach – leech
534. lead – led
535. leak – leek
536. lean – lien
537. leased – least
538. led – lead
539. lee – lea
540. leech – leach
541. leek – leak
542. lei – lay
543. leis – lays – laze
544. lends – lens
545. lessen – lesson
546. knight – night
547. lets – let’s
548. levee – levy
549. liar – lier – lyre
550. lichen – liken
551. lie – lye
552. lien – lean
553. lier – lyre – liar
554. lieu – lou
555. liken – lichen
556. links – lynx
557. literal – littoral
558. llama – lama
559. lo – low
560. load – lode – lowed
561. loan – lone
562. loath – loathe
563. loch – lock
564. lochs – locks – lox
565. lock – loch
566. locks – lox – lochs
567. lode – lowed – load
568. lone – loan
569. loot – lute
570. lou – lieu
571. low – lo
572. lowed – load – lode
573. lox – lochs – locks
574. lumbar – lumber
575. lute – loot
576. lye – lie
577. lynx – links
578. lyre – liar – lier
579. madder – matter
580. made – maid
581. mail – male
582. main – mane – maine
583. maize – maze
584. male – mail
585. mall – maul
586. mane – maine – main
587. manner – manor
588. mantel – mantle
589. marc – mark
590. mare – mayor
591. mark – marc
592. marry – merry – mary
593. marshal – martial
594. marten – martin
595. mary – marry – merry
596. massed – mast
597. mat – matte
598. matter – madder
599. maul – mall
600. may be – maybe
601. mayor – mare
602. maze – maize
603. mean – mien
604. meat – meet – mete
605. meatier – meteor
606. medal – metal – mettle –
607. meddle
608. meet – mete – meat
609. merry – mary – marry
610. metal – mettle – meddle –
611. medal
612. mete – meat – meet
613. meteor – meatier
614. mettle – meddle – medal –
615. metal
616. mewl – mule
617. mews – muse
618. mien – mean
619. might – mite
620. mil – mill
621. mince – mints
622. mind – mined
623. miner – minor
624. mints – mince
625. missal – missile
626. missed – mist
627. misses – mrs.
628. missile – missal
629. mist – missed
630. mite – might
631. moan – mown
632. moat – mote
633. mode – mowed
634. mood – mooed
635. moose – mousse
636. morn – mourn
637. morning – mourning
638. mote – moat
639. mourn – morn
640. mourning – morning
641. mousse – moose
642. mowed – mode
643. mown – moan
644. mrs. – misses
645. mucous – mucus
646. mule – mewl
647. muscle – mussel
648. muse – mews
649. mussed – must
650. mussel – muscle
651. must – mussed
652. mustard – mustered
653. nap – knap
654. naval – navel
655. nave – knave
656. navel – naval
657. nay – neigh
658. need – knead – kneed
659. neigh – nay
660. new – gnu – knew
661. nice – gneiss
662. nice – niece
663. nickers – knickers
664. niece – nice
665. night – knight
666. nit – knit
667. no – know
668. nock – knock
669. nome – gnome
670. none – nun
671. nose – knows
672. not – knot
673. nun – none
674. oar – or – ore
675. ode – owed
676. oh – owe
677. one – won
678. or – ore – oar
679. oral – aural
680. ore – oar – or
681. oriole – aureole
682. our – hour
683. outcast – outcaste
684. overdo – overdue
685. overseas – oversees
686. owe – oh
687. owed – ode
688. paced – paste
689. packed – pact
690. padded – patted
691. paean – paeon – peon
692. pail – pale
693. pain – pane
694. pair – pare – pear
695. palate – palette – pallet
696. pale – pail
697. palette – pallet – palate
698. pall – paul
699. pallet – palate – palette
700. pane – pain
701. pare – pear – pair
702. parish – perish
703. parlay – parley
704. passed – past
705. paste – paced
706. patience – patients
707. patted – padded
708. paul – pall
709. pause – paws
710. pea – pee
711. peace – piece
712. peak – peek – pique
713. peal – peel
714. pear – pair – pare
715. pearl – purl
716. peas – pees
717. peat – pete
718. pedal – peddle – petal
719. pee – pea
720. peek – pique – peak
721. peel – peal
722. peer – pier
723. pees – peas
724. pekoe – picot
725. penance – pennants
726. peon – paean – paeon
727. per – purr
728. perish – parish
729. pervade – purveyed
730. petal – pedal – peddle
731. pete – peat
732. petrel – petrol
733. pew – pugh
734. phase – faze
735. phew – few
736. phil – fill
737. phlox – flocks
738. phrase – frays
739. pi – pie
740. picot – pekoe
741. pidgin – pigeon
742. pie – pi
743. piece – peace
744. pier – peer
745. pigeon – pidgin
746. pilate – pilot
747. pique – peak – peek
748. pistil – pistol
749. plain – plane
750. plait – plate
751. plane – plain
752. plate – plait
753. pleas – please
754. plum – plumb
755. pole – poll
756. pore – pour
757. praise – prays – preys
758. pray – prey
759. prays – preys – praise
760. precedence – precedents
761. premier – premiere
762. presence – presents
763. prey – pray
764. preys – praise – prays
765. pride – pried
766. primer – primmer
767. prince – prints
768. principal – principle
769. prints – prince
770. profit – prophet
771. pros – prose
772. pugh – pew
773. purl – pearl
774. purr – per
775. purveyed – pervade
776. quarts – quartz
777. queue – cue
778. quince – quints
779. quire – choir
780. rabbet – rabbit
781. rack – wrack
782. rain – reign – rein
783. raise – rays – raze
784. rap – wrap
785. rapped – rapt – wrapped
786. rapper – wrapper
787. rapt – wrapped – rapped
788. rays – raze – raise
789. read – red
790. read – reed
791. real – reel
792. red – read
793. reed – read
794. reek – wreak
795. reel – real
796. reign – rein – rain
797. residence – residents
798. rest – wrest
799. retch – wretch
800. review – revue
801. rheum – room
802. rigger – rigor
803. right – rite – write
804. rigor – rigger
805. ring – wring
806. rite – write – right
807. road – rode – rowed
808. roam – rome
809. rode – rowed – road
810. roe – row
811. role – roll
812. rome – roam
813. room – rheum
814. roomer – rumor
815. root – route
816. rose – rows
817. rote – wrote
818. rough – ruff
819. rouse – rows
820. route – root
821. roux – rue
822. row – roe
823. rowed – road – rode
824. rows – rose
825. rude – rued
826. rue – roux
827. rued – rude
828. ruff – rough
829. rumor – roomer
830. rung – wrung
831. russell – rustle
832. rye – wry
833. sac – sack
834. sachet – sashay
835. sack – sac
836. sacks – sax
837. sail – sale
838. sane – seine
839. sari – sorry
840. sashay – sachet
841. saver – savor
842. sax – sacks
843. scene – seen
844. scent – sent – cent
845. scents – sense – cents
846. scull – skull
847. sea – see
848. sealing – ceiling
849. seam – seem
850. sear – seer – sere
851. seas – sees – seize
852. see – sea
853. seed – cede
854. seeder – cedar
855. seem – seam
856. seen – scene
857. seer – sere – sear
858. sees – seize – seas
859. seine – sane
860. seize – seas – sees
861. sell – cell
862. seller – cellar
863. sense – cents – scents
864. sensor – censor
865. sent – cent – scent
866. sere – sear – seer
867. serf – surf
868. serge – surge
869. serial – cereal
870. series – ceres
871. session – cession
872. sew – so – sow
873. shear – sheer
874. sheik – chic
875. shoe – shoo
876. shofar – chauffeur
877. shone – shown
878. shoo – shoe
879. shoot – chute
880. shown – shone
881. sic – sick
882. side – sighed
883. sided – sighted – cited
884. sighed – side
885. sighs – size
886. sight – site – cite
887. sighted – cited – sided
888. signet – cygnet
889. sink – sync
890. sioux – sue
891. site – cite – sight
892. size – sighs
893. skull – scull
894. slay – sleigh
895. sleight – slight
896. slew – slue – slough
897. slight – sleight
898. sloe – slow
899. slough – slew – slue
900. slow – sloe
901. slue – slough – slew
902. so – sow – sew
903. soar – sore
904. soared – sword
905. sold – soled
906. sole – soul
907. soled – sold
908. some – sum
909. son – sun
910. soot – suit
911. sore – soar
912. sorry – sari
913. soul – sole
914. sow – sew – so
915. spade – spayed
916. staid – stayed
917. stair – stare
918. stake – steak
919. stare – stair
920. stationary – stationery
921. stayed – staid
922. steak – stake
923. steal – steel
924. step – steppe
925. stile – style
926. straight – strait
927. straightened – straitened
928. style – stile
929. sue – sioux
930. suede – swayed
931. suit – soot
932. suite – sweet
933. sum – some
