What are Homophones? 900 Homophone Word List
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
