930 Examples of Homophones Word List, Homophones Vocabulary

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