1500 Homophones

Here's a list of homophones — words which have different spellings, but are pronounced the same.

For example, without context it would be difficult to distinguish shoot and chute, or flare and flair. Homophones also come in groups of three, like write, right and rite.

Is this list of 1500 homophones definitive? We think it's pretty close. It's certainly the longest* on the internet: we put it together from similar lists and importantly, removed the duplicate pairs often found on those lists which make them appear longer than they actually are.

The list is loosely alphabetized based on the first word of each pair of homophones.

*This list can be made much longer if we consider the different way Americans, Australians, the British, and non-native speakers say English words.

1. abel
2. able
3. accede
4. exceed
5. accept
6. except
7. acclamation
8. acclimation
9. addition
10. edition
11. adds
12. adz
13. adds
14. ads
15. adz
16. ads
17. adherence
18. adherents
19. adieu
20. ado
21. affect
22. effect
23. affects
24. effects
25. affected
26. effected
27. afterward
28. afterword
29. aid
30. aide
31. ale
32. ail
33. air
34. heir
35. air
36. err
37. heir
38. err
39. all
40. awl
41. allowed
42. aloud
43. alluded
44. eluded
45. already
46. all ready
47. altogether
48. all together
49. altar
50. alter
51. always
52. all ways
53. amend
54. emend
55. analyst
56. annalist
57. ant
58. aunt
59. aural
60. oral
61. aureole
62. oriole
63. apatite
64. appetite
65. apprise
66. apprize
67. arc
68. ark
69. ariel
70. aerial
71. arrant
72. errant
73. ascent
74. assent
75. assistance
76. assistants
77. ate
78. eight
79. atom
80. adam
81. auger
82. augur
83. away
84. aweigh
85. axel
86. axle
87. axes
88. axis
89. aye
90. eye
91. ayes
92. eyes
93. babble
94. babel
95. bad
96. bade
97. bail
98. bale
99. bait
100. bate
101. baited
102. bated
103. bald
104. balled
105. bald
106. bawled
107. balled
108. bawled
109. ball
110. bawl
111. band
112. banned
113. bard
114. barred
115. baron
116. barren
117. brows
118. browse
119. brut
120. brute
121. basal
122. basil
123. base
124. bass
125. based
126. baste
127. bases
128. basis
129. bask
130. basque
131. been
132. bin
133. beer
134. bier
135. beet
136. beat
137. beach
138. beech
139. beau
140. bow
141. bear
142. bare
143. bell
144. belle
145. berry
146. bury
147. berth
148. birth
149. better
150. bettor
151. bib
152. bibb
153. bight
154. bite
155. bight
156. byte
157. bite
158. byte
159. billed
160. build
161. bird
162. burred
163. bizarre
164. bazaar
165. blew
166. blue
167. bloc
168. block
169. bode
170. bowed
171. bold
172. bowled
173. boy
174. buoy
175. bolder
176. boulder
177. bomb
178. bombe
179. bomb
180. balm
181. bombe
182. balm
183. bootie
184. booty
185. border
186. boarder
187. bore
188. boar
189. bored
190. board
191. born
192. borne
193. bough
194. bow
195. bouillon
196. bullion
197. braid
198. brayed
199. braise
200. brays
201. brake
202. break
203. breach
204. breech
205. bread
206. bred
207. brewed
208. brood
209. brews
210. bruise
211. bridal
212. bridle
213. broach
214. brooch
215. burro
216. burrow
217. burro
218. borough
219. burger
220. burgher
221. burrow
222. borough
223. bussed
224. bust
225. but
226. butt
227. buy
228. bye
229. cache
230. cash
231. caddie
232. caddy
233. cain
234. cane
235. calendar
236. calender
237. callous
238. callus
239. canape
240. canopy
241. cannon
242. canon
243. canter
244. cantor
245. canvas
246. canvass
247. capital
248. capitol
249. carol
250. carrel
251. carrot
252. caret
253. carrot
254. karat
255. caret
256. karat
257. cast
258. caste
259. complacent
260. complaisant
261. complementary
262. complimentary
263. conceded
264. conceited
265. confirmation
266. conformation
267. consonance
268. consonants
269. continence
270. continents
271. correspondence
272. correspondents
273. caster
274. castor
275. caught
276. court
277. cause
278. caws
279. cedar
280. seeder
281. cede
282. seed
283. ceiling
284. sealing
285. cell
286. sell
287. cellar
288. seller
289. censor
290. sensor
291. cent
292. scent
293. cent
294. sent
295. scent
296. sent
297. cents
298. scents
299. cents
300. sense
301. scents
302. sense
303. cereal
304. serial
305. ceres
306. series
307. cession
308. session
309. chance
310. chants
311. chased
312. chaste
313. chauffeur
314. shofar
315. cheap
316. cheep
317. check
318. czech
319. chews
320. choose
321. chic
322. sheik
323. chile
324. chilly
325. chile
326. chili
327. chilly
328. chili
329. choir
330. quire
331. choral
332. coral
333. chute
334. shoot
335. cite
336. sight
337. cite
338. site
339. sight
340. site
341. cited
342. sided
343. cited
344. sighted
345. sided
346. sighted
347. clack
348. claque
349. clamber
350. clammer
351. clamber
352. clamor
353. clammer
354. clamor
355. clause
356. claws
357. clew
358. clue
359. click
360. clique
361. climb
362. clime
363. close
364. clothes
365. close
366. cloze
367. clothes
368. cloze
369. coal
370. cole
371. complement
372. compliment
373. coarse
374. course
375. coarser
376. courser
377. coat
378. cote
379. coax
380. cokes
381. coffers
382. coughers
383. collard
384. collared
385. colonel
386. kernel
387. coolie
388. coulee
389. coop
390. coupe
391. cops
392. copse
393. core
394. corps
395. cored
396. chord
397. cored
398. cord
399. chord
400. cord
401. council
402. counsel
403. coup
404. coo
405. cousin
406. cozen
407. coward
408. cowered
409. craft
410. kraft
411. crape
412. crepe
413. crawl
414. kraal
415. creak
416. creek
417. crewel
418. cruel
419. crews
420. cruise
421. cue
422. queue
423. curb
424. kerb
425. currant
426. current
427. curser
428. cursor
429. cygnet
430. signet
431. cymbal
432. symbol
433. cypress
434. cyprus
435. dam
436. damn
437. dane
438. deign
439. days
440. daze
441. dear
442. deer
443. defused
444. diffused
445. dense
446. dents
447. descent
448. dissent
449. desert
450. dessert
451. dew
452. due
453. die
454. dye
455. disburse
456. disperse
457. discreet
458. discrete
459. draught
460. draft
461. duct
462. ducked
463. ducts
464. ducks
465. duel
466. dual
467. dun
468. done
469. dyeing
470. dying
471. earn
472. urn
473. educe
474. adduce
475. eek
476. eke
477. elicit
478. illicit
479. elude
480. allude
481. eve
482. eave
483. ewe
484. yew
485. ewe
486. you
487. yew
488. you
489. ewes
490. yews
491. ewes
492. use
493. yews
494. use
495. exercise
496. exorcise
497. facts
498. fax
499. faint
500. feint
501. fair
502. fare
503. fairy
504. ferry
505. fate
506. fete
507. faun
508. fawn
509. faze
510. phase
511. feat
512. feet
513. fends
514. fens
515. few
516. phew
517. fiance
518. fiancee
519. find
520. fined
521. finish
522. finnish
523. fisher
524. fissure
525. flair
526. flare
527. flaw
528. floor
529. flea
530. flee
531. flew
532. flu
533. flew
534. flue
535. flu
536. flue
537. flier
538. flyer
539. flocks
540. phlox
541. floe
542. flow
543. flour
544. flower
545. foaled
546. fold
547. foe
548. faux
549. foregone
550. forgone
551. fort
552. forte
553. forth
554. fourth
555. forward
556. foreword
557. foul
558. fowl
559. four
560. fore
561. four
562. for
563. fore
564. for
565. franc
566. frank
567. fryer
568. friar
569. fur
570. fir
571. frees
572. freeze
573. frees
574. frieze
575. freeze
576. frieze
577. gaff
578. gaffe
579. gail
580. gale
581. gait
582. gate
583. gamble
584. gambol
585. gel
586. jell
587. gene
588. jean
589. gibe
590. jibe
591. gilt
592. guilt
593. gnu
594. knew
595. gnu
596. new
597. knew
598. new
599. gofer
600. gopher
601. gored
602. gourd
603. gorilla
604. guerrilla
605. grate
606. great
607. grade
608. grayed
609. graft
610. graphed
611. graham
612. gram
613. grays
614. graze
615. grill
616. grille
617. grisly
618. grizzly
619. groan
620. grown
621. grater
622. greater
623. greece
624. grease
625. guild
626. gild
627. guilder
628. gilder
629. gym
630. jim
631. guessed
632. guest
633. hail
634. hale
635. hair
636. hare
637. hall
638. haul
639. halve
640. have
641. handmade
642. handmaid
643. handsome
644. hansom
645. hangar
646. hanger
647. hay
648. hey
649. hays
650. haze
651. he'd
652. heed
653. he'll
654. heal
655. he'll
656. heel
657. heal
658. heel
659. hear
660. here
661. heard
662. herd
663. heart
664. hart
665. heroin
666. heroine
667. hertz
668. hurts
669. hew
670. hue
671. hew
672. hugh
673. hue
674. hugh
675. higher
676. hire
677. him
678. hymn
679. hoard
680. horde
681. hoarse
682. horse
683. hoes
684. hose
685. hold
686. holed
687. hole
688. whole
689. hostel
690. hostile
691. hour
692. our
693. holey
694. holy
695. humerus
696. humorous
697. i'll
698. aisle
699. i'll
700. isle
701. aisle
702. isle
703. i'd
704. eyed
705. idle
706. idol
707. idle
708. idyll
709. idol
710. idyll
711. illusion
712. allusion
713. illusive
714. allusive
715. illusive
716. elusive
717. allusive
718. elusive
719. immanent
720. imminent
721. impassable
722. impassible
723. innumerable
724. enumerable
725. incite
726. insight
727. innocence
728. innocents
729. instance
730. instants
731. intense
732. intents
733. it's
734. its
735. islet
736. eyelet
737. knit
738. nit
739. knock
740. nock
741. knows
742. nose
743. koi
744. coy
745. jam
746. jamb
747. jinks
748. jinx
749. key
750. quay
751. knap
752. nap
753. knave
754. nave
755. knight
756. night
757. knot
758. not
759. lacks
760. lax
761. lama
762. llama
763. lei
764. lay
765. lichen
766. liken
767. loch
768. lock
769. loot
770. lute
771. ladder
772. latter
773. lade
774. laid
775. lain
776. lane
777. lapps
778. laps
779. lapps
780. lapse
781. laps
782. lapse
783. lays
784. laze
785. lays
786. leis
787. laze
788. leis
789. lea
790. lee
791. leach
792. leech
793. lead
794. led
795. leak
796. leek
797. lean
798. lien
799. leased
800. least
801. lends
802. lens
803. lessen
804. lesson
805. lets
806. let's
807. levee
808. levy
809. liar
810. lier
811. liar
812. lyre
813. lier
814. lyre
815. literal
816. littoral
817. load
818. lode
819. load
820. lowed
821. lode
822. lowed
823. lochs
824. locks
825. lox
826. locks
827. lochs
828. lox
829. loan
830. lone
831. loath
832. loathe
833. lumbar
834. lumber
835. lou
836. lieu
837. lye
838. lie
839. lynx
840. links
841. mark
842. marc
843. maul
844. mall
845. mayor
846. mare
847. madder
848. matter
849. made
850. maid
851. mail
852. male
853. main
854. mane
855. main
856. maine
857. mane
858. maine
859. maize
860. maze
861. manner
862. manor
863. mantel
864. mantle
865. marshal
866. martial
867. marten
868. martin
869. massed
870. mast
871. mat
872. matte
873. may be
874. maybe
875. medal
876. meddle
877. medal
878. metal
879. medal
880. mettle
881. meddle
882. metal
883. meddle
884. mettle
885. metal
886. mettle
887. meet
888. mete
889. meet
890. meat
891. mete
892. meat
893. merry
894. mary
895. merry
896. marry
897. mary
898. marry
899. meteor
900. meatier
901. mil
902. mill
903. mind
904. mined
905. miner
906. minor
907. mints
908. mince
909. missal
910. missile
911. missed
912. mist
913. misses
914. mrs.
915. mite
916. might
917. moan
918. mown
919. moat
920. mote
921. mode
922. mowed
923. mood
924. mooed
925. moose
926. mousse
927. morn
928. mourn
929. morning
930. mourning
931. mucous
932. mucus
933. mule
934. mewl
935. muscle
936. mussel
937. mustard
938. mustered
939. mien
940. mean
941. muse
942. mews
943. must
944. mussed
945. naval
946. navel
947. nay
948. neigh
949. need
950. knead
951. need
952. kneed
953. knead
954. kneed
955. nice
956. gneiss
957. nice
958. niece
959. none
960. nun
961. nickers
962. knickers
963. nome
964. gnome
965. oar
966. ore
967. one
968. won
969. outcast
970. outcaste
971. overdo
972. overdue
973. overseas
974. oversees
975. owed
976. ode
977. paul
978. pall
979. packed
980. pact
981. pain
982. pane
983. pair
984. pare
985. pair
986. pear
987. pare
988. pear
989. palate
990. palette
991. palate
992. pallet
993. palette
994. pallet
995. pale
996. pail
997. parish
998. perish
999. parlay
1000. parley
1001. passed
1002. past
1003. paste
1004. paced
1005. patience
1006. patients
1007. patted
1008. padded
1009. pause
1010. paws
1011. pea
1012. pee
1013. peace
1014. piece
1015. pearl
1016. purl
1017. pees
1018. peas
1019. pete
1020. peat
1021. phil
1022. fill
1023. phrase
1024. frays
1025. picot
1026. pekoe
1027. plait
1028. plate
1029. prints
1030. prince
1031. purr
1032. per
1033. purveyed
1034. pervade
1035. peak
1036. peek
1037. peak
1038. pique
1039. peek
1040. pique
1041. peal
1042. peel
1043. pedal
1044. peddle
1045. pedal
1046. petal
1047. peddle
1048. petal
1049. pier
1050. peer
1051. penance
1052. pennants
1053. petrel
1054. petrol
1055. pigeon
1056. pidgin
1057. pilate
1058. pilot
1059. pistil
1060. pistol
1061. place
1062. plaice
1063. plain
1064. plane
1065. pleas
1066. please
1067. plum
1068. plumb
1069. peon
1070. paean
1071. peon
1072. paeon
1073. paean
1074. paeon
1075. preys
1076. praise
1077. preys
1078. prays
1079. praise
1080. prays
1081. pole
1082. poll
1083. pore
1084. pour
1085. pore
1086. poor
1087. pour
1088. poor
1089. pray
1090. prey
1091. precedence
1092. precedents
1093. premier
1094. premiere
1095. presence
1096. presents
1097. pride
1098. pried
1099. primer
1100. primmer
1101. principal
1102. principle
1103. profit
1104. prophet
1105. pros
1106. prose
1107. quarts
1108. quartz
1109. quince
1110. quints
1111. rabbet
1112. rabbit
1113. rapped
1114. rapt
1115. raise
1116. raze
1117. raise
1118. rays
1119. rap
1120. wrap
1121. raw
1122. roar
1123. read
1124. red
1125. read
1126. reed
1127. real
1128. reel
1129. reign
1130. rein
1131. reign
1132. rain
1133. rein
1134. rain
1135. rack
1136. wrack
1137. residence
1138. residents
1139. retch
1140. wretch
1141. review
1142. revue
1143. ring
1144. wring
1145. rite
1146. right
1147. rheum
1148. room
1149. rigger
1150. rigor
1151. roam
1152. rome
1153. rose
1154. rows
1155. rough
1156. ruff
1157. row
1158. roe
1159. rue
1160. roux
1161. rued
1162. rude
1163. rumor
1164. roomer
1165. road
1166. rode
1167. road
1168. rowed
1169. road
1170. rowed
1171. role
1172. roll
1173. root
1174. route
1175. rouse
1176. rows
1177. russell
1178. rustle
1179. sail
1180. sale
1181. sauce
1182. source
1183. saver
1184. savor
1185. saw
1186. soar
1187. saw
1188. sore
1189. soar
1190. sore
1191. sack
1192. sac
1193. sacks
1194. sax
1195. sashay
1196. sachet
1197. seine
1198. sane
1199. serf
1200. surf
1201. serge
1202. surge
1203. shoo
1204. shoe
1205. scene
1206. seen
1207. seam
1208. seem
1209. sear
1210. seer
1211. sear
1212. sere
1213. seer
1214. sere
1215. seas
1216. sees
1217. seas
1218. seize
1219. sees
1220. seize
1221. see
1222. sea
1223. shear
1224. sheer
1225. sic
1226. sick
1227. sighed
1228. side
1229. sighs
1230. size
1231. slay
1232. sleigh
1233. shown
1234. shone
1235. sink
1236. sync
1237. skull
1238. scull
1239. slew
1240. slue
1241. slew
1242. slough
1243. slue
1244. slough
1245. slight
1246. sleight
1247. slow
1248. sloe
1249. soared
1250. sword
1251. soled
1252. sold
1253. sorry
1254. sari
1255. sole
1256. soul
1257. some
1258. sum
1259. son
1260. sun
1261. sow
1262. sew
1263. spade
1264. spayed
1265. stair
1266. stare
1267. stalk
1268. stork
1269. stationary
1270. stationery
1271. stayed
1272. staid
1273. steak
1274. stake
1275. steal
1276. steel
1277. step
1278. steppe
1279. storey
1280. story
1281. straight
1282. strait
1283. straightened
1284. straitened
1285. summary
1286. summery
1287. sundae
1288. sunday
1289. style
1290. stile
1291. sue
1292. sioux
1293. suit
1294. soot
1295. swayed
1296. suede
1297. sweet
1298. suite
1299. tact
1300. tacked
1301. tarry
1302. terry
1303. taut
1304. taught
1305. tax
1306. tacks
1307. tea
1308. tee
1309. teas
1310. tease
1311. teas
1312. tees
1313. tease
1314. tees
1315. teem
1316. team
1317. throes
1318. throws
1319. thyme
1320. time
1321. tide
1322. tied
1323. tool
1324. tulle
1325. tope
1326. taupe
1327. turn
1328. tern
1329. tail
1330. tale
1331. taper
1332. tapir
1333. tear
1334. tier
1335. tends
1336. tens
1337. tense
1338. tents
1339. the
1340. thee
1341. theirs
1342. there's
1343. there
1344. they're
1345. there
1346. their
1347. they're
1348. their
1349. threw
1350. through
1351. throne
1352. thrown
1353. tic
1354. tick
1355. tigress
1356. tigris
1357. timber
1358. timbre
1359. toe
1360. tow
1361. told
1362. tolled
1363. too
1364. two
1365. tort
1366. torte
1367. tortuous
1368. torturous
1369. toad
1370. toed
1371. toad
1372. towed
1373. toed
1374. towed
1375. tooter
1376. tudor
1377. tooter
1378. tutor
1379. tudor
1380. tutor
1381. tracked
1382. tract
1383. trader
1384. traitor
1385. troop
1386. troupe
1387. trussed
1388. trust
1389. turban
1390. turbine
1391. tux
1392. tucks
1393. utter
1394. udder
1395. vale
1396. veil
1397. valence
1398. valance
1399. vary
1400. very
1401. vial
1402. vile
1403. vice
1404. vise
1405. undo
1406. undue
1407. vane
1408. vain
1409. vane
1410. vein
1411. vain
1412. vein
1413. venous
1414. venus
1415. verses
1416. versus
1417. wale
1418. wail
1419. wale
1420. whale
1421. wail
1422. whale
1423. wales
1424. wails
1425. wales
1426. whales
1427. wails
1428. whales
1429. wain
1430. wane
1431. wain
1432. wayne
1433. wane
1434. wayne
1435. wares
1436. where's
1437. wares
1438. wears
1439. where's
1440. wears
1441. whirled
1442. whorled
1443. whirled
1444. world
1445. whorled
1446. world
1447. wholly
1448. holey
1449. wholly
1450. holy
1451. wined
1452. whined
1453. wined
1454. wind
1455. whined
1456. wind
1457. wrapped
1458. rapped
1459. wrapped
1460. rapt
1461. waist
1462. waste
1463. war
1464. wore
1465. warn
1466. worn
1467. wade
1468. weighed
1469. waiter
1470. wader
1471. wave
1472. waive
1473. weed
1474. we'd
1475. we've
1476. weave
1477. whacks
1478. wax
1479. whoop
1480. hoop
1481. wile
1482. while
1483. way
1484. whey
1485. weigh
1486. whey
1487. way
1488. weigh
1489. weak
1490. week
1491. which
1492. witch
1493. weighs
1494. ways
1495. weight
1496. wait
1497. we'll
1498. wheel
1499. whine
1500. wine
1501. ware
1502. wear
1503. ware
1504. where
1505. wear
1506. where
1507. were
1508. whir
1509. wet
1510. whet
1511. wether
1512. weather
1513. wether
1514. whether
1515. weather
1516. whether
1517. who's
1518. whose
1519. woe
1520. whoa
1521. wok
1522. walk
1523. wont
1524. want
1525. wood
1526. would
1527. word
1528. whirred
1529. wrapper
1530. rapper
1531. wrappers
1532. rappers
1533. wreak
1534. reek
1535. wrest
1536. rest
1537. wrote
1538. rote
1539. wrung
1540. rung
1541. wry
1542. rye
1543. write
1544. right
1545. write
1546. rite
1547. you'll
1548. yule
1549. yoke
1550. yolk
1551. your
1552. you're
1553. yore
1554. your
1555. yore
1556. you're

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