Common Homophones: 120+ Most Important Homophones in English

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List of Common Homophones in English! Homophones are words that sound the same as another word but have a different meaning, and often a different spelling.

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Common Homophones List

Here is the list of more than 120 common homophones in English:

• accede — exceed
• accept — except
• addition — edition
• adds — adz — ads
• affect — effect
• ale — ail
• all ready — already
• ayes — eyes
• baa — bah
• bail — bale
• bass — base
• baste — based
• bate — bait
• bated — baited
• dense — dents
• descent — dissent
• dun — done
• dye — die
• dyeing — dying
• fare — fair
• fate — fete
• faun — fawn
• fax — facts
• flour — flower
• flow — floe
• flower — flour
• flu — flue — flew
• flyer — flier
• foaled — fold
• fort — forte
• graft — graphed
• graham — gram
• graphed — graft
• greece — grease
• grill — grille
• grisly — grizzly
• groan — grown
• guerilla — gorilla
• guessed — guest
• guild — gild
• guilder — gilder
• guilt — gilt
• gym — Jim
• hail — hale
• hair — hare
• 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
• hey — hay
• hi — high
• higher — hire
• him — hymn
• hire — higher
• ho — hoe
• hoard — horde
• hoarse — horse
• hoe — ho
• hoes — hose
• hole — whole
• holed — hold
• hour — our
• hue — hugh — hew
• humerus — humorous
• hurts — hertz
• hymn — him
• I — eye
• I’ll — aisle — isle
• idle — idol — idyll
• illicit — elicit
• illusion — allusion
• illusive — allusive — elusive
• incite — insight
• innocence — innocents
• jam — jamb
• jean — gene
• jell — gel
• jibe — gibe
• carat — carrot
• kernel — colonel
• knap — nap
• knave — nave
• kneed — need
• lacks — lax
• ladder — latter
• lade — laid
• lain — lane
• lays — laze — leis
• lea — lee
• leach — leech
• lead — led
• leak — leek
• lean — lien
• leased — least
• one — won
• owe — oh
• padded — patted
• reed — read
• reek — wreak
• reel — real
• soled — sold
• some — sum
• son — sun
• tied — tide
• tier — tear
• veil — vale
• vice — vise
• vile — vial
• wader — waiter

Homophones List with Meanings

• Accede – To agree to a request or demand.
• Exceed – To go beyond a limit or standard.

 

• Accept – To receive or take something.
• Except – To exclude or leave out.

 

• Addition – An increase in quantity or number.
• Edition – A particular version of a book or publication.

 

• Adds – To increase in quantity or number.
• Adz – A cutting tool used for shaping wood or other materials.
• Ads – Short for advertisements.

 

• Affect – To influence or cause a change.
• Effect – A result or consequence of an action or influence.

 

• Ale – A type of beer.
• Ail – To be ill or in poor health.

 

• All ready – Ready.
• Already – Previously or before now.

 

• Ayes – A formal expression of assent or agreement.
• Eyes – The organs of sight in a person or animal.

 

• Baa – The sound a sheep makes.
• Bah – An expression of contempt or disapproval.

 

• Bail – To provide security for the release of someone from jail.
• Bale – A large bundle of goods tightly bound with cords or wire.

 

• Bass – A type of fish or a low-frequency sound.
• Base – The lowest part or foundation of something.

 

• Baste – To moisten food while cooking to prevent drying.
• Based – To have a foundation or basis in something.

 

• Bate – To moderate or lessen the force or intensity of something.
• Bait – Something used to entice or attract, often for fishing or trapping.

 

• Lean – To incline or tilt to one side.
• Lien – A legal claim or right to hold another’s property as security for payment of a debt.

 

• Leased – To have a property or asset rented out to another person or business.
• Least – The smallest in amount, size, or degree.

 

• One – The number 1.
• Won – Past tense of the verb “win”.

 

• Owe – To be indebted or obligated to pay someone else.
• Oh – An exclamation used to express surprise, realization, or entreaty.

 

• Padded – Filled or cushioned for protection or comfort.
• Patted – Lightly tapped or touched with the hand.

 

• Reed – A type of tall, narrow-leaved grass.
• Read – Past tense of the verb “read”.

 

• Reek – To give off an unpleasant or strong odor.
• Wreak – To cause or bring about something, often destruction or havoc.

 

• Reel – A device used for winding and storing cord or film.
• Real – Actual or existing in fact.

 

• Soled – To have a sole (bottom) added to a shoe or piece of clothing.
• Sold – To have transferred ownership of a good or property in exchange for payment.

 

• Some – An indefinite quantity or number.
• Sum – An aggregate amount or total.

 

• Son – A male offspring.
• Sun – The star at the center of the solar system.

 

• Tied – To have fastened or secured with a cord or rope.
• Tide – The alternate rising and falling of the sea caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.

 

• Tier – A row or level of something.
• Tear – To rip or break apart.

 

• Veil – A piece of cloth used to cover the face or head.
• Vale – A valley or low-lying area of land.

 

• Vice – Immoral or wicked behavior or a habit that is harmful.
• Vise – A mechanical device used for holding an object in place.

 

• Vile – Morally reprehensible or disgusting.
• Vial – A small container, often made of glass, used to hold liquids.

 

• Wader – A type of waterproof footwear used for walking in water.
• Waiter – A person who serves food or drinks in a restaurant or similar setting.

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