Homophones: same pronunciation words

By toIPA Editorial Team · Published March 2, 2022 · Updated July 11, 2026

Homophones are words with different spellings or meanings that share a pronunciation in a particular accent. This list is organized by IPA sound and lexical set so you can compare spellings quickly. Follow any linked word to hear or inspect its toIPA transcription.

Pronunciation varies by region and speaker. Treat each group as an accent-specific guide: pairs that are homophones in one variety of English may remain distinct in another.

FACE

Stressed vowel: (/eɪ/)

Lexical set: face

Note:

Not all of these are homophones in dialects which lack the long mid mergers or distinguish wait from weight.

Sound: (/eɪ/)

flay/fley (/ˈfleɪ/)

hay/he/hey (/ˈheɪ/)

jay/J (/ˈdʒeɪ/)

kay/K (/ˈkeɪ/)

lay/lei (/ˈleɪ/)

nay/neigh /née (/ˈneɪ/)

pray/prey (/ˈpreɪ/)

ray/re (/ˈreɪ/)

sleigh/slay (/ˈsleɪ/)

tray/trey (/ˈtreɪ/)

way/weigh (/ˈweɪ/)

patience/patients (/ˈpeɪ.ʃən(t)s, ˈpeɪ.ʃənts/)

toupee/to-pay (/tuː.ˈpeɪ/)

Sound: (/eɪd/)

ade/aid/aide (/ˈeɪd/)

braid/brayed (/ˈbreɪd/)

grade/grayed/greyed (/ˈɡreɪd/)

lade/laid (/ˈleɪd/)

maid/made (/ˈmeɪd/)

raid/rayed (/ˈreɪd/)

spade/spayed (/ˈspeɪd/)

trade/trayed (/treɪd/)

wade/wayed/weighed (/ˈweɪd/)

Sound: (/eɪk/)

brake/break (/ˈbreɪk/)

stake/steak (/ˈsteɪk/)

Sound: (/eɪl/)

ale/ail (/ˈeɪl/)

bale/bail (/ˈbeɪl/)

gale/Gail/Gayle (/ˈɡeɪl/)

hale/hail (/ˈheɪl/)

male/mail (/ˈmeɪl/)

pale/pail (/ˈpeɪl/)

sale/sail (/ˈseɪl/)

tale/tail (/ˈteɪl/)

vale/vail/veil (/ˈveɪl/)

wale/wail/whale (/ˈweɪl/)

Wales/wales/wails/whales (/ˈweɪlz/)

Sound: (/eɪn/)

brain/brane (/ˈbreɪn/)

fain/fane/feign (/ˈfeɪn/)

lain/lane (/ˈleɪn/)

main/mane/mein/Maine (/ˈmeɪn/)

pain/pane (/ˈpeɪn/)

plain/plane (/ˈpleɪn/)

rain/reign/rein (/ˈreɪn/)

vain/vane/vein (/ˈveɪn/)

Sound: (/eɪnt/)

faint/feint (/ˈfeɪnt/)

Sound: (/eɪs/)

bass/base (/ˈbeɪs/)

place/plaice (/ˈpleɪs/)

Sound: (/eɪst/)

waste/waist (/ˈweɪst/)

Sound: (/eɪʃ/)

acclimation/acclamation (/æ.klə.ˈmeɪ.ʃən/)

Sound: (/eɪt/)

bait/bate (/ˈbeɪt/)

gait/gate (/ˈɡeɪt/)

great/grate (/ˈɡreɪt/)

plate/plait (/ˈpleɪt/)

strait/straight (/ˈstreɪt/)

wait/weight (/ˈweɪt/)

Sound: (/eɪv/)

naval/navel (/ˈneɪ.vəl/)

wave/waive (/ˈweɪv/)

waver/waiver (/ˈweɪ.vəʴ/)

Sound: (/eɪz/)

days/daze (/ˈdeɪz/)

faze/phase (/ˈfeɪz/)

frays/phrase (/ˈfreɪz/)

gaze/gays (/ˈɡeɪz/)

graze/grays/greys (/ˈɡreɪz/)

haze/hay's/hays/hayes/heighs/heys (/ˈheɪz/)

lais/lase/lays/laze/leas/leys/leis (/ˈleɪz/)

maize/maze/Mays/May's (/ˈmeɪz/)

praise/prays/preys (/ˈpreɪz/)

raise/raze/rays/Ray's (/ˈreɪz/)

sleighs/slays (/ˈsleɪz/)

SQUARE

Stressed vowel: (/ɛəʴ/)

Lexical set: square

aerial/areal/Ariel (/ˈɛə.ri.ˌəl/)

heir/air/ere/err/ayre/are/Ayr/eˈer/eyre (/ˈɛəʴ/)

heirs/airs/errs (/ˈɛəʴz/)

bare/bear (/ˈbɛəʴ/)

fair/fare (/ˈfɛəʴ/)

flair/flare (/ˈflɛəʴ/)

hair/hare (/ˈhɛəʴ/)

pair/pear/pare (/ˈpɛəʴ/)

stair/stare (/ˈstɛəʴ/)

tear/tare (/ˈtɛəʴ/)

there/their/they're (/ˈðɛəʴ/)

theirs/there's (/ˈðɛəʴz/)

wear/ware/weir (/ˈwɛəʴ/)

FLEECE

Stressed vowel: (/iː/)

Lexical set: fleece

Sound: (/iː/)

be/bee /[B] (/ˈbiː/)

dee/D (/ˈdiː/)

ee/E (/ˈiː/)

flee/flea (/ˈfliː/)

gee/G (/ˈdʒiː/)

cay/key/quay/quai (/ˈkiː/)

me/mi (/ˈmiː/)

si/see/sea/cee (/ˈsiː/)

pea/pee/P (/ˈpiː/)

tee/tea/ti/T (/ˈtiː/)

the/thee (/ˈðiː/)

vee/V (/ˈviː/)

we/wee (/ˈwiː/)

Sound: (/iːtʃ/)

beach/beech (/ˈbiːtʃ/)

breach/breech (/ˈbriːtʃ/)

leach/leech (/ˈliːtʃ/)

Sound: (/iːd/)

accede/exceed (/ɪk.ˈsiːd/)

cede/seed (/ˈsiːd/)

heed/he'd (/ˈhiːd/)

meed/mead (/ˈmiːd/)

knead/kneed/need (/ˈniːd/)

read/reed/rede (/ˈriːd/)

weed/we'd (/ˈwiːd/)

Sound: (/iːk/)

creak/creek (/ˈkriːk/)

leak/leek (/ˈliːk/)

peak/peek/pique (/ˈpiːk/)

sheik/sheikh/chic (/ˈʃiːk/)

weak/week (/ˈwiːk/)

wreak/reek (/ˈriːk/)

Sound: (/iːl/)

heal/heel/he'll (/ˈhiːl/)

peal/peel (/ˈpiːl/)

real/reel (/ˈriːl/)

seal/seel/ceil (/ˈsiːl/)

sealing/ceiling (/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/)

steal/steel (/ˈstiːl/)

weal/we'll (/ˈwiːl, ˈʍiːl/)

wheal/wheel (/ˈwiːl, ˈʍiːl/)

weald/wield (/ˈwiːld, ˈʍiːld/)

Sound: (/iːm/)

cream/creme (/ˈkriːm/)

deem/deme (/ˈdiːm/)

seam/seem (/ˈsiːm/)

semen/seamen (/ˈsiː.mɛn/)

teem/team (/ˈtiːm/)

Sound: (/iːn/)

dean/dene (/ˈdiːn/)

jean/gene/Jean/Gene (/ˈdʒiːn/)

jeans/genes/Jean's/Gene's (/ˈdʒiːnz/)

lien/lean (/ˈliːn/)

mean/mien (/ˈmiːn/)

scene/seen (/ˈsiːn/)

Sound: (/iːp/)

cheap/cheep (/ˈtʃiːp/)

Sound: (/iːs/)

grease/Greece (/ˈɡriːs/)

piece/peace (/ˈpiːs/)

Sound: (/iːt/)

beat/beet (/ˈbiːt/)

discrete/discreet (/dɪs.ˈkriːt, dɪ.ˈskriːt/)

feat/feet (/ˈfiːt/)

meat/meet/mete (/ˈmiːt/)

peat/Pete (/ˈpiːt/)

sweet/suite (/ˈswiːt/)

Sound: (/iːz/)

bees/B's (/ˈbiːz/)

ease/E's (/ˈiːz/)

frees/freeze/frieze (/ˈfriːz/)

pleas/please (/ˈpliːz/)

sees/seas/seize/cees/ces/cs/psis/sis/szis/C's (/ˈsiːz/)

teas/tees/tease (/ˈtiːz/)

Sound: (/iːv/)

weave/we've (/ˈwiːv/)

eave/eve/Eve (/ˈiːv/)

eaves/eves/Eve's (/ˈiːvz/)

NEAR

Stressed vowel: (/ɪəʴ/)

Lexical set: near

eerie/eery/Erie/aerie/aery/eyry/eyrie (/ˈɪə.ri/)

dear/deer (/ˈdɪəʴ/)

hear/here (/ˈhɪəʴ/)

peer/pier (/ˈpɪəʴ/)

sear/seer/sere (/ˈsɪəʴ/)

shear/sheer (/ˈʃɪəʴ/)

tear/tier (/ˈtɪəʴ/)

cereal/serial (/ˈsɪə.riˌəl/)

CURE

Stressed vowel: (/ʊəʴ/)

Lexical set: cure

ensure/insure (/ɪnˈʃʊəʴ/)

moor/Moore (/ˈmʊəʴ/)

pleural/plural (/ˈplʊə.rəl/)

your/you’re (/ˈjʊəʴ/)

PRICE

Stressed vowel: (/aɪ/)

Lexical set: price

Sound: (/aɪ/)

bi/buy/by/bye (/ˈbaɪ/)

hi/high/hie (/ˈhaɪ/)

die/dye (/ˈdaɪ/)

ay/aye/eye/I (/ˈaɪ/)

lie/lye (/ˈlaɪ/)

pie/pi (/ˈpaɪ/)

rye/wry (/ˈraɪ/)

sigh/psi (/ˈsaɪ/)

tie/Thai/tai/taille/tye/Tyigh (/ˈtaɪ/)

why/wye/Y (/ˈwaɪ/)

Sound: (/aɪd/)

eyed/I'd/ide (/aɪd/)

idyll/idle/idol (/ˈaɪ.dəl/)

pride/pried (/ˈpraɪd/)

side/sighed (/ˈsaɪd/)

tide/tied (/ˈtaɪd/)

Sound: (/aɪk/)

lichen/liken (/ˈlaɪkən/)

Sound: (/aɪl/)

isle/aisle/I'll (/ˈaɪl/)

viol/vial/vile (/ˈvaɪl/)

wild/wiled (/ˈwaɪld/)

Sound: (/aɪm/)

rime/rhyme (/ˈraɪm/)

time/thyme (/ˈtaɪm/)

Sound: (/aɪ(.)n/)

minor/miner (/ˈmaɪ.nəʴ/)

sign/sine (/ˈsaɪn/)

find/fined (/ˈfaɪnd/)

mind/mined (/ˈmaɪnd/)

wind/wined/wynd (/ˈwaɪnd/)

Sound: (/aɪəʴ, aɪr/)

dire/dyer (/ˈdaɪ(.)əʴ, daɪr/)

flier/flyer (/ˈflaɪ.əʴ/)

hire/higher (/ˈhaɪ(.)əʴ, haɪr/)

liar/lier/lyre (/ˈlaɪ(.)əʴ, laɪr/)

sire/sigher (/ˈsaɪ(.)əʴ, saɪr/)

tire/tier/tyre/Tyre (/ˈtaɪ(.)əʴ, taɪr/)

Sound: (/aɪz/)

pries/prize/prise (/ˈpraɪz/)

ryes/rise (/ˈraɪz/)

sighs/size (/ˈsaɪz/)

Sound: (/aɪt/)

bite/bight/byte (/ˈbaɪt/)

knight/night (/ˈnaɪt/)

might/mite (/ˈmaɪt/)

rite/right/write/wright (/ˈraɪt/)

cite/sight/site (/ˈsaɪt/)

recite/resight/resite (/ri.ˈsaɪt/)

slight/sleight (/ˈslaɪt/)

wight/wite/white (/waɪt/)

GOAT

Stressed vowel: (/əʊ/)

Lexical set: goat

Note:

Not all of these are homophones in dialects which lack the long mid mergers.

Sound: (/əʊ/, /oʊ/)

oh/owe/eau/eaux/haut/o/O (/ˈəʊ/, /oʊ/)

bow/beau (/ˈbəʊ/)

doe/dough/do (/ˈdəʊ/)

flow/floe (/ˈfləʊ/)

ho/hoe (/ˈhəʊ/)

lo/low (/ˈləʊ/)

know/no (/ˈnəʊ/)

roe/row /[rho] (/ˈrəʊ/)

sew/so/sow/sol (/ˈsəʊ/)

slow/sloe (/ˈsləʊ/)

throw/throe (/ˈθrəʊ/)

toe/tow (/ˈtəʊ/)

Sound: (/əʊtʃ/)

broach/brooch (/ˈbrəʊtʃ/)

Sound: (/əʊd/)

bode/bowed (/ˈbəʊd/)

load/lode/lowed (/ˈləʊd/)

mode/mowed (/ˈməʊd/)

ode/owed (/ˈəʊd/)

road/rode/rowed (/ˈrəʊd/)

toad/toed/towed (/ˈtəʊd/)

Sound: (/əʊk/)

yolk/yoke (/ˈjəʊk/)

Sound: (/əʊl/)

boll/bole/bowl (/ˈbəʊl/)

cole/coal/kohl (/ˈkəʊl/)

hole/whole (/ˈhəʊl/)

holy/holey/wholly (/ˈhəʊ.li/)

pole/poll (/ˈpəʊl/)

role/roll (/ˈrəʊl/)

sol/sole/soul/Seoul (/ˈsəʊl/)

tole/toll (/ˈtəʊl/)

bold/bowled (/ˈbəʊld/)

hold/holed (/ˈhəʊld/)

sold/souled/soled (/ˈsəʊld/)

told/tolled (/ˈtəʊld/)

Sound: (/əʊm/)

comb/combe (/ˈkəʊm/)

roam/Rome (/ˈrəʊm/)

Sound: (/əʊn/)

groan/grown (/ˈɡrəʊn/)

loan/lone (/ˈləʊn/)

moan/mown (/ˈməʊn/)

sone/sewn/sown (/ˈsəʊn/)

throne/thrown (/ˈθrəʊn/)

Sound: (/əʊt/)

mote/moat (/ˈməʊt/)

rote/wrote (/ˈrəʊt/)

Sound: (/əʊz/)

hose/hoes (/ˈhəʊz/)

knows/nose/noes/nos (/ˈnəʊz/)

rows/rose/roes (/ˈrəʊz/)

NORTH

Stressed vowel: (/ɔːʴ/)

Lexical set: north

Sound: (/ɔːʴd/)

chord/cord (/ˈkɔːʴd/)

ward/warred (/ˈwɔːʴd/)

FORCE

Stressed vowel: (/ɔəʴ/)

Lexical set: force

Sound: (/ɔəʴ/)

boar/bore/Boer (/ˈbɔəʴ/)

core/corps (/ˈkɔəʴ/)

fore/four (/ˈfɔəʴ/)

oar/ore/o'er (/ˈɔəʴ/)

pore/pour (/ˈpɔəʴ/)

soar/sore (/ˈsɔəʴ/)

Sound: (/ɔəʴd/)

board/bored (/ˈbɔəʴd/)

gourd/gored (/ˈɡɔəʴd/)

hoard/horde/whored (/ˈhɔəʴd/)

soared/sword (/ˈsɔəʴd/)

Sound: (/ɔəʴs/)

coarse/course (/ˈkɔəʴs/)

Sound: (/ɔəʴz/)

soars/sores (/ˈsɔəʴz/)

pores/pours (/ˈpɔəʴz/)

Sound: (/ɔəʴθ/)

forth/fourth (/ˈfɔəʴθ/)

CHOICE

Stressed vowel: (/ɔɪ/)

Lexical set: choice

roil/royal (/ˈrɔɪ.əl/)

boy/buoy (/ˈbɔɪ/)

BATH

Stressed vowel: (/æ, ɑː/)

Lexical set: bath

cast/caste (/ˈkæst, kɑːst/)

past/passed (/ˈpæst, pɑːst/)

TRAP

Stressed vowel: (/æ/)

Lexical set: trap

Sound: (/æks/)

tacks/tax (/ˈæks/)

Sound: (/ætʃ/)

bach/batch (/ˈbætʃ/)

catch/ketch (/ˈkætʃ/)

Sound: (/æd/)

ad/add (/ˈæd/)

Sound: (/æ(.)k/)

rack/wrack (/ˈræk/)

sac/sack (/ˈsæk/)

Sound: (/æl/)

palette/pallet (/ˈpæl.ɪt/)

Sound: (/æm/)

dam/damn (/ˈdæm/)

jam/jamb (/ˈdʒæm/)

lam/lamb (/ˈlæm/)

Sound: (/æ(.)n/)

cannon/canon (/ˈkæ.nən/)

canvas/canvass (/ˈkæn.vəs/)

manner/manor (/ˈmæn.əʴ/)

band/banned (/ˈbænd/)

Sound: (/æ(.)p/)

capital/capitol (/ˈkæ.pɪ.təl, ˈkæ.pɪ.dəl/)

rap/wrap (/ˈræp/)

rapper/wrapper (/ˈræp.əʴ/)

rapping/wrapping (/ˈræp.iŋ/)

rapped/wrapped/rapt (/ˈræpt/)

Sound: (/ær/)

barren/baron (/ˈbær.ən/)

carat/karat/caret/carrot (/ˈkær.ət/)

Sound: (/æʃ/)

cache/cash (/ˈkæʃ/)

Sound: (/æt/)

fat/phat (/ˈfæt/)

mat/matte/matt/Matt (/ˈmæt/)

MOUTH

Stressed vowel: (/aʊ/)

Lexical set: mouth

Sound: (/aʊ/)

bow/bough (/ˈbaʊ/)

chow/ciao (/ˈtʃaʊ/)

plow/plough (/ˈplaʊ/)

sow/sough (/ˈsaʊ/)

Sound: (/aʊd/)

aloud/allowed (/ə.ˈlaʊd/)

Sound: (/aʊl/)

foul/fowl (/ˈfaʊl/)

Sound: (/aʊn/)

council/counsel (/ˈkaʊn.səl/)

councillor/counselor (/ˈkaʊn.sə.ləʴ/)

Sound: (/aʊ(ə)ʴ/)

hour/our (/ˈaʊəʴ, ˈaʊʴ, ˈɑːʴ/)

flour/flower (/ˈflaʊəʴ, ˈflaʊ.əʴ/)

Sound:(/aʊ.əʴdː/)

coward/cowered (/ˈkaʊ.əʴd/)

DRESS

Stressed vowel: (/ɛ/)

Lexical set: dress

Sound: (/ɛtʃ/)

retch/wretch (/ˈrɛtʃ/)

Sound: (/ɛd/)

bread/bred (/ˈbrɛd/)

led/lead (/ˈlɛd/)

medal/meddle (/ˈmɛd.əl/)

pedal/peddle (/ˈpɛd.əl/)

red/read (/ˈrɛd/)

Sound: (/ɛk/)

reck/wreck (/ˈrɛk/)

Sound: (/ɛks/)

ex/X (/ˈɛks/)

Sound: (/ɛl/)

ell/el/L (/ˈɛl/)

cell/sell (/ˈsɛl/)

cellar/seller (/ˈsɛl.əʴ/)

Sound: (/ɛm/)

em/M (/ˈɛm/)

Sound: (/ɛn/)

concent/consent (/kən.ˈsɛnt/)

accept/except (/ɪk.ˈsɛpt/)

ascent/assent (/ə.ˈsɛnt/)

en/N (/ˈɛn/)

cent/sent/scent (/ˈsɛnt/)

cents/scents/sense (/ˈsɛn(t)s/)

censer/censor/sensor (/ˈsɛn.səʴ/)

centaury/Centauri (/ˈsɛn.tɑr.ˌi, ˈsɛn.tɔr.ˌi/)

dense/dents (/ˈdɛn(t)s/)

descent/dissent (/dɪ.ˈsɛnt/)

presence/presents (/ˈprɛ.zɛn(t)s/)

residence/residents (/ˈrɛz.ɪ.ˌdɛn(t)s/)

Sound: (/ɛp/)

step/steppe (/ˈstɛp/)

Sound: (/ɛs/)

rest/wrest (/ˈrɛst/)

Sound: (/ɛ.ðəʴ/)

weather/whether (/ˈwɛ.ðəʴ/)

Sound: (/ɛt/)

metal/mettle (/ˈmɛt.əl, ˈmɛd.əl/)

Sound: (/ɛr/)

berry/bury (/ˈbɛr.i/)

heroin/heroine (/ˈhɛr.əʊ.ɪn/)

Sound: (/ɛ(.)z/)

desert/dessert (/dɛ.ˈzɝt/)

STRUT

Stressed vowel: (/ʌ/)

Lexical set: strut

Sound: (/ʌm/)

come/cum (/ˈkʌm/)

plum/plumb (/ˈplʌm/)

rum/rhumb (/ˈrʌm/)

some/sum (/ˈsʌm/)

dum/dumb /dʌm/

Sound: (/ʌn/)

done/dun (/ˈdʌn/)

ton/tonne/tun (/ˈtʌn/)

son/sun (/ˈsʌn/)

won/one/1 (/ˈwʌn/)

Sound: (/ʌŋ/)

rung/wrung (/ˈrʌŋ/)

Sound: (/ʌr/)

currant/current (/ˈkʌr.ənt/)

Sound: (/ʌ(.)s/)

mustard/mustered (/ˈmʌs.təʴd/)

muscle/mussel (/ˈmʌs.əl/)

Sound: (/ʌt/)

but/butt (/ˈbʌt/)

NURSE

Stressed vowel: (/ɜːʴ/)

Lexical set: nurse

Note:

Not all of these are homophones in dialects which lack the fern-fir-fur merger.

berth/birth (/ˈbɜːʴθ/)

colonel/kernel (/ˈkɜːʴ.nəl/)

earn/urn (/ˈɜːʴn/)

fir/fur (/ˈfɜːʴ/)

per/purr (/ˈpɜːʴ/)

bird/burred (/ˈbɜːʴd/)

heard/herd (/ˈhɜːʴd/)

whirled/whorled (/ˈʍɜːʴld/)

serf/surf (/ˈsɜːʴf/)

hurts/hertz (/ˈhɜːʴts/)

KIT

Stressed vowel: (/ɪ/)

Lexical set: kit

Sound: (/ɪb/)

nibble/nybble (/ˈnɪb.əl/)

Sound: (/ɪɡ/)

rigor/rigger (/ˈrɪɡ.əʴ/)

Sound: (/ɪl/)

chilly/chili/chilli/Chile (/ˈtʃɪl.i, ˈtʃi.(ˌ)leɪ/)

build/billed (/ˈbɪld/)

gorilla/guerrilla/guerilla (/ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/)

Sound: (/ɪm/)

cymbal/symbol (/ˈsɪm.bəl/)

him/hymn (/ˈhɪm/)

immanent/imminent (/ˈɪm.ə.nənt, ˈɪm.ɪ.nənt/)

limb/limn (/ˈlɪm/)

Sound: (/ɪn/)

in/inn (/ˈɪn/)

principle/principal (/ˈprɪn(t).sɪ.pl̩, ˈprɪn(t).sɪ.pəl/)

mince/mints (/ˈmɪn(t)s, ˈmɪnts/)

prince/prints (/ˈprɪn(t)s, ˈprɪnts/)

Sound: (/ɪŋ/)

links/lynx (/ˈlɪŋks, ˈlɪŋ(k)s/)

ring/wring (/ˈrɪŋ/)

sink/sync/synch (/ˈsɪŋk/)

ringer/wringer (/ˈrɪŋ.əʴ/)

Sound: (/ɪs/)

scissel/scissile/Sicel/sisal/sisel/sissle/syssal (/ˈsɪs.əl/)

Sound: (/ɪt/)

its/it's (/ˈɪts/)

wit/whit (/wɪt/)

LOT

Stressed vowel: (/ɒ/)

Lexical set: lot

Sound: (/ɒ/)

profit/prophet (/ˈprɒf.ɪt/)

Sound: (/ɒk/)

bloc/block (/blɒk/)

chock/chalk (/tʃɒk/)

doc/dock (/dɒk/)

loch/lough/lock (/lɒx, lɒk/)

nock/knock (/nɒk/)

roc/rock (/rɒk/)

Sound: (/ɒn/)

don/Don (/dɒn/)

Sound: (/ɒt/)

bot/bought (/bɒt/)

knot/not (/nɒt/)

Sound: (/ɒm/)

complement/compliment (/ˈkɒm.plɪ.mənt/)

START

Stressed vowel: (/ɑːʴ/)

Lexical set: start

are/ar (/ɑːʴ/)

sergeant/serjeant/Sargent (/ˈsɑːʴ.dʒənt/)

bard/barred (/ˈbɑːʴd/)

bazaar/bizarre (/bəˈzɑːʴ/)

marshal/marshall/martial/Martial (/ˈmɑːʴ.ʃəl/)

arc/ark (/ˈɑːʴk/)

hart/heart (/ˈhɑːʴt/)

THOUGHT

Stressed vowel: (/ɔː/)

Lexical set: thought

Sound: (/ɔːl/)

all/awl (/ɔːl/)

altar/alter (/ɔːl.təʴ/

ball/bawl (/bɔːl/)

call/caul (/kɔːl/)

hall/haul (/hɔːl/)

mall/maul (/mɔːl/)

bald/balled/bawled (/bɔːld/)

pall/Paul (/pɔːl/)

Sound: (/ɔːn/)

fawn/faun (/fɔːn/)

dawn/Dawn (/dɔːn/)

Sound: (/ɑː(r), ɒ(r), ɔː(r)/)

aureole/oriole (/ˈɔːr.i.ˌəʊl, ˈəʊr.i.ˌəʊl, -i.əl/)

story/storey (/ˈstɔːr.i, ˈstəʊr.i/)

Sound: (/ɔːt/)

aught/ought (/ɑːt, ɔːt/)

naught/nought (/nɔːt/)

taught/taut (/tɔːt/)

Sound: (/ɑː(r)z, ɒ(r)z, ɔː(r)z/)

paws/pause (/pɔːz/)

claws/clause (/klɔːz/)

FOOT

Stressed vowel: (/ʊ/)

Lexical set: foot

Sound: (/ʊd/)

wood/would (/ˈwʊd/)

GOOSE

Stressed vowel: (/uː/)

Lexical set: goose

Sound: (/uː/)

blew/blue/bleu (/ˈbluː/)

cue/queue/Q (/ˈkjuː/)

cues/queues/Q's (/ˈkjuːz/)

dew/due (/ˈdjuː/)

flew/flue (/ˈfluː/)

loo/Lou (/ˈluː/)

knew/new (/ˈnjuː/)

gnu/nu (/ˈnuː/)

shoo/shoe/choux (/ˈʃuː/)

slue/slew (/sluː/)

sue/Sioux (/suː/)

to/too/two (/ˈtuː/)

who/whoo (/ˈhuː/)

pupil/pupal (/ˈpjuː.pəl/)

yew/you/ewe/U (/ˈjuː/)

Sound: (/uːd/)

crude/crewed (/kruːd/)

mood/mooed (/ˈmuːd/)

rude/rued (/ˈruːd/)

Sound: (/uːl/)

dual/duel (/ˈdjuː.əl/)

yule/you'll (/ˈjuːl/)

Sound: (/uːm/)

toom/tomb (/ˈtuːm/)

Sound: (/uːp/)

troop/troupe (/ˈtruːp/)

Sound: (/uːz/)

bruise/brews (/ˈbruːz/)

cruise/crews/cruse (/ˈkruːz/)

ruse/rues (/ˈruːz/)

whose/who's (/ˈhuːz/)

use/yews/ewes/U's (/ˈjuːz/)

Editorial note

The list uses broad IPA and is intended for pronunciation comparison, not as a complete dictionary of meanings or dialects. Entries were reviewed against their linked toIPA transcriptions; symbol usage follows the conventions of the International Phonetic Association. If two words differ in your accent, your local pronunciation takes precedence over this grouping.