Homophones: same pronunciation words in English
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/)
Sound: (/eɪd/)
Sound: (/eɪk/)
Sound: (/eɪk/)
Sound: (/eɪl/)
Sound: (/eɪn/)
Sound: (/eɪnt/)
Sound: (/eɪs/)
Sound: (/eɪst/)
Sound: (/eɪʃ/)
Sound: (/eɪt/)
Sound: (/eɪv/)
Sound: (/eɪz/)
SQUARE
Stressed vowel: (/ɛəʴ/)
Lexical set: square
FLEECE
Stressed vowel: (/iː/)
Lexical set: fleece
Sound: (/iː/)
Sound: (/iːtʃ/)
Sound: (/iːd/)
Sound: (/iːk/)
Sound: (/iːl/)
Sound: (/iːm/)
Sound: (/iːn/)
Sound: (/iːp/)
Sound: (/iːs/)
Sound: (/iːt/)
Sound: (/iːz/)
Sound: (/iːv/)
NEAR
Stressed vowel: (/ɪəʴ/)
Lexical set: near
CURE
Stressed vowel: (/ʊəʴ/)
Lexical set: cure
PRICE
Stressed vowel: (/aɪ/)
Lexical set: price
Sound: (/aɪ/)
Sound: (/aɪd/)
Sound: (/aɪk/)
Sound: (/aɪl/)
Sound: (/aɪm/)
Sound: (/aɪ(.)n/)
Sound: (/aɪəʴ, aɪr/)
Sound: (/aɪz/)
Sound: (/aɪt/)
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/)
Sound: (/əʊtʃ/)
Sound: (/əʊd/)
Sound: (/əʊk/)
Sound: (/əʊl/)
Sound: (/əʊm/)
Sound: (/əʊn/)
Sound: (/əʊt/)
Sound: (/əʊz/)
NORTH
Stressed vowel: (/ɔːʴ/)
Lexical set: north
Sound: (/ɔːʴd/)
FORCE
Stressed vowel: (/ɔəʴ/)
Lexical set: force
Sound: (/ɔəʴ/)
Sound: (/ɔəʴd/)
Sound: (/ɔəʴs/)
Sound: (/ɔəʴz/)
Sound: (/ɔəʴθ/)
CHOICE
Stressed vowel: (/ɔɪ/)
Lexical set: choice
BATH
Stressed vowel: (/æ, ɑː/)
Lexical set: bath
TRAP
Stressed vowel: (/æ/)
Lexical set: trap
Sound: (/æks/)
Sound: (/ætʃ/)
Sound: (/æd/)
Sound: (/æ(.)k/)
Sound: (/æl/)
Sound: (/æm/)
Sound: (/æ(.)n/)
Sound: (/æ(.)p/)
Sound: (/ær/)
Sound: (/æʃ/)
Sound: (/æt/)
MOUTH
Stressed vowel: (/aʊ/)
Lexical set: mouth
Sound: (/aʊ/)
Sound: (/aʊd/)
Sound: (/aʊl/)
Sound: (/aʊn/)
Sound: (/aʊ(ə)ʴ/)
Sound:(/aʊ.əʴdː/)
DRESS
Stressed vowel: (/ɛ/)
Lexical set: dress
Sound: (/ɛtʃ/)
Sound: (/ɛd/)
Sound: (/ɛk/)
Sound: (/ɛks/)
Sound: (/ɛl/)
Sound: (/ɛm/)
Sound: (/ɛn/)
Sound: (/ɛp/)
Sound: (/ɛs/)
Sound: (/ɛ.ðəʴ/)
Sound: (/ɛt/)
Sound: (/ɛr/)
Sound: (/ɛ(.)z/)
STRUT
Stressed vowel: (/ʌ/)
Lexical set: strut
Sound: (/ʌm/)
Sound: (/ʌn/)
Sound: (/ʌŋ/)
Sound: (/ʌr/)
Sound: (/ʌ(.)s/)
Sound: (/ʌt/)
NURSE
Stressed vowel: (/ɜːʴ/)
Lexical set: nurse
Note:
Not all of these are homophones in dialects which lack the fern-fir-fur merger.
KIT
Stressed vowel: (/ɪ/)
Lexical set: kit
Sound: (/ɪb/)
Sound: (/ɪɡ/)
Sound: (/ɪl/)
Sound: (/ɪm/)
Sound: (/ɪn/)
Sound: (/ɪŋ/)
Sound: (/ɪs/)
Sound: (/ɪt/)
LOT
Stressed vowel: (/ɒ/)
Lexical set: lot
Sound: (/ɒ/)
Sound: (/ɒk/)
Sound: (/ɒn/)
Sound: (/ɒt/)
Sound: (/ɒm/)
START
Stressed vowel: (/ɑːʴ/)
Lexical set: start
THOUGHT
Stressed vowel: (/ɔː/)
Lexical set: thought
Sound: (/ɔːl/)
Sound: (/ɔːn/)
Sound: (/ɑː(r), ɒ(r), ɔː(r)/)
Sound: (/ɔːt/)
Sound: (/ɑː(r)z, ɒ(r)z, ɔː(r)z/)
FOOT
Stressed vowel: (/ʊ/)
Lexical set: foot
Sound: (/ʊd/)
GOOSE
Stressed vowel: (/uː/)
Lexical set: goose
Sound: (/uː/)
Sound: (/uːd/)
Sound: (/uːl/)
Sound: (/uːm/)
Sound: (/uːp/)
Sound: (/uːz/)