BrainCan - homophones

bolder vs boulder

Bolder means braver,more fearless. Bolder may also mean more impudent (casually rude, insolent), not...

whoa vs woe

Whoa and woe are two words that are pronounced the same way but have different spellings and...

mince vs mints

Mince and mints are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

segue vs segway

Segue means to move from one song,melody, scene, or account or topic to another in a smooth...

cede and seed

Cede and seed are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

scull vs skull

Scull and cranium are two words that may be quite confusing. Though they are pronounced in the same...

lyme disease vs lime disease

Lyme disease and lime disease are two ailments that are pronounced in the same way and nearly...

hoarse vs horse

Hoarse describes a rough,husky sound, normally referring to a human voice. Hoarse is an adjective,...

seas, sees or seize

Seas,sees and seize are three words that are pronounced the same way but are spelled differently and...

ceiling vs sealing

Ceiling and sealing are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently...

yule vs you ll

Yule and youll are two words that are pronounced the same way but beget different spellings and very...

carrel vs carol

Carrel and carol are two words that are pronounced the same way but are spelled differently and have...

sachet vs sashay

Sachet and sashay are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently...

dissent vs descent

Dissent means to disagree with a commonly or officially held opinion,to refuse to comply with a...

recede vs reseed

Recede and reseed are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently...

tole vs toll

Tole and toll are two words that are spelled differently and fill different meanings but are...

shoe vs shoo

Shoe and shoo are two words that are pronounced the same way but enjoy different spellings and...

slay vs sleigh

Slay means to murder,to kill in a violent fashion. Slay may also be used informally to mean to amuse...

worst vs wurst

Worst means the least skilled,the lowest quality, the most severe, and the most egregious,the least...

know vs no

Know means to be certain of a specific truth or fact,to be acquainted or familiar with, to...

flea vs flee

A flea is a tiny,wingless, hopping parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera that lives off sucking...

throes vs throws

Throes is a violent condition,a painful struggle. Throes is a plural noun, it is almost never...

style vs stile

Style and stile are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

tor vs tore

Tor and tore are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

per vs purr

Per and purr are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

oversees vs overseas

Oversees and abroad are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently...

new vs gnu

unique and gnu are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

quince vs quints

Quince and quints are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

nicks vs nix

Nicks and nix are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

billed vs build

Billed and build are two words that are pronounced in the same way,but are spelled differently and...

sty vs stye

Sty and stye are two words that are often confused. They are pronounced in the same fashion but are...

parol vs parole

Parol and parole are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but maintain different...

repeal vs repeel

Repeal and repeel are two words that are pronounced in the same fashion but have different spellings...

whine vs wine

Whine and wine are two words that are pronounced the same way but have different meanings and...

slow vs sloe

Slow and sloe are two words that are pronounced the same way but have different meanings and are...

step vs steppe

Step and steppe are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

wrote vs rote

Wrote and rote are two words that are pronounced the same way but are spelled differently and have...

undo vs undue

Undo and undue are two words that are pronounced the same way but are spelled differently and mean...

buy, by or bye

Buy,bye and by are homophones. These words are all pronounced in the same way but are spelled...

kernel vs colonel

A kernel is the edible portion of a seed,nut or fruit that is inside a stone or shell. Kernel may...

grate vs great

A grate is 1.) a metal frame,particularly one used to confine a fire 2.) a fireplace 3.) to shred a...

tide vs tied

Tide and tied are two words that are pronounced in the same manner,but are spelled differently and...

booze vs boos

Booze and boos are two words that are pronounced in the same manner,but are spelled differently and...

hoar vs whore

Hoar and whore are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

hi vs high

Hi and tall are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

bard vs barred

Bard and barred are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

browse vs brows

Browse and brows are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently...

whirl vs whorl

Whirl and whorl are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

wood vs would

Wood and would are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

ant vs aunt

Ant and aunt are two words that are often pronounced in the same way,but are spelled differently and...

suite vs sweet

Suite and sweet are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

roam vs rome

Roam and Rome are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

cashmere vs kashmir

Cashmere and Kashmir are two terms that are intricately related,but mean two different things...

hall vs haul

corridor and haul are homophones,which are words that are pronounced in the same fashion but are...

won vs one

Won and one are two words that are often confused. They are pronounced in the same fashion but are...

knap vs nap

Knap and nap are two words that are pronounced in the same manner,but are spelled differently and...

knickers vs nickers

Knickers and nickers are two words that are pronounced in the same manner,but acquire different...

pail vs pale

Pail and pale are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

savor vs saver

Savor and saver are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

pleural vs plural

Pleural and plural are two words that are pronounced in the same manner,but are spelled differently...

paste vs paced

Paste and paced are two words that are pronounced in the same fashion but fill different spellings...

coal, cole or kohl

Coal,cole and kohl are three words that are pronounced in the same way but absorb different...

eaves vs eves

Eaves and eves are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

aye vs eye

Aye and eye are two words that are pronounced in the same way but believe different meanings and are...

beer vs bier

Beer and bier are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

ads, adds or adze

Ads,adds and adze are all words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

suede vs swayed

Suede and swayed are two words that are sometimes confused. Though they are pronounced the same...

surge vs serge

Surge and serge are two words that are often confused,they are pronounced the same way but fill...

rot vs wrought

Rot and wrought are two words that are pronounced similarly but are spelled differently and have...

cantor vs canter

Cantor and canter are two words that are spelled and pronounced similarly,but contain two different...

tough vs tuff

Tough and tuff are two words that are pronounced the same way but have different spellings and very...

pain vs pane

Pain and pane are homophones,which are words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled...

knight vs night

Knight and night are two words that are pronounced the same way but are spelled differently and mean...

forth vs fourth

Forth and fourth are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently...

dire vs dyer

Dire means extremely urgent,severe or serious. Dire also means something ominous or foreboding,...

koan vs cone

A koan is a riddle,a paradoxical problem used in Zen Buddhism in order to demonstrate that logic and...

ewe, yew or you

A ewe is a female sheep. The word ewe is derived from the feeble English word eowu,which means...

please vs pleas

Please means to give satisfaction,to give contentment. Please may be used as a transitive verb which...

warn vs worn

Warn means to advise someone in advance of impending danger. Warn also means to advise someone that...

reek vs wreak

Reek means smells strongly unpleasant,a terrible stench. Reek may be used as a noun or verb, related...

base vs bass

Base is the bottom of something,the support, the starting point for further study or the middle of...

done vs dun

Done is the past participle of finish. Done may also be used as an adjective to mean 1.)...

dents vs dense

Dents and dense are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

side vs sighed

Side and sighed are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

nock vs knock

Nock and knock are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

grip vs grippe

Grip and grippe are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

plait vs plate

Plait and plate are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

nice vs gneiss

kind and gneiss are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

foe vs faux

Foe and faux are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

load vs lode

Load and lode are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

flue vs flew

Flue and flew are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

pupal vs pupil

Pupal and pupil are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

nun vs none

Nun and none are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

staff vs staph

Staff and staph are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

quarts vs quartz

Quarts and quartz are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

piece vs peace

Piece and peace are two words that are pronounced in the same way but enjoy different definitions...

quaff vs coif

Quaff and coif are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

gaiter vs gator

Gaiter and gator are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently...

croze vs crows

Croze and crows are two words that are pronounced in the same way but absorb different spellings and...

axis vs axes

Axis and axes are two words that are often confused,they are pronounced in the same way but are...

riposte vs repost

Riposte and repost are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently...

bowled vs bold

Bowled and bold are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

signet vs cygnet

Signet and cygnet are two words that are often confused. They are pronounced the same way but are...

the vs thee

The and thee are two words that are very close in spelling and are pronounced similarly,but enjoy...

need vs knead

Need and knead are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

heard vs herd

Heard is the past and the past participle form of the verb hear,meaning to perceive a sound with...

offal vs awful

Offal is the edible entrails and internal organs of an animal,offal may also mean decomposing...

seen vs scene

Seen is the past participle of see,which means to perceive the world through the eyes, to perceive...

beach vs beech

A beach is an area of sand or pebbles that exists beside a body of water,particularly an ocean. A...

knew vs new

Knew is the past tense of the verb know,which means to be certain of a specific truth or fact, to be...

air vs heir

Air is 1.) the invisible substance that surrounds soil,consisting of oxygen, nitrogen and other...

cache vs cash

A cache is hidden provisions or treasure,or the hiding location for hidden provisions or treasure....

heir vs err

Heir and err are commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled...

close vs clothes

Close and clothes are commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way but are...

basis vs bases

Basis and bases are commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled...

catch vs ketch

Catch and ketch are commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled...

title vs tidal

Title and tidal are commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled...

radical vs radicle

Radical and radicle are commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled...

but vs butt

But and butt are two commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way when spoken aloud...

bread vs bred

Bread and bred are two commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way when spoken...

boy vs buoy

Boy and buoy are two commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way when spoken aloud...

bald, balled or bawled

Bald,balled and bawled are three commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way when...

rung vs wrung

Rung and wrung are two commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way when sp0ken aloud...

lieu vs loo

Lieu and loo are two words that are pronounced in the same way when sp0ken aloud but are spelled...

don vs dawn

Don and dawn are two words that are pronounced in the same way when spoken aloud but are spelled...

lair vs layer

Lair and layer are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

correspondence vs correspondents

Correspondence and correspondents are two words that are close in spelling and so close in...

rows vs rose

Rows and rose are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

friar vs fryer

Friar and fryer are two words that are spelled and pronounced in the same manner,but bear very...

cursor vs curser

Cursor and curser are two words that are homophones,which are two words that are pronounced in the...

poof, pouf or pouffe

Poof,pouf and pouffe are three words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently...

missed vs mist

Missed and mist are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

beau vs bow

Beau and bow are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

ombre ombre or hombre

Ombré,ombre and hombre are three words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled...

meat, meet or mete

Meat,meet and mete are three words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently...

pie vs pi

Pie and pi are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and have...

faro, farrow or pharaoh

Faro,farrow and pharaoh are three words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled...

pause vs paws

Pause and paws are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

trussed vs trust

Trussed and trust are two words that are often confused. They are pronounced in the same way but are...

profit vs prophet

Profit and prophet are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently...

packed vs pact

Packed and pact are two words that are pronounced in the same way but believe different meanings and...

knit vs nit

Knit and nit are two words that are pronounced in the same fashion but are spelled differently and...

cellar vs seller

Cellar and seller are two words that are pronounced the same way but are spelled differently and...

rhyme vs rime

Rhyme and rime are two words that are pronounced the same way but are spelled differently and...

sink vs sync

Sink and sync are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

sac vs sack

Sac and sack are two words that are pronounced the same way but hold different spellings and...

toe vs tow

Toe and tow are two words that are pronounced the same way but are spelled differently and mean...

hour vs our

Hour and our are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and have...

marquee vs marquis

In North American English,marquee describes the canopy that hangs over the entrance to a building...

low, lo or lowe

Lo is an exclamation or interjection that means spy,see, pay attention. Lo is often rendered as a...

see vs sea

See means 1.) to perceive with the eyes 2.) to perceive an idea 3.) to witness something 4.) to...

patty vs paddy

Patty and paddy are commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled...

air vs err

Air and err are commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled...

coups vs coos

Coups and coos are two commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way when spoken aloud...

days vs daze

Days and daze are two commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way when spoken aloud...

sawed vs sod

Sawed and sod are two words that are pronounced in the same manner,but are spelled differently and...

tutor vs tudor

Tutor and Tudor are two words that are pronounced in the same manner,but are spelled differently and...

crews vs cruise

Crews and cruise are two commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way when spoken...

call vs caul

Call and caul are two commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way when spoken aloud...

spitz vs spits

Spitz and spits are two commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way when spoken...

links vs lynx

Links and lynx are two commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way when spoken aloud...

nay vs neigh

Nay and neigh are two commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way when sp0ken aloud...

loch vs lock

Loch and lock are two words that are pronounced in the same way when sp0ken aloud but are spelled...

fate vs fete

Fate and fete are two words that are pronounced in the same way when sp0ken aloud but are spelled...

chow vs ciao

Chow and ciao are two words that are pronounced in the same way when spoken aloud but are spelled...

laps vs lapse

Laps and lapse are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

guessed vs guest

Guessed and guest are words that sometimes used incorrectly,as many people find them confusing....

we d vs weed

We’d and weed are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

guise vs guys

Guise and guys are two words that are pronounced in the same fashion,but are spelled differently and...

imperial vs empyreal

Imperial and empyreal are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently...

grieve vs greave

Grieve and greave are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently...

martin vs marten

Martin and marten are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently...

world vs whirled

World and whirled are two words that are pronounced in the same fashion but are spelled differently...

doh, doe or dough

Doh,doe and dough are three words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently...

bowl vs boll

Bowl and boll are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and have...

tear vs tare

Tear and tare are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and have...

higher vs hire

Higher and hire are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

whacks vs wax

Whacks and wax are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

cheap vs cheep

Cheap and cheep are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

teas vs tease

Teas and tease are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

bark vs barque

Bark and barque are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

mare vs mayor

Mare and mayor are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

moose vs mousse

Moose and mousse are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently...

mode vs mowed

Mode and mowed are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

loot vs lute

Loot and lute are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

loop vs loupe

Loop and loupe are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

speck vs spec

Speck and spec are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

yore vs your or you re

Yore,your and you’re are words that are all pronounced in the same fashion but are spelled...

sunday vs sundae

Sunday and sundae are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently...

stair vs stare

Stair and stare are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

some vs sum

Some and sum are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and enjoy...

pistol vs pistil

Pistol and pistil are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently...

holy vs wholly

Holy and wholly are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

fissure vs fisher

Fissure and fisher are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently...

halve vs have

Halve and have are two words that are pronounced in the same fashion but are spelled differently and...

wreck vs reck

Wreck and reck are two words that are pronounced in the same manner but are spelled differently and...

titan vs tighten

Titan and tighten are two words that are pronounced in the same way but are spelled differently and...

tacks vs tax

Tacks and tax are two words that are pronounced in the same fashion but are spelled differently and...

soared vs sword

Soared and sword are two words that are pronounced in the same fashion but are spelled differently...

wend vs wind

Wend and wind are two words that are pronounced the same way but are spelled differently and...

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