English Homophones: 200+ Examples with Meanings

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List of 200 Common Homophones with their meaning
Sr. No.	Homophone 1	Meaning	Homophone 2	Meaning
1	there	Refers to a place or location	their	Possessive form, meaning “belonging to them”
2	they’re	Contraction of “they are”	their	Possessive form, meaning “belonging to them”
3	to	Indicates direction or purpose	too	Means “also” or “excessively”
4	two	Number (2)	too	Means “also” or “excessively”
5	right	Correct or direction opposite to left	write	To mark letters on a surface
6	hear	To perceive sound	here	Refers to a location
7	brake	A device for slowing down a vehicle	break	To separate into parts or pieces
8	flower	The reproductive structure of a plant	flour	Powder made from ground grains
9	peace	A state of calm or absence of war	piece	A part or portion of something
10	bare	Lacking clothing or covering	bear	A large mammal
11	aloud	Spoken out loud	allowed	Permitted
12	principal	Head of a school	principle	A fundamental truth or belief
13	sweet	Having a sugary taste	suite	A set of rooms or furniture
14	dear	Used as an affectionate term	deer	A woodland animal
15	fare	Money paid for travel	fair	Just, honest, or a public gathering
16	morning	Early part of the day	mourning	The expression of grief
17	sent	Past tense of “send”	cent	A unit of currency
18	weather	State of the atmosphere (e.g., rain, sunshine)	whether	Expresses a choice between options
19	sell	To exchange for money	cell	A small, enclosed space or unit of life
20	knight	A man granted an honorary title	night	The period from dusk until dawn
21	waist	Part of the body above the hips	waste	Unwanted or excess material
22	sight	The ability to see	site	A location or place
23	male	Refers to a man or boy	mail	Postal items
24	row	A line or series	roe	Fish eggs
25	hole	An opening or gap	whole	Entire, complete
26	affect	To influence (verb)	effect	A result or outcome (noun)
27	patience	The ability to wait calmly	patients	People under medical care
28	shear	To cut or trim	sheer	Transparent or absolute
29	vein	A blood vessel	vain	Having excessive pride
30	coral	Marine organism	choral	Related to a choir
31	aloud	Spoken out loud	allowed	Permitted
32	idol	A person or thing admired	idle	Inactive or not in use
33	council	A group that advises	counsel	Advice or guidance
34	lessen	To make less	lesson	A unit of teaching
35	peek	To glance or look quickly	peak	The top of a mountain or point of success
36	complement	To complete or enhance	compliment	A flattering remark
37	whose	Possessive form of “who”	who’s	Contraction of “who is”
38	aisle	A passage between seats	isle	An island
39	fore	Refers to the front	four	Number (4)
40	pale	Light in color	pail	A bucket
41	scent	A pleasant smell	cent	A unit of currency
42	pain	Physical discomfort	pane	A single sheet of glass
43	soar	To fly high or rise	sore	Painful or aching
44	dear	Used as an affectionate term	deer	A woodland animal
45	him	A male person	hymn	A religious song
46	serial	Occurring in a series	cereal	A breakfast food made from grains
47	minor	A person under legal age	miner	A person who extracts minerals
48	morning	Early part of the day	mourning	The expression of grief
49	capital	A city where government is located	capitol	A government building
50	currant	A type of small berry	current	Happening now; a flow of water or air
51	paws	Animal feet	pause	A temporary stop
52	pause	A temporary stop	pours	To flow or cause to flow
53	flee	To run away	flea	A small jumping insect
54	stair	A step in a staircase	stare	To look fixedly
55	stake	A wooden post	steak	A slice of meat, typically beef
56	principal	Head of a school	principle	A fundamental truth or belief
57	right	Correct or direction opposite to left	rite	A religious or ceremonial practice
58	cite	To reference or quote	site	A location or place
59	sew	To stitch fabric together	so	In the same way; therefore
60	horse	A large, hoofed mammal	hoarse	Having a rough or strained voice
61	none	Not any	nun	A member of a religious community
62	main	Most important or primary	mane	The long hair on a horse’s neck
63	die	To cease living	dye	A substance used to color materials
64	flour	Powder made from ground grains	flower	The reproductive structure of a plant
65	close	Near in space or time	clothes	Items of clothing
66	rain	Precipitation	reign	The rule of a king or queen
67	vary	To differ	very	Extremely or to a high degree
68	ceiling	The overhead surface of a room	sealing	Closing something securely
69	access	The means of approaching or entering	excess	More than necessary or permitted
70	altar	A sacred table in a church	alter	To change or modify
71	assent	Agreement or approval	ascent	The act of rising or climbing
72	aural	Related to hearing	oral	Related to the mouth or spoken
73	bald	Lacking hair	bawled	Cried loudly
74	base	The bottom part of something	bass	A deep sound or a type of fish
75	berth	A place to sleep on a ship	birth	The act of being born
76	bite	To use teeth to cut into something	byte	A unit of digital information
77	bloc	A group with a common purpose	block	A solid piece or to obstruct
78	bore	To make someone feel bored	boar	A wild pig
79	bread	A staple food made from flour	bred	Past tense of “breed,” meaning raised or nurtured
80	calendar	A chart of dates	calender	A machine for smoothing paper or cloth
81	canvas	A strong fabric	canvass	To seek support or votes
82	carat	A measure of purity for gold	carrot	An orange root vegetable
83	cell	A small, enclosed space	sell	To exchange something for money
84	clamber	To climb awkwardly	clamor	A loud noise or outcry
85	click	A short, sharp sound	clique	A small, exclusive group
86	coarse	Rough in texture	course	A path, direction, or academic class
87	cue	A signal for action	queue	A line of people or vehicles
88	days	Multiple 24-hour periods	daze	A state of confusion
89	dam	A barrier to hold back water	damn	An exclamation or to condemn
90	dear	Beloved or cherished	deer	A woodland animal
91	faint	To lose consciousness	feint	A deceptive movement
92	feat	An achievement	feet	Plural of “foot”
93	genes	Units of heredity in living organisms	jeans	Denim pants
94	gorilla	A large primate	guerrilla	A member of an irregular military group
95	grate	A frame of metal bars	great	Very large in size or degree
96	groan	A sound of pain or discontent	grown	Past participle of “grow”
97	hale	Strong and healthy	hail	Frozen raindrops or to call out
98	him	A male pronoun	hymn	A song of praise
99	incite	To provoke or urge on	insight	Deep understanding
100	lessen	To reduce	lesson	A unit of teaching
101	loot	Stolen goods	lute	A stringed musical instrument
102	main	Primary or most important	mane	Long hair on a horse’s neck
103	medal	An award or decoration	meddle	To interfere
104	moose	A large, hoofed animal	mousse	A creamy dessert or hairstyling foam
105	muscle	Tissue in the body that creates movement	mussel	A type of shellfish
106	naval	Related to the navy	navel	The belly button
107	overdo	To do to an excessive degree	overdue	Past the expected or due date
108	pare	To trim or peel	pair	Two of something
109	patience	The ability to wait calmly	patients	Individuals under medical care
110	peak	The top of a mountain	peek	A quick glance
111	pier	A structure extending into water	peer	Someone of equal standing
112	plane	An aircraft or flat surface	plain	Clear or simple; also a flat area
113	poll	A survey	pole	A long, slender object
114	prophet	A person who speaks for a deity	profit	Financial gain
115	rain	Precipitation	rein	Straps used to control a horse
116	read	To look at and understand written words	reed	A tall, thin plant found near water
117	ring	A circular band	wring	To twist or squeeze
118	role	A character or part	roll	To rotate or a small loaf of bread
119	scene	A place where something occurs	seen	Past tense of “see”
120	sole	Only or single; also, bottom of a foot or shoe	soul	The spiritual part of a person
121	stare	To look fixedly	stair	A step in a staircase
122	steak	A cut of meat	stake	A post or something invested in
123	vain	Conceited or unsuccessful	vein	A blood vessel
124	vary	To differ	very	To a great degree
125	weak	Lacking strength	week	A period of seven days
126	weather	Conditions in the atmosphere	whether	Expressing a choice or alternative
127	whine	A complaining cry	wine	An alcoholic drink made from grapes
128	aye	An expression of agreement	eye	The organ used for seeing
129	beau	A romantic partner	bow	To bend forward as a gesture; also a ribbon loop
130	base	The foundation or bottom part	bass	A low, deep sound or a type of fish
131	boar	A wild pig	bore	To make someone feel uninterested
132	bail	To release from jail	bale	A large bundle of something, like hay
133	bough	A large branch of a tree	bow	To bend forward; a ribbon loop
134	carrot	An orange vegetable	caret	A proofreading mark
135	caddie	A person who carries a golfer’s clubs	caddy	A small container
136	cereal	A breakfast food	serial	Happening in a series
137	chews	Bites or grinds with teeth	choose	To select or pick
138	dual	Having two parts	duel	A formal fight
139	faze	To disturb or bother	phase	A stage in a process
140	genes	Units of heredity in living organisms	jeans	Denim pants
141	hire	To employ someone	higher	Above or at a greater level
142	kernel	The edible part of a seed	colonel	A military officer
143	key	A piece of metal used to unlock	quay	A landing place on the shore of a harbor
144	lessen	To decrease	lesson	A period of learning
145	me	The pronoun referring to oneself	mi	A musical note
146	none	Not any	nun	A member of a religious community
147	patience	The ability to wait calmly	patients	Individuals under medical care
148	peace	A state of calm or harmony	piece	A part of something
149	principal	The head of a school	principle	A basic belief or rule
150	rain	Water falling from the sky	rein	A means of control (e.g., horse reins)
151	read	To look at and comprehend written text	reed	A tall, slender grass
152	right	Correct or direction opposite to left	rite	A ritual or ceremonial act
153	role	A part in a play or function	roll	To move by turning over
154	root	The part of a plant that absorbs nutrients	route	A way or path to a destination
155	sees	Looks or observes	seas	Large bodies of saltwater
156	soar	To fly high	sore	Painful or aching
157	steal	To take something without permission	steel	A strong, hard metal
158	suite	A set of rooms	sweet	Having a sugary taste
159	time	A measurement of duration	thyme	A type of herb used in cooking
160	vain	Excessively proud	vein	A blood vessel
161	waste	Unwanted materials	waist	The part of the body between ribs and hips
162	we	Plural pronoun for a group including oneself	wee	Very small
163	weak	Lacking strength	week	A period of seven days
164	yaw	To turn from side to side	yore	Of long ago
165	yoke	A wooden crosspiece for oxen	yolk	The yellow part of an egg
166	acclamation	Loud approval or applause	acclimation	Adjustment to a new environment
167	addition	The act of adding	edition	A particular version of a published work
168	ail	To suffer, feel unwell	ale	A type of beer
169	allowed	Permitted	aloud	Spoken out loud
170	altar	A sacred table in a place of worship	alter	To modify or change
171	arc	A curved shape	ark	A large boat or vessel
172	assistance	Help or aid	assistants	People who provide support
173	attendance	The act of being present	attendants	People who attend to others
174	auger	A tool for drilling	augur	To predict or foretell
175	bare	Uncovered or naked	bear	A large mammal; to carry or endure
176	barren	Unable to produce offspring	baron	A title of nobility
177	be	To exist	bee	An insect that makes honey
178	bell	A device that rings	belle	A beautiful woman
179	berry	A small, juicy fruit	bury	To place underground
180	blew	Past tense of “blow”	blue	The color
181	border	A boundary	boarder	A person who pays for meals and lodging
182	born	Brought into life	borne	Carried or supported
183	bolder	More courageous	boulder	A large rock
184	bridal	Related to a wedding	bridle	A harness for controlling a horse
185	canvas	Strong cloth used for painting	canvass	To seek votes or opinions
186	cast	To throw something	caste	A social class
187	ceiling	The upper interior surface of a room	sealing	The act of closing tightly
188	cell	A small, enclosed space	sell	To exchange for money
189	cite	To quote or reference	sight	The ability to see
190	chord	A musical term for a combination of notes	cord	A thin, flexible string
191	close	To shut	clothes	Items worn on the body
192	colonel	A military rank	kernel	The edible part of a seed
193	complement	Something that completes	compliment	A kind or flattering remark
194	conscience	Moral sense of right and wrong	conscious	Aware or awake
195	curb	To restrain	kerb	The edge of a sidewalk
196	cymbal	A percussion instrument	symbol	A sign or representation
197	dear	Precious or loved	deer	A woodland animal
198	dessert	Sweet course after a meal	desert	A barren, sandy area
199	doe	A female deer	dough	A mixture used to make bread
200	earn	To receive as payment or reward	urn	A vase for storing ashes
201	faint	To lose consciousness	feint	A deceptive movement in sports or battle
202	flour	Powder made from ground grains	flower	The bloom of a plant
203	gait	Manner of walking	gate	An entryway or barrier