List of true homonyms
Homonyms are words that are both spelled and pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
However, some authors use the term more broadly, to refer to homographs (spelled the same) or homophones (pronounced the same).
Below is a list of a few common true homonyms (those that are both spelled and pronounced the same). Much longer lists can be found in the linked references below this list.
- address
- arm
- arms
- book
- back peder
- bank
- bark
- base
- bat
- beam
- beams
- board
- bolt
- bow
- box
- bustier
- can
- cast
- cave
- change
- check
- chicken
- chip
- clear
- cleave
- close
- club
- command
- cool
- current
- crane
- dear
- deck
- down
- duck
- dust
- employ
- even
- evening
- exact
- fall
- fat
- fawn
- file
- fine
- fire
- flat
- fold
- foot
- forearm
- forearms
- furrier
- gill
- gills
- glass
- grand
- grave
- graves
- groom
- gross
- hail
- heaven
- hood
- horn
- iron
- jam
- journey
- key
- kind
- know
- lead
- leading
- leads
- learned
- left
- letter
- light
- long
- lower
- lowered
- lowering
- lowers
- lie
- lying
- lies
- line
- match
- may
- mead
- mole
- murder
- nail
- object
- objective
- order
- park
- pile
- pitcher
- pole
- pound
- quarry
- reign
- remote
- resume
- right
- rock
- rocket
- rose
- routed
- routing
- row
- saw
- seal
- seek
- serve
- set
- show
- shower
- sick
- sign
- sink
- spring
- stalk
- stall
- square
- tank
- tear
- tie
- tire
- trip
- trunk
- valence
- valences
- wave
- watch
- well
- wind
- wound
- worsted
- yard
See also
External links
- Masterson, Lee. "Heteronyms, Homonyms, Homographs and Homophones". Fiction Factor. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- "A list of homonyms". opundo. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- "Homonyms". Scorpio Tales. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- "Homonyms" (PDF). First School Years. Retrieved 26 May 2013.