This page published by John Higgins, last updated September 2009.
Alphabetical list of 550 English homographs
(Return to main homographs page for analysis and phonetic transcriptions.)
absent
abstract
abstracts
abuse
abuses
accent
accents
addict
addicts
advert
adverts
advocate
advocates
affix
affixes
afternoon
agape
agglomerate
aggregate
aggregates
allies
alloy
alloys
ally
alternate
am
analyses
animate
annex
annexes
appropriate
approximate
articulate
aspirate
aspirates
associate
associates
attribute
attribute
august/August
axes
aye
baas
bamboo
bases
bass
baths
beloved
blessed
bow
bowed
bower
bowers
bowing
bows
buffet
buffets
cave
certificate
certificates
cleanly
close
closes
coax
collect
collects
combine
combines
commune
communes
compact
compacts
compliment
compliments
compound
compounds
compress
compresses
concert
concerts
conduct
confederate
confederates
confines
conflict
conflicts
conglomerate
conglomerates
conscript
conscripts
console
consoles
consort
consorts
consummate
content
contents
contest
contests
contract
contracts
contrast
contrasts
converse
convert
converts
convict
convicts
coordinate
coordinates
corps
co-star
co-stars
counterbalance
counterbalances
crabbed
crooked
cursed
decoy
decoys
decrease
decreases
defect
defects
defile
defiles
degenerate
degenerates
delegate
delegates
deliberate
denier
descant
descants
desert
deserts
desolate
diagnoses
dictate
dictates
diffuse
digest
digests
discard
discards
discharge
discharges
discount
discounts
discourse
discourses
dodocument
documents
does
dogged
dove (US)
downhill
downstairs
drawer
drawers
duplicate
duplicates
elaborate
entrance
entrances
escort
escorts
essay
essays
estimate
estimates
evening
excess
excise
excuse
excuses
expatriate
expatriates
exploit
exploits
export
exports
extract
extracts
ferment
ferments
filtrate
filtrates
finish
flower
flowers
forbear
forbears
forearm
forearms
fragment
fragments
frequent
furrier
gallant
gill
gills
glower
glowers
graduate
graduates
grave
graves
house
housewife
impact
impacts
implant
implants
implement
implements
import
imports
impress
impresses
imprint
imprints
inincarnate
incense
incline
inclines
incorporate
increase
increases
indent
indents
inebriate
inebriates
initiate
initiates
inland
inlay
inlays
insert
inserts
inset
insets
inside
instinct
insult
insults
interchange
interchanges
interdict
interdicts
intern
interns
intimate
intimates
introvert
introverts
invalid
inverse
invite
invites
jagged
job/Job
layer
layers
lead
leading
leads
learned
lied
lip-read
live
lives
lower
lowered
lowering
lowers
mandate
manes
minute
misconduct
misprint
misprints
misread
misuse
misuses
moderate
moderates
moped
mouth
mouths
mow
mowed
mowing
mows
multiply
no
number
object
objects
ornament
ornaments
outside
overall
overbid
overbids
overcharge
overcharges
overflow
overflows
overhang
overhangs
overhaul
overhauls
overhead
overlap
overlaps
overlay
overlays
overnight
overprint
overprints
overseas
overstrain
overthrow
overthrows
overweight
overwork
palled
palling
pasty
pate
path
patois
peer
peers
pension
pensions
perfect
perfume
perfumes
permit
permits
pervert
perverts
polish/Polish
poll
polls
pontificate
pontificates
prayer
prayers
precipitate
predicate
predicates
prefix
prefixes
presage
presages
present
presents
princess
proceeds
process
processed
processes
processing
produce
progress
progresses
project
projects
prolapse
prolapses
prospect
prospects
prostrate
protest
protests
purport
pussy
put
puts
putting
quadruple
quadruples
quadruplicate
quadruplicates
quite
ragged
rampage
rampages
read
reading/Reading
real
rebel
rebels
rebound
rebounds
recall
recalls
recap
recapped
recapping
recaps
record
records
re-count
re-counts
refill
refills
refit
refits
refund
refunds
refuse
reg
regenerate
rehash
rehashes
reincarnate
reject
rejects
rejoin
rejoined
rejoining
rejoins
relay
relaying
relays
relays
remake
remakes
remount
remounts
rendezvous
replay
replays
reprint
reprints
reproof
reproofs
reread
resent
resume
retake
retakes
rethink
rethinks
reticulate
retread
retreads
rewrite
rewrites
routed
routine
routing
row
rowed
rowing
rows
sake
sardine
second
seconded
seconding
seconds
segment
segments
separate
separates
sewer
sewers
shower
showers
skier
skiers
slough
sloughs
sow
sows
staffs/Staffs
subcontract
subcontracts
subject
subjects
subordinate
subordinates
supplement
supplements
supply
surmise
surmises
survey
surveys
suspect
suspects
swinging
syndicate
syndicates
tarry
tear
tears
tier
tiers
tinged
tinging
torment
torments
tower
towers
transfer
transfers
transplant
transplants
transport
transports
triplicate
triplicates
undercharge
undercharges
undercut
underestimate
underestimates
underground
underlay
underline
underlines
undertaking
undertakings
unused
upgrade
upgrades
uplift
upset
upsets
upstairs
use
used
uses
valence
valences
wicked
wind
winding
winds
worsted
wound