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18. List of Words Spelt the Same

About 30% of words are spelt the same in the e-speec system. Following are some words that are spelt the same. Note that they follow the regular rules of e-speec. This is not surprising, since the e-speec rules are based on the most usual ways of spelling sounds in traditional English.

(a) = ‘adjective’; (n) = ‘noun’; (v) = ‘verb’.

a
aabateabdicateabductabetabide
abjectablazeabodeabortaboundabout
abruptabscondabsentabsoluteabsolutelyabsorb
absorbentabstractacademyacademicacornacross
actaffluentAfricaagoagreeagriculture
airajaralarmalarmingalasalbum
alealertalienaliveallocatealoft
alonealongaloudalpamamass
amazeambientamendamissamountand
angeranimateantantennaantipathyantiseptic
antleranusanvilapartapartmentape
appetiteapricotaptArabarbitratearc
archarcticarithmeticarmarmyaroma
aroundarsenicartarteryashashamed
asideasleepaspectaspireassent (n)asset
astoundastrayasunderatateathletic
atoneatticavertavoidawaystart
b
babybadbagbagpipesbaleban
bandbangbanjobannerbaptistbaptize
barbarberbardbarnbarrelbarren
barrierbarterbasebashbasicbat
bathebatterbatterybattingbaybecame
bedbeebeechbeefbeenbeer
beetbefitbegbeganbeginbeginning
begunbehavebeholdbelchbellybelong
beltbenchbendbentberryberth
beseechbesetbesidebestbestridebet
betraybetterbetweenbewilderbeyondbias
bidbidebigbiggerbilebillet
billybinbingobisectbitbite
bitingbitterbladderbladeblamebland
blazebleedblendblitheblobblond
blotblunderbluntblushbobbode
bogboilboldbolsterboltbonanza
bondbonebonnetbonnybonusborder
bornbotherboundbountyboutbrag
branbranchbrandbrandishbrandybrash
bratbravebredbreechbreedbribe
bridebrigbrigadebrimbrinebring
broilbromidebroncobrothbruntbrush
brutebuddybuffalobufferbugbulb
bumbumpbunbunchbungbus
bustbutbutlerbutterstart
ccab
cabinetcactuscadcadetcairncajole
camcambercamecampcampuscan
canalcandidatecandycanecantcanteen
capcapecapercapsizecarcaramel
caravancardcardiaccareercaresscargo
carpcarpentercarpetcarrycartcascade
casecashcasserolecatcatercathode
cavecavortchafechairchamberchant
chapchaptercharcharmchartchase
chastechatchattercheercherrychest
chidechildrenchimechimpanzeechinChina
chipchitchopchubbychumclad
clamclamberclammyclampclanclang
clapclashclaspclassicclaycleft
clenchclientclimeclinchclingclip
clodclose (a)clotcloudcloutclover
clubclumpclungclustercobcobra
cobwebcodcodecoffercogcoil
coincolcoldcoloncoltcoma
combatcombinecommacommentcompactcompartment
compelcompensatecompetentcompilecomplementcomplicate
complimentcomponentcompostcompoundcomprehendcompress
comradeconcatenateconcaveconcludeconcoctconcord
condolecondoneconductconeconferconfide
confineconflictconformconfoundconglomeratecongregate
congruentconscriptconsensusconsentconsiderconsist
consoleconsolidateconsortconspireconstructconsult
contactcontaminatecontemplatecontemptcontendcontent
contestcontinentcontractcontradictcontritecontrive
conventconvertconvictco-operateco-ordinatecop
copecoppercordcorncornercorny
correlatecorrespondcostcotcouchcount
countercountycovecovertcrabcrag
craggycramcrampcranecrannycrap
crashcratecratercravecrayoncraze
crazycreatecreedcreepcreptcrest
cribcrimecrimpcrispcronecrony
cropcrouchcrudecruelcrumpetcrunch
crusadecrushcrustcubcubecucumber
culminatecultcultivateculvertcunningcup
curecurrentcurrycuspcutstart
d
dabdaddaddydaggerdairydale
dallydamdamedampdandydarling
darndartdashdatadatedatum
daydazedebasedebatedecantdecapitate
decaydeclinedecodedecreedecrementdeed
deemdeepdeerdefamedefectdefend
deferdefiledefinedeflatedeflectdeform
defraydefrostdeftdefunctdegradedegree
dejectdelaydeliberate (v)deltadeludedemand
dementeddemonstratedemotedendenominatedenote
dentdepartdependdepictdeportdeprave
depressdeprivedepthderelictderidederive
describedesecratedespairdespoildespondentdespot
detachdetectdeterdeterrentdetestdetract
devastatedevoiddevotedevourdevoutdiagram
dialdialectdiameterdiarydictatedid
dietdifferdifferentdigdigressdilapidated
dilatedilemmadilutedimdimediminish
dindinedingodinnerdintdip
diplomadipoledipperdiredirectdisagree
disarmdisbanddiscdiscarddiscorddiscount
discreetlydiscriminatediscussdisgustdishdisinfect
disintegratedisinteresteddislocatedismaydismemberdismiss
dispeldisplaydisrobedisruptdissidentdissipate
distastedistildistinctdistortdistractdistress
districtdistrustdittodittydivandive
divertdivestdividedivinedizzydog
doggereldogmadoldrumdoledollydolt
domedomesticdominatedominodondonate
dopedosedossierdotdotedour
dozedrabdragdramaticdrapedrastic
draydrenchdriftdripdrivedrone
dropdrovedrugdrumdrummerduct
duddudedufferdugdummydump
dungdustdustystart
eecstasyeddy
eeleffluentejectelasticelderelect
elementelevateelevenelfeliminateelm
elongateelopeeludeemanateembargoember
emblemembossembroiderembroilemigrateeminent
emitempireemptyenactenchantencounter
endendemicenemyengraveenigmaenlist
enraptureenrichenshrineenslaveenterentire
entrenchentrustentryenumerateenvelope (n)envy
epicepisodeeradicateerecterodeerotic
eruditeeruptescapeescortesotericessay
establishestateesteemestimate (v)ethnicevade
eventevictevidentstart
ffabricfabricate
factfadfadefagfairfairy
famefanfanaticfangfantasyfantastic
farfarmfartherfatfatefatty
feefeedfeelfeelingfeetfelt
femalefenfendfermentfernferret
ferryfertileferventfesterfiascofib
fifefifteenfifthfiftyfigfigment
filefilletfillyfilmfilterfilth
finfinchfinefingerfinitefire
fishfistfitfiveflagflair
flameflamingoflapflashflatflatter
fledfleefleetfleshflinchfling
flintflipflitflogflopflora
flounderflourfluctuatefluentflumeflung
flurryflushfluteflutterfobfocus
fodderfogfoilfoldfoliofolly
fondfontfootforforayforbid
fordforgetforgotforlornformformat
formerfortforthfortyforumfoster
foulfoundfounderfountfracturefragment
framefranticfrayfreefrenzyfresco
freshfretfritterfrofrogfrolic
fromfrondfrostfrothfrozefrozen
frustratefuel (n)fumefunfundfungus
funnystart
ggabgaggalegallery
gameganderganggangstergangwaygantry
gapgapegarbgardengarlicgarment
garnetgarnishgarretgartergasgash
gaspgastricgategathergavegay
gazegeldinggesticulategetgibbergiddy
giftgiggildgimletgladglade
glandglazegleegleenglenglib
glideglimmerglintglitterglobeglory
glumglutgogoannagobgoblet
godgoldgolfgonadgondolagong
goodgorillagorygossamergotGothic
goutgrabgradegradientgrandgrant
grapegraspgrategravegravengravitate
gravygrazegreedygreengreetgrenade
gridgrimgrimegringripgripe
gristgritgroggroingropegrotto
grouchgroundgroutgrovegrubgruel
grumpygruntgulchgulfgulletgully
gulpgumgungurugushgust
gustogutgutterstart
hhadhag
hairhalehalohamhamlethammer
hamperhamsterhandhandicaphandyhang
happenhappyharasshardhardlyhardy
harmharmonicharpharshharvesthash
hastehathatehatterhavenhay
hazehazelhecticheedheelhefty
heldhelicopterhelmhelmethelphem
hemphenherherbherdheresy
herringhiatushibernatehiccuphidehilt
himhinderHinduhinthiphire
hithitherhivehobhobbyhobo
hoghoistholdholehollyholster
holyhomehonehoodhophope
hopperhormonehornhornethorticulturehostel
hostilehothotelhoundhubhug
humhumphunchhundredhunghunger
hunthurryhushhussyhutstart
i
Iibisiconidifignite
imbibeimitateimmanentimpimpactimpair
impaleimpartimpelimpertinentimpetusimplant
implementimplicateimportimpotentimpoundimpoverish
impregnateimprintininadvertentinaneinch
inclementinclineincludeincrementincriminateincumbent
indeedindentindependentindicateindictindifferent
inditeindoctrinateindolentinductindustryinept
inertinfectinferinfertileinfestinfidel
infiltrateinflameinflateinflictinfluenzainform
ingotinhaleinhibitinjectinjuryinland
inletinmateinnerinnovateinorganicinsane
insectinseminateinsertinsetinsideinsignia
insistinsolentinsomniainspectinspireinstep
instigateinstilinstinctinstructinstrumentinsult
insureintactintegrateintendintentinter
interactinterdictinterestinterestinginteriminterject
interpretintersectintimate (v)intimidateintoneintrovert
intrudeinundateinvadeinvalid (n)inventinvert
investinvestigateinvestmentinvigorateinviteiodine
ioniotaireirisirrigateirritate
isobarisolateisotopeititemivy
start.
jjabjabberjacarandajadejag
jamjamboreejarjasperjavelinjay
jeepjeerjellyjemmyjestjet
jettyjibjigjiltjingojitter
jivejobjocundjogjoinjoiner
jointjoistjollyjoltjoshjot
joustjubileejudojugjugularjump
jumperJunejuniperJupiterjuryjust
jutjutejuvenilestart
llabellaconic
lacticladladderladenladylag
lairlamelamentlaminatelampland
landscapelanelaplapellarchlard
larderlargolarvalashlashinglate
latelylatentlathelatherlatterlave
lavenderlaylayerlazylecternlee
leechleerleftleglemminglend
lengthlentlentolesseelessorlest
letletterlibelliberatelibertylid
lifeliftligamentlilacliltlimber
limbolimelimplimpetlinelinger
lingolininglinseedlintliplisp
listlitlithelitigatelitmuslitter
live (a)livelihoodlivelyloblobbylobe
lobsterlocatelocuslocustlodeloft
logloinloiterlollipoplonelong
longingloplopelordlornlorry
lotlotterylottolotusloudloudly
loutlubberlubricateludoluglumber
lumplunaticlunchlunglurelurid
lushlustlustylutestart
mmad
maddermadeMadonnamagnatemagnetmagnetic
majesticmajestymalemalletmanmandate
manemangomangrovemanhoodmaniamanicure
manifestmanifoldmanlymannermapmar
marchmarrymarshmartinmascotmash
massifmasticatematmatemathematicsmatter
maymazemeandermeditatemeetmeeting
megalithmeltmembermembranemementomen
mendmeniscusmentholmentormerrymesh
metmetallicmetricmicamicrobemicrofilm
microscopemicrowavemidmiddaymiddenmidst
migratemilemilletmimeminaretmine
minerminimumministermintminusmire
mishapmistmistermitemittenmob
mobilemoderate (v)modernmodestmodicummodus
mohairmoistmolemolestmoltenmoment
monopolymonstermopmopemorassmoratorium
morbidmoribundmorningmoronmorosemossy
motemotelmothmotifmotivatemotto
moundmountmouthmuchmudmug
muggymulberrymulchmulletmummymumps
munchmundanemuscatmushmustmustang
mustermustymutterstart
nnabnag
namenannynapnapenarcoticnave
navelnavigatenavynectarneedneedy
negateneglectnemesisnervynestnet
nethernibniftyniggernilnimbus
nineninthninetynipnippernit
nitratenitricnonobnoblynod
nodenoelnognomadnominatenor
normnorthnotnotarynotenoun
nousnudenuggetnumbernunnut
nutrientstart
oobjectoblateobliterateoblong
obstructobviateoctagonoctaneoctetode
offeroftoiloilyointmentold
olderoldestomenomitononset
onusopenopeningoperaoperateopium
optopticoptimumopusororb
orderorganicorientorientateorionornament
otterouroustoutoutcropouter
outfitoutlineoutriggeroutsideoutstripover
overlandoverrideoverseerovertovertimeovoid
ovumozonestart
ppactpadpadding
paddypagodapairpalpalepalindrome
palletpamperpanpandapandemoniumpander
panepangpannierpanoramicpantpanther
pantomimepantrypantspaperparparabola
paradeparadiseparagonparamedicparamountparanoia
parapetparasiteparasolparchparchmentparenthesis
paroleparryparsecparsnippartpartly
partnerpartypastepastrypatpate
patentpathospatheticpatrioticpatterpattern
pavepavementpaypedanticpedigreepediment
pedometerpeelpeeppeerpeevishpeg
pelfpelletpeltpenpendingpenetrate
penitentpennypentpentagonpentodepenumbra
peppepperpeppermintpepticperambulateperch
percolateperegrinateperfect (v)performpergolaperhaps
perimeterpermanentpermitperpetratepersistperspire
pertinentpervadepervertpestpesterpet
pettishpettypianopicnicpietypig
pigmentpigmypilchardpilepilferpilgrim
pimppinpinchpinepintopip
pipepitpithplacateplanplane
plantplasticplateplatformplatinumplatonic
platterplayplectrumplentyplodplot
plugplumplumeplummetplumpplunder
plusplushpodpoempoetpoetic
poetrypointpointerpolepolemicpollen
polopomppondponderpontificatepony
popPopepoplarpoppyporchport
portendporterportfolioportlyportrayposh
possumposterpostponepotpotassiumpotato
potentpotterpotterypouchpoundpout
povertypragmaticprampratepraypreclude
predicamentpredicatepredictpredominatepreenprefabricate
prefectpreferprehistoricprescribepressingpretend
prevaricatepreventprideprigprimprimate
primeprimerprintprinterprizeprobate
probeproblemprodproductprofaneproffer
profileprofoundprognosisprojectproliferateprolific
prolongprominentpromotepromptpromulgateprone
prongpronounprontoproppropagandapropagate
propelpropellerpropertypropoundproprietyproscribe
prospectprosperprostateprostrateprotectprotest
protocolprotonprotractprotrudeproudproverb
provideprovidentprudeprudentprunepublic
publishpulppulsatepumppunpunch
punctuatepuncturepunditpunnetpuntpunter
puppuppetpuppypusputterputty
start
rrabbiradarradiateradioradium
radiusragrallyramramprampart
ranranchrantrapraperapier
raptrashrasherratraterating
raveravenrayrazereactrealty
reboundrebutrecantreclinerecoilrecord (v)
recountrecreaterectumrecumbentrecuperaterecurrent
redredeemredolentreedreedyreef
reelreferrefereereferendumrefinerefinery
reflectreformrefractrefreshrefreshmentrefund
refuteregardregattaregretrehabilitaterehash
reinstaterejectrejoinrejuvenaterelaterelay
relentremandrememberremitremonstrateremote
rendrenderrentrepairreparteerepatriate
repayrepelrepellentrepentrepinereplenish
replicareportreporterreprehendreprimandreprint
reprobatereptilerepublicresetrespectresplendent
respondrestrestrictretardretinaretire
retortretractretrenchretrograderetrospectrev
revelryreverberaterevertrevilereviverevolt
revolverribrichridriderife
riftrigrilerimrimering
ripriperiterobrobberrobe
robotrobustrodroderodentrole
romanticromproperosterrostrumrot
rotateroterottenrotundroundrout
roveroverrubrubberrubbishruby
rudderruddyruderudimentrugrugby
ruggedrulerulerrumruminaterummy
rumprumpusrunrunerungrunner
runningruntrupeerupturerushrusset
rustrusticrustyrutstart
ssacrament
sacredsacrosanctsadsadistsadlysafe
safelysafetysaffronsagsagosalamander
salesalientsalivasallysalutesalvo
sambasamesanatoriumsandsandwichsandy
sanesangsapsapientsarcasticsardonic
sashsassafrassatsatesatiricsave
savvysayscabscaffoldscalescalp
scampscamperscanscantscantyscar
scarfscarletscarpscathingscattersceptic
sclerosisscoldscopescorchscornscot
scourscoutscraggyscramscrapscrape
screescreechscreedscreenscribescrimp
scripscriptscrotumscrubscudscullery
scumscupperscurrysecludesectsedan
sedatesedimentseeseedseeingseem
seemlyseenseepseersegmentsegregate
selectselfselfishsellersemanticsemester
sendsenilesenilitysentsentientsentiment
sentrysepticserenadeserfserpentservile
setsettersettingsevenseventeenseventh
seventyshabbyshadeshadyshagshaggy
shaleshamshameshantyshapeshapely
shardsharpsharpensharplyshattershave
shavingshedsheensheepsheepishsheer
sheetshelfsheltersherryshiftshifty
shillingshimmershinshineshipshipment
shireshoddyshopshornshortshortly
shotshoutshredshrillyshrimpshrine
shroudshrubshrugshuddershunshunt
shutshuttersidesiestasiftsilent
sillysilosiltsilversimmersimper
simplysinsinesingsingersinglet
sinussipsiresistersitsite
sizeslabslagslamslanderslang
slantslapslashslatslateslave
slaveryslaysleepsleepysleetslender
sleptslideslimslimeslingslip
slipperslipperyslitslitherslobberslog
slopslopesloppyslotslothslouch
slugsluggishslumslumberslumpslung
slushslutsmartsmartlysmashsmattering
smeltsmeltersmilesmitesmithsmog
smotesmugsmutsmuttysnagsnap
snarlsneersnidesnipsnipesnob
snobbishsnootysnortsnotsnoutsnub
snugsnuglysosobsobersobriety
soccersodsodasoddensodiumsofa
softsoftlysoggysoilsoldsolder
soldiersolesolosolventsonarsong
sonnetsootsopsoporificsorrysort
sotsoundsoursouthsovietspade
spanspanielspannersparspasticspat
spatespatterspectrumspeechspeedspend
spermspiderspinspinespinsterspire
spitspitespivsplashsplayspleen
splintsplintersplitsplutterspoilsport
spotspoutsprangspratsprayspree
sprigspringsprintspritesproutsprung
spudspunstabstadiumstagstagger
stagnatestairstalestamenstammerstamp
standstanzastaplerstarstarchstarling
startstatestatementstatisticstatusstave
staysteedsteelsteepsteerstem
stenchstepsterlingsternsternumstet
stigmastilestilettostiltstimulussting
stintstipendstoicstolestonestood
stopstopperstormstorystoutstove
strafestrandstrapstraystreetstrength
strictstridestridentstrifestringstrip
stripestrivestrodestrongstropstrove
strumstrumpetstrungstrutstubstud
stumpstunstungstuntstuttersubdivide
subjectsubjugatesubletsublimatesublimesubmit
subscribesubservientsubsidesubsistsubtendsubtract
subvertsubwaysuchsuddensuetsuffer
sullensullysultrysumsummersump
sunSundaysundersundrysungsunny
supsupersuperbsuperintendsupinesupper
supplantsuspectsuspendsuspendersutureswag
swaggerswamswaysweepsweetsweeten
swellingsweltersweptswiftswimswimmer
swineswingswipeswishswornswot
swumswungstart
ttabtabbytablet
tabloidtacttactictactiletadpoletaffeta
tagtalctaletallytametamper
tantandemtangtangotannertantamount
tantrumtaptapetapertapestrytapioca
tappettartardytargettarmactarn
tarnishtarrytarttastetastytat
tattertectonicsteeteemteenteepee
teetertelepathytelescopetellingtempertempest
tempotempttentendtendertenement
tenttermterminateterminustermitetern
terriertesttestamenttestatetestytetanus
tetherthanthatthetheetheft
themthenthermometerthinthingthis
thitherthongthornthouthrashthree
thresholdthriftthrivethrobthronethrong
thrushthrustthudthugthumpthunder
thustiaratidetidingtidytiger
tiletillertilttimbertimetin
tincturetindertinttinytiptipsy
tiradetiretittittertoddytoga
toiltoilettoldtometonetong
toptopaztoppingtortorchtorment
torntornadotorpidtorrenttorsotort
tottotetotemtottertouttract
tradetraffictramtramptranscribetranscript
transfertraptrappingtrapsetrashtravesty
traytreetrenchtrendtriadtribe
tridenttriggertrigonometrytrimtriodetrip
tripartitetripetripodtritetrodtrodden
trombonetrottrouttruculenttrulytrump
trumpettruncatetrusttrusteetrustytub
tufttugtundratungstenturrettwang
tweedtweettwentytwigtwintwine
twisttwittwitterstart
uudderugly
umbrellaumpireuncannyunderundergroundunderline
undermineunderstandunicornuniformunrulyuntil
upupgradeupholdupholsteruplanduplift
uponupperupsetupshotupstartus
usherutterutterlystart
vvacatevagary
valevampvampirevanvanadiumvane
vanillavarietyvarnishvatveervellum
velvetvendettavendorveneerventventilate
verbverboseverdictvernierversatileversus
vertebravertigovestvestibulevestryvet
viaviaductvialvibratevictorvile
villavindicatevineviolateviolentviolet
violinvipervirusvistavitaminvitriol
voidvolatilityvolcanovolevoltvolunteer
votevotervouchvoucherstart
wwade
waderwaferwagwanewastewasted
wavewaverwaywebwedwedding
weeweedweedyweepweldwelt
welterwenchwendwentweptwest
westernwetwetherwetterwettestwide
widenwidthwifewigwildlywile
willingwiltwilywinwinchwind (n)
windywinewingwinnerwinterwintry
wipewiperwirewirywishwisp
witwithwitherwithholdwithinwithout
withstandwittywombatwontwoodwooden
woodlandwoodywoolwornwound (v)wove
wovenstart
yyamyapyardyarn
yelpyenyesyesterdayyetyoga
yonyonderstart
zzebrazestzig-zag
zinczipzipperzodiaczone


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