Homophones beginning with the Letter "F"

Please be patient with us, as this page and the data-base are under construction. Every homophone on the page is part of a set with at least one other homophone.

Beginnings…homophones starting with “f”

The term ‘f-word(s)’ has an unfortunate association in English. If, we put aside such things and truly focus on this ancient letter, we’ll discover an interesting treasure trove.

The sound itself, or phoneme, is represented by /f/ but in many of its sets, the other word is spelled with a ‘ph’. This has come about when the /p/ has become aspirated – had an ‘h’ following it. When that happened, the sound changed as the mouth opens ever so slightly and the ‘stop’ is changed. So, there is a valid reason for the ‘ph’ to have an /f/ sound.

What a difference it makes in meaning. Just consider whether you would want ‘foe’ or ‘pho’.

Both sound the same.

We have looked for intersections of phonetics between the differing words in a given set. For example, “aunt/ant” are considered homophones by some but not by others. Likewise, “aren’t/aunt” sound alike to some but not others.

Homophones beginning with the Letter "F"

Beginnings…homophones starting with “f”

Homophones starting with "f"