# 8, ait, ate, eight

> English homophone group · 4 words that sound the same · /eɪt/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### 8
*/eɪt/*
Abbreviation of ate.

### ait
*/eɪt/*
An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.

### ate
*/eɪt/*
simple past of eat

### eight
*/eɪt/*
A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/8