# ay, eye, i

> English homophone group · 3 words that sound the same · /aɪ/

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

## The words

### ay
*/aɪ/*
Ah! alas! Expressing anger, alarm, frustration, pain, etc.

### eye
*/aɪ/*
An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).

### i
*/aɪ/*
The ninth letter of the English alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

## 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/ay