# bay, bey

> English homophone group · 2 words that sound the same · /beɪ/

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

## The words

### bay
*/beɪ/*
A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.

### bey
*/beɪ/*
A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/bay