# caught, court

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

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

## The words

### caught
*/kɔːt/*
Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.

### court
*/kɔːt/*
An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

## 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/caught