# aye, eh, IJ

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

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

## The words

### aye
*/eɪ/*
Ever, always.

### eh
*/eɪ/*
Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

### IJ
*/eɪ/*
A lake (formerly a bay) adjoining the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

## 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/eh