# green, Greene

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

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

## The words

### green
*/ɡɹiːn/*
The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.

### Greene
*/ɡɹiːn/*
A surname from Middle English, a variant of Green.

## 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/green