# hair, hare

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

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

## The words

### hair
*/hɛə/*
A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.

### hare
*/hɛə/*
Any of several plant-eating mammals of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.

## 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/hair