# said, sed

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

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

## The words

### said
*/sɛd/*
simple past and past participle of say

### sed
*/sɛd/*
A noninteractive text editor (originally developed in Unix), intended for making systematic edits in an automatic or batch-oriented way.

## 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/said