# Seoul, sole, soul

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

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

## The words

### Seoul
*/səʊl/*
The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945.

### sole
*/səʊl/*
Only.

### soul
*/səʊl/*
The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.

## 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/seoul