# taiga, tiger

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

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

## The words

### taiga
*/ˈtaɪɡə/*
A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.

### tiger
*/ˈtaɪɡə/*
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.

## 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/taiga