# toad, towed

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

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

## The words

### toad
*/toʊd/*
An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.

### towed
*/toʊd/*
simple past and past participle of tow

## 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/toad