# ton, tonne, tun

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

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

## The words

### ton
*/tʌn/*
Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

### tonne
*/tʌn/*
A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.

### tun
*/tʌn/*
A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)

## 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/ton