# Wales, whales

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

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

## The words

### Wales
*/weɪlz/*
One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.

### whales
*/weɪlz/*
plural of whale

## 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/wales