# xe, ze, zee

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

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

## The words

### xe
*/ziː/*
they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

### ze
*/ziː/*
Nonstandard spelling of the, usually signifying a foreign accent, often French or German.

### zee
*/ziː/*
The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.

## 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/zee