Series and serious homonyms?

[Andreana]

Hi, it just occurred to me that series and serious are pronounced the same way, that is, they are homonyms, right?
Andreana
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[Jamie (K)]

They're not pronounced the same way. Series is pronounced [sIri:z], and serious is pronounced [sIriy@s] (The character @ is supposed to indicate a schwa.) Series has two syllables, and serious has three.

[Jamie (K)]

Also notice that "series" ends in a [z] sound, and "serious" ends in an [s] sound.