Word commonly confused words

Путаете ли вы похожие английские слова? Не пугайтесь — с этой проблемой сталкиваются многие, но она решаема. На современных примерах из фильмов и сериалов покажем, как различать такие слова.

Мы уже рассказывали вам о похожих словах, которые часто путают в английском языке. Но их так много, что все в одну статью никак не поместились бы. Сегодня представим вам 20 новых пар так называемых commonly confused words. Узнайте, как не перепутать босса с поваром, персонал с материалом, цену с призом, кухню с двоюродным братом и политику со стратегией.

1. Chief or chef?

Характеристика	Слово
chief /tʃiːf/	chef /ʃef/
Перевод	существительное — лидер, руководитель прилагательное — главный, самый важный; руководящий	существительное — повар, шеф-повар
Синонимы	существительное — a boss, an employer, a head прилагательное — main, supreme	существительное — a cook
Пример употребления	I’d like to appoint Jeff chief loan officer. — Хочу назначить Джеффа ведущим кредитным специалистом. The chief of the staff is responsible for taking serious decisions. — Руководитель персонала ответственен за принятие серьезных решений.	Remi has always dreamt of becoming a chef at a Michelin-starred restaurant. — Реми всегда мечтал стать поваром ресторана, отмеченного звездами «Мишлен».

2. Suit or suite?

Характеристика	Слово
suit BrE — /sjuːt/, AmE — /suːt/	suite /swiːt/
Перевод	существительное — костюм, комплект одежды глагол — подходить, устраивать, удовлетворять требованиям	существительное — номер люкс; набор, комплект
Синонимы	существительное — a tuxedo глагол — to satisfy, to match up, to measure up	существительное — a deluxe room; a set
Пример употребления	Try on this suit, I guess it should fit you perfectly. — Примерь этот костюм, я думаю, он будет сидеть на тебе идеально. The variety of beverages and appetizers at the party suited all tastes. — Разнообразие напитков и закусок на вечеринке удовлетворяло всем вкусам.	I need a suite in your hotel. — Мне нужен номер люкс в вашем отеле. We ordered a new four-piece suite for the kitchen. — Мы заказали новый комплект мебели из четырех предметов для кухни.

3. Cousin or cuisine?

Характеристика	Слово
cousin /ˈkʌzn/	cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/
Перевод	кузен, кузина; дальний родственник; единомышленник	кухня, кулинарное искусство
Синонимы	a distant relative; like-minded person	cookery, national food
Пример употребления	Honey, my cousin is going to stay with us for a couple of weeks. — Дорогая, мой двоюродный брат поживет у нас пару недель. I’ve got plenty of cousins who support me. — У меня много единомышленников, которые поддерживают меня.	Take me to some cafe where locals eat. I want to try their national cuisine. — Отведи меня в кафе, в котором едят местные. Хочу попробовать их национальную кухню.

First cousin означает «двоюродный брат/сестра», а second cousin — «троюродный брат/сестра».

4. Deny or refuse?

Характеристика	Слово
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/	refuse /rɪˈfjuːz/
Перевод	отрицать; мешать, препятствовать	отвергать, отклонять, отказывать
Синонимы	to disclaim; to prevent	to decline, to reject
Пример употребления	после глагола to deny употребляем существительное, местоимение that либо глагол с окончанием -ing: The thief denied the theft of the car. — Вор отрицал, что он украл машину.	The judge refused to sustain a claim. — Судья отказался удовлетворить иск.

5. Ashamed or embarrassed?

Характеристика	Слово
ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/	embarrassed /ɪmˈbærəst/
Перевод	испытывающий чувство стыда	смущенный, сбитый с толку
Синонимы	sheepish, contrite, shameful	confused, abashed
Пример употребления	после прилагательного ashamed употребляем либо предлог of, либо местоимение that: The accountant was ashamed of his awkward dancing at the corporate party. — Бухгалтер испытывал стыд после своих неловких танцев на корпоративной вечеринке.	после прилагательного embarrassed употребляем предлог by или about: I was embarrassed by her behavior. — Меня смутило ее поведение. I was too embarrassed about her words that I couldn’t do anything. — Я была настолько сбита с толку ее словами, что не смогла ничего сделать.

6. Accept or agree?

Характеристика	Слово
accept /əkˈsept/	agree /əˈɡriː/
Перевод	принимать (подарок, предложение, правду, идею), допускать	соглашаться, сходиться во взглядах; договариваться; соответствовать
Синонимы	to receive, to answer affirmatively, to admit	to consent
Пример употребления	Have you already accepted the invitation to their wedding? — Вы уже приняли приглашение на их свадьбу? Her husband has passed away, but she still can’t accept the fact that he’s gone. — Ее муж умер, но она никак не может принять факт того, что его больше нет.	после глагола to agree употребляем предлоги with, on/about, частицу to с глаголом или местоимение that: We agreed to put off the meeting till Monday. — Мы условились отложить собрание до понедельника. We agree on many social and political issues. — Мы сходимся во взглядах по многим социальным и политическим вопросам.

7. Tall or high?

Характеристика	Слово
tall /tɔːl/	high /haɪ/
Перевод	определенного роста (о людях), высотный (о многоэтажных зданиях)	высокий (об объектах); высокопоставленный; отличный, превосходный
Синонимы	elevated, huge, vast	large, big
Пример употребления	How tall is your boy? — Насколько ваш мальчик высокий? Tall skyscrapers almost reach the clouds. — Высотные небоскребы почти достают до облаков.	It’s dangerous to swim today. The waves are extremely high. — Сегодня опасно плавать. Волны очень высокие. Their goods are known for the high quality. — Их товары известны своим отличным качеством.

8. Opportunity or possibility?

Характеристика	Слово
opportunity BrE — /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/, AmE — /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnəti/	possibility BrE — /ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti/, AmE — /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪləti/
Перевод	шанс, благоприятная возможность, удобный случай	вероятность, возможность
Синонимы	a chance	probability, likelihood
Пример употребления	после существительного an opportunity употребляем предлог for или конструкцию to do smth: This private school is a great opportunity for your kids. — Эта частная школа — отличный шанс для ваших детей. I appreciate the opportunity to make a toast and thank you all. — Я ценю возможность произнести тост и поблагодарить вас всех.	после существительного a possibility употребляем предлог of или местоимение that: There is a possibility that the weather will be bad at the weekend. — Есть вероятность, что погода на выходных испортится. Is there a possibility of any injuries during the rock-climbing classes? — А какова вероятность получить травму во время занятий скалолазанием?

9. Thankful or grateful?

Характеристика	Слово
thankful /ˈθæŋkfl/	grateful /ˈɡreɪtfl/
Перевод	радостный оттого, что избежал опасности, радостный оттого, что что-то неприятное позади	благодарный за что-то хорошее
Синонимы	pleased	appreciative
Пример употребления	после прилагательного thankful употребляем предлог for, местоимение that или конструкцию to do smth: Alice was thankful that she didn’t get in jail. — Элис была рада тому, что она не попала в тюрьму. I’m thankful to stay in one piece after the car crash. — Я рад, что остался жив после автомобильной аварии.	после прилагательного grateful употребляем конструкцию to smb for smth (кому-то за что-либо) или местоимение that: I’m grateful to my parents for my happy childhood. — Я благодарен своим родителям за счастливое детство. Nick was grateful that he had a shelter. — Ник был благодарен за то, что у него был приют.

10. Foreigner or stranger?

Характеристика	Слово
foreigner BrE — /ˈfɒrənə(r)/, AmE — /ˈfɔːrənər/, /ˈfɑːrənər/	stranger BrE — /ˈstreɪndʒə(r)/, AmE — /ˈstreɪndʒər/
Перевод	иностранец	незнакомец, посторонний; чужой в какой-то обстановке
Синонимы	someone is from abroad/overseas	an unknown person
Пример употребления	It’s not that easy for a foreigner to get a proper job. — Иностранцу не так легко получить должную работу.	I feel like a complete stranger in New York. — Я чувствую себя чужим в Нью-Йорке.

11. Alternately or alternatively?

Характеристика	Слово
alternate(ly) BrE — /ɔːlˈtɜːnət/, AmE — /ˈɔːltərnət/	alternative(ly) BrE — /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/, AmE — /ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv/
Перевод	поочередный, чередующийся	альтернативный, другой вариант
Синонимы	in turns, consecutively	another option, instead, on the other hand
Пример употребления	Seasons change alternately in this region. — В этом регионе времена года меняются поочередно.	We were walking home on foot. Alternatively, we could take a taxi, but we didn’t have money. — Мы шли домой пешком. Как вариант, мы могли взять такси, но у нас не было денег.

12. Staff or stuff?

Характеристика	Слово
staff BrE — /stɑːf/, AmE — /stæf/	stuff /stʌf/
Перевод	существительное — служебный персонал глагол — набирать персонал прилагательное — штатный	существительное — штука, штуковина; материал, вещество; что-то неопределенное (идея, дело) глагол — набивать, начинять
Синонимы	существительное — employees, personnel глагол — to hire прилагательное — in-house	существительное — a thing, an object, an item; a substance, material глагол — to fill
Пример употребления	слово staff может употребляться как с глаголом во множественном числе, так и в единственном — подробнее об этом читайте в статье «Употребление существительных только во множественном и только в единственном числе»: The staff are supposed to be hardworking. — Сотрудники должны быть трудолюбивыми. The staff has shown its readiness to work hard. — Персонал показал готовность работать усердно.	I can’t meet you at the airport. I’ve got some stuff to do. — Я не могу встретить тебя в аэропорту. Мне надо сделать кое-какие дела. Jim quickly stuffed his clothes into the suitcase and hurried to catch the train. — Джим быстро запихал вещи в чемодан и поторопился на поезд.

13. Ache or pain?

Характеристика	Слово
ache /eɪk/	pain /peɪn/
Перевод	существительное — боль (продолжительная, ноющая, доставляющая дискомфорт) глагол — испытывать боль	существительное — острая боль при травме или болезни; горе, страдание глагол — причинять боль, болеть; мучить, огорчать
Пример употребления	Runner’s calves ached after the marathon. — Икры бегуна болели после марафона. The kid felt a dull ache in the stomach after eating some cookies. — Ребенок почувствовал тупую боль в животе после того, как съел немного печенья.	Let’s help this poor guy. He seems to be in pain. — Давай поможем этому бедолаге. Похоже, ему больно. Mike felt sharp pain in his chest and we called an ambulance. — Майк почувствовал острую боль в груди, и мы вызвали скорую.

14. Loudly or aloud?

Характеристика	Слово
loudly /ˈlaʊdli/	aloud /əˈlaʊd/
Перевод	громко (о любом громком звуке)	вслух, во весь голос
Синонимы	in a loud voice	out loud
Пример употребления	The books fell loudly on the table. — Книги громко упали на стол.	Mary, please read your verse aloud for the whole class. — Мэри, пожалуйста, прочитай свое стихотворение вслух для всего класса.

15. Price or prize?

Характеристика	Слово
price /praɪs/	prize /praɪz/
Перевод	существительное — цена; жертва глагол — устанавливать цену	существительное — премия, награда; приз, выигрыш глагол — высоко ценить, оценивать по достоинству
Синонимы	существительное — cost, charge, a fee; a sacrifice	существительное — an award, a trophy глагол — to appreciate, to value
Пример употребления	Our wedding dresses range in price from 150 $ to 500 $. — Наши свадебные платья стоят от 150 до 500 долларов. If you want to become rich, you have to pay a certain price. — Если ты хочешь быть богатым, придется чем-то пожертвовать.	The main prize in the competition is a month for two in Italy. — Главный приз в соревнованиях — это поездка на двоих в Италию на месяц.

16. Arise or rise?

Характеристика	Слово
arise /əˈraɪz/	rise /raɪz/
Перевод	глагол — появляться, возникать; происходить, проистекать	глагол — восходить, подниматься; увеличиваться в объеме, расти существительное — восход, рост, подъем; прибавка к зарплате
Синонимы	глагол — to start, to begin, to arrive	глагол — to go upwards, to lift, to increase
Пример употребления	If a crisis arises, we should come up with plan B. — Если возникнет кризис, мы должны придумать план Б. People think that all their problems arise from the decisions of the government. — Люди считают, что все их проблемы проистекают из решений правительства.	Accommodation prices will continue to rise during this year. — Цены на жилье продолжат расти в этом году. Am I going to get a rise for the overtime work? — Я получу прибавку за переработки?

17. City or town?

Характеристика	Слово
city /ˈsɪti/	town /taʊn/
Перевод	BrE — большой значимый город, город с местным самоуправлением; жители города (с глаголом в единственном числе) AmE — город любого размера, у которого определены границы и который наделен официальными полномочиями от правительства штата	BrE — небольшой город; административный центр района, деловой центр; жители городка (с глаголом в единственном числе) AmE — деревня
Пример употребления	Major Russian cities are Saint Petersburg and Moscow. — Главные русские города — Санкт-Петербург и Москва. The city is waiting for a new election race. — Жители города ждут новой предвыборной гонки.	My native town is very small. Its population is only 2 000 people. — Мой родной городок очень маленький. Его население всего лишь 2 000 человек. Today I’m going to town for a brief business meeting. — Сегодня я еду в центр на короткую деловую встречу.

18. Close or shut?

Характеристика	Слово
close BrE — /kləʊz/, AmE — /kloʊz/	shut /ʃʌt/
Перевод	закрыть	захлопнуть, запереть на ключ
Синонимы	to end, to stop, to finish	to lock
Пример употребления	Close the door please when leaving. — Когда будете уходить, закройте, пожалуйста, дверь. Calm down. Close your eyes and count to ten. — Расслабьтесь. Закройте глаза и посчитайте до десяти.	Shut the door from the outside right now! — Сейчас же захлопни дверь с той стороны! Switch off the light and shut the warehouse. — Выключи свет и запри склад.

19. Politics or policy?

Характеристика	Слово
politics BrE — /ˈpɒlətɪks/, AmE — /ˈpɑːlətɪks/	policy BrE — /ˈpɒləsi/, AmE — /ˈpɑːləsi/
Перевод	политика, политическая деятельность; политические убеждения и взгляды	линия поведения, стратегия; принципы, стандарты, нормы
Пример употребления	Many people say that they are not interested in politics, they want to discuss something entertaining. — Многие люди говорят, что их не интересует политика, и они хотят обсуждать что-то развлекательное.	I develop foreign policy of our company. — Я развиваю международную стратегию нашей компании.

20. Hear or listen?

Характеристика	Слово
hear BrE — /hɪə(r)/, AmE — /hɪr/	listen /ˈlɪsn/
Перевод	слышать, обладать слухом	слушать, внимательно и осознанно воспринимать информацию; Послушай!
Синонимы	to notice sound	to receive sonic information attentively, to pay attention to sounds
Пример употребления	I can hear them talking behind the door. — Я слышу, как они говорят за дверью. I heard the rumours about closing our company for good. — Я слышала слухи о том, что нашу компанию хотят закрыть навсегда.	Listen to him carefully and answer every question sincerely. — Слушай его внимательно и отвечай искренне на каждый вопрос. While commuting, I listen to the music or audiobooks. — Добираясь до работы на транспорте, я слушаю музыку или аудиокниги. Listen! I want to talk to you. — Послушай! Я хочу поговорить с тобой.

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• Detract and distract are both verbs. Detract means «to reduce the strength, value, or importance of something,» as in «a minor error that does not detract from the overall quality of the report.»

  Distract means «to cause someone to stop thinking about or paying attention to someone or something and to think about or pay attention to someone or something else instead,» as in «noises in the hallway that distracted the students.»

• Device is a noun that most often refers to an object, machine, or piece of equipment that has been made for some special purpose, as in «electronic devices.»

  Devise is a verb that means «to invent or plan something that is difficult or complicated,» as in «devising a new method for converting sunlight into electricity.»

• Eminent and imminent are both adjectives. Eminent means «successful, well-known, and respected,» as in «an eminent physician.»

  Imminent means «happening very soon,» as in «awaiting their imminent arrival» or «their arrival is imminent.»

• Envelop is a verb that means «to completely enclose or surround someone or something,» as in «she enveloped the baby in the blanket» and «mist enveloping the mountains.»

  Envelope is a noun that refers to an enclosing cover for a letter, card, etc. The word is also used in the phrase «push the envelope,» which means «to go beyond the usual or normal limits by doing something new, dangerous, etc.,» as in «a writer whose new novel pushes the envelope.»

• Formally and formerly are both adverbs. Formally is used to describe things done in a serious and proper or official way, as in «guests were dressed formally» and «she has formally announced her candidacy.»

  Formerly means «at an earlier time,» as in «a car formerly owned by my neighbor.»

• Forth is an adverb used especially in literary contexts to mean «out into notice or view,» as in «spring’s blossoms bursting forth,» and «onward or forward in time or place,» as in «from this day forth.» It is also used in various phrases such as «and so forth,» «back and forth,» «bring forth,» and «set forth.»

  Fourth is used as a noun, an adjective, and an adverb with meanings that relate to the number four. As a noun it can mean «number four in a series,» as in «arriving on the fourth of May,» and «one of four equal parts of something,» as in «cut the cake into fourths.» As an adjective it means «occupying the number four position in a series,» as in «the fourth day»; as an adverb it means «in the fourth place,» as in «he finished fourth in the race.»

• Hoard is used as a noun to refer to a large amount of something valuable that is kept hidden, as in «a dragon’s hoard of treasure,» and as a verb to mean «to collect and hide a large amount of something valuable,» as in «a dragon hoarding treasure.»

  Horde is a noun that refers to a large group of people, as in «a horde of shoppers crowded the store.»

  Read this article for more on these two words.

• Incredible and incredulous are both adjectives. Incredible means «difficult or impossible to believe,» as in «a movie telling an incredible story of survival,» and «extremely good, great, or large,» as in
  «the musician’s incredible skill» and «a place of incredible beauty.»

  Incredulous means «not able or willing to believe something,» as in «people were incredulous that the child had achieved the feat.»

  This article can give you more detail on these two words.

• Liable is an adjective that can mean «legally responsible for something,» as in «determining who is liable for the damage»; or «likely to be affected or harmed by something,» as in «a condition that makes her liable to illness»; or «likely to do something,» as in «you’re liable to fall if you’re not more careful.»

  Libel is a noun and a verb. As a noun it refers to the act of publishing a false statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone, as in «a newspaper found guilty of libel.» As a verb it means «to write and publish a false statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone,» as in «the jury found that the article libeled him.»

  Read more on these two words here

• Loose is most often used as an adjective with a variety of meanings that have to do, either literally or figuratively, with something not being tight or tightly fastened, attached, or held. Some examples are: «a loose tooth,» «a loose belt,» «loose rocks/papers,» «a loose coalition.» It is also used in various phrases like «break loose,» «cut loose,» and «let loose.» It is also a verb meaning «to release or untie an animal or person» and «to make something less tight.»

  Lose is a verb with various meanings typically having to do with being unable to find, keep, or hold something, as in «I keep losing my keys,» «losing power,» «lose money,» «lost an advantage,» and with failing to win something, as in «losing a game/election.» It also appears in common phrases like «lose out,» «lose it,» «lose contact,» and «lose your way.»

• Median and medium both function as both nouns and adjectives. As a noun, median can refer to a grassy or paved area that divides a highway (also called «a median strip»), or, in mathematics, to the middle value in a series of values arranged from smallest to largest. The adjective median is usually used in mathematics to mean «having a value that is in the middle of a series of values arranged from smallest to largest,» as in «the median price of homes in the area.»

  Medium as an adjective means «in the middle of a range of possible sizes, amounts, etc.,» as in «a person of medium height» and «a medium blue.» The noun medium has several meanings, among them «something that is sold in a medium size,» as in «I wear a medium,» and «a particular form or system of communication (such as newspapers, radio, or television),» as in «an effective advertising medium.»

• Moral is a noun and an adjective. The noun refers to a lesson that is learned from a story or an experience, as in «the moral of the story is to appreciate what you have,» and in its plural form morals to proper ideas and beliefs about how to behave in a way that is considered right and good by most people, as in «I don’t question her morals.» The adjective is used with a variety of meanings having to do with right or wrong behavior, as in «moral issues/standards» and «moral conduct.»

  Morale is a noun referring to the feelings of enthusiasm and loyalty that a person or group has about a task or job, as in «employee morale was high in the wake of the project’s success.»

• Peace is a noun that has several meanings relating to an end to war or fighting or to a state of calm, as in «a wish for world peace,» «looking for some peace and quiet,» and «peace of mind.» It is also used in phrases like «hold your peace» and «make peace with.»

  Piece is a noun and a verb. As a noun piece has various meanings most of which have to do with a part, amount, or type of something, as in «a piece of pie,» «a large piece of land,» or «pieces of paper,» and «a piece of land.» It’s also used in various phrases including «to pieces» and «say your piece» more on this phrase The verb piece is typically used with together to express the idea of bringing parts together, as in «piecing together scraps for the quilt» and «we pieced the facts of the story together.»

• Pedal is a noun that most often refers to a flat piece of metal, rubber, etc., that you push with your foot to make a machine move, work, or stop, as in «the bike’s pedals» and «the car’s brake pedal.» As a verb it typically means «to push the pedals of something, such as a bicycle,» as in «pedaling faster and faster.»

  Peddle is a verb that is usually used to mean «to sell something usually in small amounts and often by traveling to different places,» as in «peddling fruits and vegetables from a roadside cart.»

• Personal is an adjective often used to describe what belongs to or relates to a particular person, as in «personal property» and «my personal opinion,» or to a person’s private thoughts, feelings, etc., as in «a very personal question.»

  Personnel is a noun most often used to refer to people who work for a particular company or organization.

  Here is some more detail on how to keep these words apart.

• Plain functions as an adjective, adverb, and noun. As an adjective, it often describes what lacks decoration, pattern, extra features, etc., as in «plain paper» or «a pair of plain shoes.» As an adverb, it means «truly, completely,» as in «it’s just plain wrong.» The noun plain refers to a large area of flat land without trees.

  Plane most often functions as a noun referring to an airplane or to a flat surface. It also has verb and noun use with meanings relating to carpentry.

• Pole is a noun. It can refer to a long, straight piece of wood, metal, etc., that is often placed in the ground so that it stands straight up. Additionally, pole refers to either end of the imaginary line around which something (such as the earth) turns, as in «the north/south pole»; to either one of the two ends of a magnet; to the positive point or the negative point on a battery; or to either one of two opposite positions, situations, etc., as in «opposite poles of an argument.»

  Poll functions as both a noun and a verb. As a noun it refers to an activity in which several or many people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to get information about what most people think about something; this noun use has a related verb use: a magazine might «conduct a poll,» and a magazine might «poll its readers.» The noun poll in its plural form polls refers to the record of votes that were made by people in an election or to the places where those people vote.

• Pore functions as a verb meaning «to read or study something very carefully,» as in «spent hours poring over the map.» As a noun it refers to a very small opening on the surface of your skin.

  Poor is an adjective used to mean «having little money or few possessions,» as in «a poor person,» or to describe something of low quality («poor soil»), or someone of low skill («a poor player»).

  Pour is a verb that means «to cause something to flow in a steady stream from or into a container or place,» as in «pour a cup of coffee.»

• Pray is a verb that is used to mean «to speak to God especially in order to give thanks or to ask for something,» as in «praying for forgiveness,» as well as «to hope or wish very much for something to happen,» as in «praying they will succeed.»

  Prey is used as a noun to refer to an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food, as in «the owl’s prey,» or to someone who is a victim. It also functions as a verb meaning «to hunt,» or «to hurt, cheat, or steal from someone,» as in «thieves who prey on the city’s tourists.»

• Preposition and proposition are both nouns. Preposition refers to a word (such as in, on, or to) that is used with a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object.

  Proposition is a noun that most often refers to something, such as a plan or offer, that is presented to a person or group of people to consider, as in «a business proposition.»

  Only one letter separates these words so be sure to read more

• Quiet functions as an adjective, a verb, and a noun. As an adjective, it mostly describes things or people who make little noise, as in «a quiet engine» and «a quiet person,» or a situation or event in which there is little noise, as in «a quiet dinner for two.» As a verb, it means «to make or become calmer or less noisy,» as in «a lullaby to quiet the crying baby.» The noun quiet refers to the quality or state of being quiet or calm, as in «the quiet of the house at midnight.»

  Quite is an adverb that most often means «very,» as in «quite tired»; «completely or entirely,» as in «we quite agree»; or «exactly or precisely,» as in «not quite what I said.»

• Resume is a verb that is usually used to mean «to begin again after stopping,» as in «the musicians resumed playing.»

  Résumé is a noun used especially to refer to a short document describing your education, work history, etc., that you give an employer when you are applying for a job.

• Right functions as an adjective, adverb, noun, and verb. Some common adjective uses are «morally or socially correct or acceptable,» as in «the right thing to do,» and «accurate or correct,» as in «the right answer.» Adverbial uses include the directional «toward the right,» as in «turn right,» and «correctly,» as in «you guessed right.» Among meanings of the noun right are «behavior that is morally good or correct,» as in «knowing right from wrong,» and «something that a person is or should be morally or legally allowed to have, get, or do,» as in «human rights.» As a verb, right often means «to correct something wrong or unjust,» as in «trying to right a wrong.»

  Rite is a noun that refers to an act that is part of a usually religious ceremony, as in «funeral rites.»

  Write is a verb with various meaning including «to form letters or numbers on a surface with a pen, pencil, etc.,» as in «learning to write the alphabet,» and «to create a book, poem, story, etc.,» as in «writing a book about parrots.»

• Role is a noun that to refers to the character played by an actor, or to a part or function that someone has in a group, situation, etc., as in «scientists who had a role in finding a cure to the disease.»

  Roll functions as a verb and a noun. As a verb it has various meanings relating to movement, especially by turning over and over, as in «a ball rolling down a hill,» or in a smooth continuous movement, as in «clouds rolling past» and «a car rolling to a stop.» As a noun, roll often refers to a long piece of cloth, paper, film, tape, etc., that is rolled to form the shape of a tube or ring, as in «a roll of tape,» or to a round sweet cake («a cinnamon roll»), or to a deep continuous sound, as in «a roll of thunder.»

• Stationary is an adjective meaning «not moving» or «not changing,» as in «a stationary target» and «a stationary population.»

  Stationery is a noun that refers to materials (such as paper, pens, and ink) that are used for writing or typing, or specifically to paper that is used for writing letters and that usually has matching envelopes, as in «business stationery.»

  Read this article for some tips to keep them apart.

• Statue, stature, and statute are all nouns. Statue refers to a figure usually of a person or animal that is made from stone, metal, etc.

  Stature refers to the level of respect that people have for a successful person, organization, etc., as in «a writer of her stature,» as well as to a person’s height, as in «a person of rather short stature.»

  Statute refers to a written law that is formally created by a government, or to another kind of written rule or regulation.

• Track functions as a noun and a verb. As a noun, it often refers to a mark left on the ground by a moving animal, person, or vehicle, as in «tire tracks,» or to
  a pair of metal bars that a train, trolley, or subway car rides along, as in «train tracks.» The verb track often means «to follow and try to find an animal by looking for its tracks and other signs that show where it has gone,» as in «hunters tracking deer,» or «to follow and find someone or something especially by looking at evidence,» as in «tracking the suspect.»

  Tract is a noun that usually refers to a system of body parts or organs that has a particular purpose, as in «the digestive tract,» or to an area of land.

• Waist is a noun that refers to the middle part of your body between the hips and chest or upper back, or to the part of a piece of clothing that fits around your waist.

  Waste is a verb that means «to use something valuable in a way that is not necessary or effective,» as in «trying not to waste water/money/time.» As a noun, waste often refers to material that is left over or that is unwanted after something has been made, done, used, etc., as in «industrial waste.»

• Wander is a verb used especially to mean «to move around or go to different places usually without having a particular purpose or direction,» as in «wandering through the meadow.»

  Wonder functions as both a noun and a verb. As a noun it often means «a feeling caused by seeing something that is very surprising, beautiful, amazing, etc.,» as in «staring up at the monument in wonder.» As a verb it frequently means «to think about something with curiosity,» as in «wondering about the city’s history.»

Some words look the same, while others sound the same. Knowing the difference between these similar words can be very tricky. In this handout we have provided some of the most commonly confused word pairs, with definitions for each and sentences showing them in context. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but it should hopefully help you begin to recognize the particular differences between different words.

Here are what we consider to be the top ten most confusing word pairs, organized in alphabetical order:

Affect vs. Effect

Affect is a verb meaning to influence. Effect is a noun meaning result.

While the student didn’t see how studying affected his test-taking, the positive effects soon became clear.

Lie vs. Lay

Lie is a verb meaning to recline or rest on a surface. Lay is a verb meaning to put or place.

Kim lies down to take a nap every day at 3:30 p.m. Before falling asleep, Kim lays her bracelet on the table.

Lose vs. Loose

Lose is a verb meaning to misplace. Loose is an adjective meaning slack, moveable, or weak.

I always manage to lose my loose-fitting tank top.

One Word vs. Two Word combos

People often confuse similar words that appear as one word, or two words. They are used in separate contexts, however, and so learning when to use each will improve your writing’s quality. Examples of one word/two word pairs include altogether vs. all together; anyway vs. any way; and everyday vs. every day.

Here’s an example of the difference between them:

Anyway vs. Any way

Anyway is an adverb meaning regardless. Any way is a phrase meaning any manner or method.

I don’t want to go to the party, anyway. We could take any way we want to get to the party.

Than vs. Then

Than is a conjunction used to compare two things. Then is usually an adverb indicating time.

Do you think that Pepsi Cola is better than Coca Cola? We went to the store, and then to a movie.

That vs. Which

That is used when the phrase or clause that follows it is necessary in the sentence. Which is used when the phrase or clause that follows it is not necessary.

Students that fail to thoroughly proofread often miss unnecessary points. Procrastinated papers, which students write often, fail to lead to the desired grades for their classes.

Their vs. There vs. They’re

Their is a pronoun that is plural possessive. There is a word that means place. They’re is a contraction that means they are.

Their dog is over there digging through the trash. They’re not the most responsible pet owners.

To vs. Too vs. Two

To is a preposition indicating direction. Too is an adverb meaning in addition or also. Two is a number.

Too many times, students go to their adviser to set up their classes, but only have two of their five classes picked out.

Who vs. Whom

Who is a pronoun used as the subject of a sentence. Whom is a pronoun used as a direct object.

Who is responsible for the research on this group project? We assigned research to whom for this group project?

NOTE: As a general rule, if you can substitute “she” then “who” is the appropriate choice. If you can substitute “her” then “whom” is the appropriate choice.

Your vs. You’re

Your is a pronoun that is second person possessive. You’re is a contraction that means you are.

Your clothes will wrinkle if you’re not careful with the drying cycle you choose.

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Other Confusing Word Pairs

Accept vs. Except

Allusion vs. Illusion

Appraise vs. Apprise

Capital vs. Capitol

Climactic vs. Climatic

Complement vs. Compliment

Compose vs. Comprise

Elicit vs. Illicit

Emigrate vs. Immigrate

Ensure vs. Insure

Farther vs. Further

Imitated vs. Intimated

Its vs. It’s

Passed vs. Past

Set vs. Sit

There are many other resources out there to find help with other commonly confusing word pairs. Check out what the internet has to offer to improve your grammar/mechanics and writing skills!

Most confused words in English with Meaning are listed here. These confused words are used in our daily conversation. You must know these confused words that makes your listening and understanding difficult.

What are the Confusing Words?

Confusing words are the words that we mistakenly use in the wrong place. These are the words with the most confusion. Confusing words is a very useful vocabulary lesson and a lot of English learners are looking for a compatible lesson of confusing words.

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Most confused words in English with Meaning

Here is the list of 100 words that are often confused with their correct meaning in English:

Temperance Temperament	moderation disposition
regret Sorrow	to grieve at pain of mind
Flagrant Fragrant	glaring sweet
Witch Which	Sorceress What one
Accident Incident	Bad  event Any event
Allowed Aloud	Permitted Clearly heard
Statue Statute	an image size
Last Latest	Final Most recent
Confidant Confident	one who is entrusted with secrets fully assured
Ascendant Ascendancy	rising controlling influence
Simulate Dissimulate	to pretend to be what one is not to hide what one is
Neglect Negligence	willful omission of duty habitual omission of duty
Excite Incite	to stir up to move the mind to action
Scenery Sight	a view of a landscape a thing seen
Immunity Impunity	not liable to infection freedom from punishment
Capable Capacious	having ability or skill to do roomy
Brake Break	Stopping device Split, smash
Stimulant Stimulus	increasing or existing vital action that which urge a man on
Ate Eight	The past tense of eat The number
Honorary Honorable	intended merely to confer honor worthy of Honor
Remember Reminder	Think of a memory Notes, Cell alerts
Further Farther	Abstract idea Physical distance
Stationary Stationery	Not moving Writing paper etc.

Confused Words List 2

Timid Cowardly	fearful, wanting courage mean, base
Luxuriant Luxurious	rich in growth given to luxury
Collision Collusion	clash a secret agreement to deceive
Gentle Genteel	polite well-bred
Capitol Capital	Building City, wealth
Altar Alter	Place of religious ceremonies Change
Exceptionable Exceptional	to which exception can be taken extraordinary
Take Receive	to take hold of thing ourselves to accept delivery of a thing
Sell Sale	Verb Noun
Forth Fourth	Forward The number comes after three
Confidant Confident	Self-trust Feel about good outcome
Good Well	Adjective Adverb
Trifling Trivial	of small importance a thing which is small in itself
Temporary Temporal	lasting for a time only worldly
Hope Expect	to cherish pleasurable wishes to look forward to as something about to happen
Wages Fee	money way to workmen some paid to a professional man
Persecute Prosecute	to harass to bring before a court
Lonely Solitary	forsaken alone
See Witness	see is used for persons or things witness is used for events or incidents
Healthful Healthy	conducive to health possessing or enjoying health
Compliment Complement	Positive comment Two things that go together
Scatter Spread	to throw things in different directions to cover a certain area with something
Attenuate Extenuate	to make thin or lean mitigate; to lessen the gravity of an act
Respectful	indicating respect
Union Unity	the stoke of different things being combined into one oneness
Pair Couple	a set of two persons or things two persons of different sexes bound to each other
Wave Waive	move relinquish or forego
Practical Practicable	applying knowledge to some useful end and opposed to theoretical capable of being performed
Testimony Evidence	oral or written statement information tending to establish fast

Confused Words List 3

Compliment Complement	an expression to regard or praise that which completes
Sensual Sensuous	one who indulges in animal appetites pertaining to senses
Emigrate Immigrate	Leave your own country Come and live in a country
Hate Dislike	to dislike intensely to be displeased with
Plane Plain	Flat surface Simple
Coarse Course	Rough Way or path
Tenor Tenure	general run or currency term
Quiet Quite	Silent Really,  positively
Transpire Happen	become known occur
Freedom Liberty	personal and private liberty public freedom
Corporal Corporeal	bodily having a body or substance
Official Officious	pertaining to an office too forward in offering services
Event Accident	An occurrence of some importance not necessarily unexpected unexpected happening
Verbal Verbose	oral wordy
Factious Facetious	turbulent joking
Whether Weather	If, in case Atmosphere
Probable Possible	that which is expected to happen that which can happen
Part Portion	a section or a division share giving when something is distributed
Farther Further	more far or distant additional
Depreciate Deprecate	to low in value to express disapproval of some
Polite Politic	courteous well devised
Buy By	Purchase Preposition
Spacious Specious	having ample room. seeming right or true, but not really so
Avocation Vocation	subordinate occupation generally pursued for pleasure occupation, career
Imaginary Imaginative	unreal given to imagining
To Too	In the direction of something Also
Quantity Number	the amount that can be measured the amount that can be counted
Pray Prey	Asking God An animal that is hunted

Related: 100 Confusing Word in English

Confusing Words List 3

Bring up Grow up	Parents bring up children Children grow up
Ensure Insure	Guarantee Financial liability
Suspense Suspension	state of indecision b withholding
Willing Willful	disposed obstinate
Sequel Sequence	result order of succession
Shade Shadow	a spot sheltered from the sun patch of shade projection by a body
Beside Besides	Next to In addition to
Gone to Been to	You’ve traveled and not returned yet You’ve traveled and have already returned
Poison Venom	If we inhale Is injected
Effectual Effective	successful in producing the desired effect having power to effect
Conscious Conscientious	aware of one who acts according to the dictates of one’s conscience
Observance Observation	performance act of recognizing and nothing
Averse Adverse	Describes a situation Goes against what you want
Genius Talent	rare natural gifts high mental ability or extraordinary capacity that is acquired
Loose Lose	Free Misplace
Week Weak	Seven days Feeble
Momentary Momentous	lasting only for a moment of great importance
Decry Descry	to condemn to discover by the eye
Peak Pique	Top Provoke, Arouse
Literally Actually	whatever I say is literally true he actually told a lie
Resources Recourse	means of raising money a going to for aid or protection
Fetch Bring	to go and get taking something with one
Deduce Deduct	to infer a truth or opinion from what precedes to subtract
Here Hear	In this place Perceive, listening
Salary Income	the money paid at regular intervals to officials, clerk, soldier total money earned or received
Beneficial Beneficent	advantageous, useful kind
Ugly Awkward	offensive to the eye ungraceful
Deliverance Delivery	act of delivering from evil or fear the act of speaking
Whom Who	Object Subject

Common Confused Words List 5

House Home	Is still a house even if no one living inside it Is a place where you live or the location
Accede Concede	to agree to admit
Greed Avarice	desire for more than one needs love for money for its own sake
Guarantee Warranty	Refers to promise Used for products
Hardly Scarcely	with difficulty hardly
Clumsy Veracity	ungainly greed
Flee Fly	to run away to move through the air on wings or in an aircraft
Then Than	At that time Comparison
Piece Peace	Part, portion Absence of war
House Home	building intended for habitation the residence of family
Complacent Complaisant	pleased, satisfied obliging
Hasten Hurry	to move with speed to act with haste
Poor Pore	Have no money Putting
Morale Moral	State of spirit Lesson
Mitigate Alleviate	to make the burden mild punishment to light the burden
Goal Gaol	destination jail
Assure Insure	Removing doubts or anxiety Pay for any damage or loss
Complete Finish	accomplish to end
Advice Advise	Noun Verb
Insight Incite	In depth Provoke to action
recollect remember	that which we have difficulty in recalling keep in mind

Common Confused Words List 6

Allude Elude	Make indirect reference Escape from something
Appraise Apprise	To elevate To inform or notify
Virtual Virtuous	for practical purposes having model goodness
Wreck Wreak	ruin take vengeance upon enemy
Principal Principle	Chief person, Head person Rule, law
Popular Populous	pleasing to the people full of people
All ready Already	Everything is ready Happened earlier
Compensation Remuneration	reward for service reward
Boldness Courage	courage of transient nature the quality that enable men to meet danger without fear
Good Goodly	possessing desirable qualities large; graceful
Cloth Clothes	Material cotton, wool Items that we wear
Review Revise	To examine Correction of errors

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What are the commonly confused words?

Here are Some Commonly Confused words with meaning:

Confidant Confident	Self-trust Feel about a good outcome
Beside Besides	Next to In addition to
Averse Adverse	Describes a situation Goes against what you want
Assure Insure	Removing doubts or anxiety Pay for any damage or loss
Appraise Apprise	To elevate To inform or notify
Altar Alter	Place of religious ceremonies Change
All ready Already	Everything is ready Happened earlier
Advice Advise	Noun Verb
Accident Incident	Bad  event Any event

What are the most confusing words in English?

Here is a list of 10 Most confusing Words in English:

Whom Who	Object Subject
Piece Peace	Part, portion Absence of war
Morale Moral	State of spirit Lesson
Last Latest	Final Most recent
Insight Incite	In-depth Provoke to action
House Home	Is still a house even if no one living inside it Is a place where you live or the location
Guarantee Warranty	Refers to promise Used for products
Good Well	Adjective Adverb
Gone to Been to	You’ve traveled and not returned yet You’ve traveled and have already returned
Ensure Insure	Guarantee Financial liability
Emigrate Immigrate	Leave your own country Come and live in a country

About The Author

Let’s face it, English can be a confusing language at times. There are hundreds of confusing words in English: words that are separated by just one or two letters or words that sound exactly alike when you say them out loud but have completely different meanings.

That is why I have created this list of commonly confused words with detailed explanations on all of their uses and differences. I have done my best to make my explanations in everyday English, so that anyone and everyone reading these posts will be able to easily understand.

This list is by no means exhaustive and I am expanding it every day, so if you don’t see a set of words on here of which you would like an explanation, please send me an email at Jordan@writingexplained.org. I’d be happy to write an article.

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A hold versus Ahold

Ability versus Capability

Absorb versus Adsorb

Accept versus Except

Access versus Excess

Accent versus Ascent versus Assent

Accidentally versus Accidently

Accidently versus Accidentally

Acclimation versus Acclamation

Acknowledgment versus Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement versus Acknowledgment

Acumen versus Acuity versus Acuteness

Acute versus Chronic

Ad versus Add

Adapter versus Adaptor

Adaptor versus Adapter

Addenda versus Addendum

Addicting versus Addictive

Addictive versus Addicting

Adsorb versus Absorb

Adverse versus Averse

Advice versus Advise

Adviser versus Advisor

Advisor versus Adviser

Aerobic versus Anaerobic

Aeroplane versus Airplane

Affect versus Effect

Affect Change versus Effect Change

Affective versus Effective

Afflict versus Inflict

Afterward versus Afterwards

Afterwards versus Afterward

Ageing versus Aging

Aging versus Ageing

Ahold versus A hold

Aid versus Aide

Aide versus Aid

Airplane versus Aeroplane

Aisle versus Isle

Aka versus A.k.a.

All of a Sudden versus All of the Sudden

All ready versus Already

All right versus Alright

All together versus Altogether

Allowed versus Aloud

Allude versus Elude

Allusion versus Illusion

All ways versus Always

Alone versus Lonely

Altar versus Alter

Alter versus Altar

Aluminium versus Aluminum

Aluminum versus Aluminium

Always versus All ways

Aloud versus Allowed

Alot versus A lot

Aloud versus Out Loud

Already versus All ready

Alright versus All Right

Alumnus versus Alumni

Altogether versus All together

Ambiance versus Ambience

Ambience versus Ambiance

Amend versus Emend

Among versus Amongst

Among versus Between

Amoral versus Immoral

Amoral versus Unmoral

Amount versus Number

Anaerobic versus Aerobic

Analog versus Analogue

Analyse versus Analyze

Analysis versus Analyses

Analyses versus Analysis

Analyze versus Analyse

Anime versus Manga

Angel versus Angle

Angle versus Angel

Antagonist versus Protagonist

Anxious versus Eager

Any more versus Anymore

Any one versus Anyone

Any place versus Anyplace

Any way versus Anyway

Anymore versus Any more

Anyone versus Any one

Anyplace versus Any place

Anytime versus Any time

Anyway versus Any way

Anyway versus Anyways

Anyways versus Anyway

Any way versus Anyway

Apart versus A part

Apologise versus Apologize

Apologize versus Apologise

Are versus Is

Are versus Our

Armor versus Armour

Armour versus Armor

Artefact versus Artifact

Artifact versus Artefact

Assent versus Consent

Assume versus Presume

Assure versus Ensure versus Insure

Astrology versus Astronomy

Astronomy versus Astrology

Attain versus Obtain

Attorney versus Lawyer

Aural versus Oral

Autumn versus Fall

Avenge versus Revenge

Averse versus Adverse

Avocation versus Vocation

Awaiting versus Waiting

Award versus Reward

Awhile versus A While

Ax versus Axe

Axe versus Ax

(B)

Backup versus Back up

Backward versus Backwards

Backyard versus Back Yard

Bad Rap versus Bad Rep

Bad versus Badly

Badly versus Bad

Bail versus Bale

Bale versus Bail

Baptised versus Baptized

Baptized versus Baptised

Barbecue versus Barbeque

Barbeque versus Barbecue

Bare versus Bear

Bare with me versus Bear with Me

Baring versus Bearing

Base versus Bass

Bass versus Base

Bath versus Bathe

Bathe versus Bath

Bear versus Bare

Bear with me versus Bare with me

Bearing versus Baring

Because versus Since

Beck and Call versus Beckon Call

Bed post versus Bedpost

Bedpost versus Bed post

Began versus Begun

Begun versus Began

Behavior versus Behaviour

Behaviour versus Behavior

Beliefs versus Believes

Believes versus Beliefs

Bellow versus Below

Below versus Bellow

Bended versus Bent

Benefited versus Benefitted

Benefitted versus Benefited

Bent versus Bended

Beside versus Besides

Besides versus Beside

Between versus Among

Biannual versus Semiannual

Bi-weekly versus Semi-monthly

Bi-weekly versus Semi-weekly

Binded versus Bound

Bingeing versus Binging

Binging versus Bingeing

Bit versus Bitten

Bitten versus Bit

Blackmail versus Extortion

Blatant versus Flagrant

Blimp versus Zeppelin

Blond versus Blonde

Blonde versus Blond

Born versus Borne

Borne versus Born

Bought versus Brought

Bound versus Binded

Bourgeoisie versus Bourgeois

Breach versus Breech

Break versus Brake

Break down versus Breakdown

Breakdown versus Break down

Breath versus Breathe

Breathe versus Breath

Breech versus Breach

Brief versus Debrief

Brick and Mortar versus Brick and Morter

Bring versus Take

Broach versus Brooch

Brooch versus Broach

Broth versus Stock

Brought versus Bought

Brought versus Brung

Brung versus Brought

Buck Naked versus Butt Naked

Buildup versus Build up

Bunny versus Rabbit

Burned versus Burnt

Burnt versus Burned

Burst versus Bursted

Bursted versus Burst

Buses versus Busses

Busses versus Buses

Butt Naked versus Buck Naked

Buy versus Bye versus By

By Accident versus On Accident

Bye versus By versus Buy

(C)

Cacao versus Cocoa

Cactuses versus Cacti

Caddie versus Caddy

Calvary versus Cavalry

Calfs versus Calves

Calves versus Calfs

Camaraderie versus Comradery

Can versus May

Can not versus Cannot

Canceled versus Cancelled

Canon versus Cannon

Cannon versus Canon

Cannot versus Can not

Capability versus Ability

Capital versus Capitol

Cappuccino versus Latte

Caramel versus Carmel

Cardinal Numbers versus Ordinal Numbers

Caregiver versus Caretaker

Caretaker versus Caregiver

Carmel versus Caramel

Case and Point versus Case in Point

Cast versus Casted

Catalog versus Catalogue

Catalogue versus Catalog

Catsup versus Ketchup

Catty-Corner versus Kitty-Corner

Cavalry versus Calvary

Center versus Centre

Centre versus Center

Centrifugal versus Centripetal

Centripetal versus Centrifuga

Certificate versus Degree

Certificate versus Diploma

Charley Horse versus Charlie Horse

Charlie Horse versus Charley Horse

Check in versus Check-in

Check versus Cheque

Check up versus Checkup

Check-in versus Check in

Checkout versus Check out

Checkup versus Check up

Cheque versus Check

Childcare versus Child Care

Choir versus Chorus

Choose versus Chose

Chord versus Cord

Chorus versus Choir

Chose versus Choose

Chronic versus Acute

Client versus Customer

Collectable versus Collectible

Curricula versus Curriculum

Cite versus Site versus Sight

Cleanup versus Clean up

Climactic versus Climatic

Climatic versus Climactic

Clip versus Magazine

Cloth versus Clothes

Clothes versus Cloth

Co-operate versus Cooperate

Co-worker versus Coworker

Coarse versus Course

Coca versus Cocoa

Cocoa versus Cacao

Cocoa versus Coca

Cold versus Flu

Coldslaw versus Coleslaw

Coleslaw versus Coldslaw

College versus University

Coma versus Comma

Comma versus Coma

Compare To versus Compare With

Compare With versus Compare To

Competencies versus Skills

Complement versus Compliment

Compliment versus Complement

Comprise versus Compose

Concave versus Convex

Consent versus Assent

Conscience versus Conscious

Consignee versus Consignor

Consignor versus Consignee

Contagious versus Infectious

Contiguous versus Continuous

Continual versus Continuous

Continuous versus Contiguous

Continuous versus Continual

Continually versus Continuously

Continuously versus Continually

Convex versus Concave

Convince versus Persuade

Coliseum versus Colosseum

Collaborate versus Corroborate

Color versus Colour

Colour versus Color

Competence versus Competency

Comradery versus Camaraderie

Copyrighted versus Copywritten

Copywritten versus Copyrighted

Cord versus Chord

Corn Meal versus Corn Flour

Correspondance versus Correspondence

Correspondence versus Correspondance

Corroborate versus Collaborate

Cosy versus Cozy

Could Have versus Could Of

Could Of versus Could Have

Could versus Would

Council versus Counsel

Councilor versus Counselor

Counsel versus Council

Counselling versus Counseling

Counselor versus Councilor

Course versus Coarse

Coworker versus Co-worker

Cozy versus Cosy

Crawfish versus Crayfish

Crayfish versus Crawfish

Creek versus Crick

Criteria versus Criterion

Criterion versus Criteria

Criticise versus Criticize

Cue versus Queue

Currant versus Current

Current versus Currant

Customer versus Client

(D)

Dairy versus Diary

Dam versus Damn

Damn versus Dam

Debrief versus Brief

Deceased versus Diseased

Deduce versus Induce

Degree versus Diploma

Denounce versus Renounce

Defence versus Defense

Defendant versus Plaintiff

Defense versus Defence

Defuse versus Diffuse

Degree versus Certificate

Deep-Seated versus Deep-Seeded

Deep-Seeded versus Deep-Seated

Delusion versus Illusion

Dependant versus Dependent

Dependent versus Dependant

Depository versus Repository

Despite versus In Spite of

Device versus Devise

Devise versus Device

Diagnosis versus Prognosis

Dialog versus Dialogue

Dialogue versus Dialog

Diary versus Dairy

Dice versus Die

Die versus Dice

Dieing versus Dying

Different From versus Different Than

Different Than versus Different From

Diffuse versus Defuse

Diner versus Dinner

Dinner versus Diner

Dinner versus Supper

Diploma versus Certificate

Diploma versus Degree

Disburse versus Disperse

Diseased versus Deceased

Disc versus Disk

Discreet versus Discrete

Discrete versus Discreet

Disinterested versus Uninterested

Disk versus Disc

Disorganized versus Unorganized

Disperse versus Disburse

Dissatisfied versus Unsatisfied

Distrust versus Mistrust

Dived versus Dove

DNA versus RNA

Do versus Due

DO versus MD

Donut versus Doughnut

Doughnut versus Donut

Dove versus Dived

Draft versus Draught

Dragged versus Drug

Draught versus Draft

Dreamed versus Dreamt

Dreamt versus Dreamed

Drier versus Dryer

Drink versus Drunk

Drop off versus Drop off

Drug versus Dragged

Drunk versus Drink

Dryer versus Drier

Dual versus Duel

Due versus Do

Duel versus Dual

Duplicate versus Replicate 

Dwarfs versus Dwarves

(E)

E-mail versus Email

Eager versus Anxious

Eatable versus Edible

Edible versus Eatable

Effect versus Affect

Effect Change versus Affect Change

Effective versus Affective

Effective versus Efficient

Effectiveness versus Efficiency

Efficacy versus Efficiency

Efficiency versus Effectiveness

Efficiency versus Efficacy

Efficient versus Effective

E.G. versus I.E.

Either versus Neither

Elder versus Older

Elegy versus Eulogy

Elfs versus Elves

Elicit versus Illicit

Elude versus Allude

Elves versus Elfs

Embed versus Imbed

Email versus E-mail

Emend versus Amend

Emigrate versus Immigrate

Eminent versus Imminent

Emoji versus Emoticon

Emoticon versus Emoji

Empathetic versus Empathic

Empathic versus Empathetic

Empathy versus Sympathy

Emphasise versus Emphasize

Emphasize versus Emphasise

En Route versus In Route

Endeavors versus Endeavours

Encase versus Incase

Enclosed versus Inclosed

Endeavours versus Endeavors

Endemic versus Epidemic

Endorsement versus Indorsement

Engrained versus Ingrained

Enquiry versus Inquiry

Enrollment versus Enrolment

Enrolment versus Enrollment

Ensure versus Insure versus Assure

Entitled versus Titled

Envelop versus Envelope

Envision versus Invision

Envy versus Jealousy

Epidemic versus Endemic

Equal versus Equitable

Equitable versus Equal

Espresso versus Expresso

Ethics versus Morals

Ethnicity versus Race

Eulogy versus Elegy

Everyday versus Every day

Everyone or Every One

Every thing versus Everything

Everything versus Every thing

Evoke versus Invoke

Except versus Accept

Excess versus Access

Excretion versus Secretion

Expiry versus Expiration

Explicit versus Implicit

Expresso versus Espresso

Extortion versus Blackmail

(F)

Fair versus Fare

Fall versus Autumn

Farther versus Further

Favor versus Favour

Favorite versus Favourite

Favour versus Favor

Favourite versus Favorite

Faze versus Phase

Fed versus Feed

Feed versus Fed

Fewer versus Less

Fiancé versus Fiancée

Fiancée versus Fiancé

Fiber versus Fibre

Fiction versus Nonfiction

Figuratively versus Literally

Fillet versus Filet

Firsthand versus First-hand

Fish versus Fishes

Fishes versus Fish

Fit versus Fitted

Flair versus Flare

Flagrant versus Blatant

Flammable versus Inflammable

Flautist versus Flutist

Flesh out versus Flush out

Flier versus Flyer

Flies versus Flys

Flounder versus Founder

Flu versus Cold

Flush out versus Flesh out

Flutist versus Flautist

Flys versus Flies

Follow up versus Followup

Followup versus Follow up

Foolproof versus Fullproof

Forego versus Forgo

Foreword versus Forward

Formulas versus Formulae

Forth versus Fourth

Forgo versus Forego

Former versus Latter

Forty versus Fourty

Foreword versus Forward

Foul versus Fowl

Founder versus Flounder

Fourth versus Forth

Fourty versus Forty

Fowl versus Foul

Free Reign versus Free Rein

Free Rein versus Free Reign

Freshman versus Freshmen

Freshmen versus Freshman

Fulfil versus Fulfill

Fulfill versus Fulfil

Fullproof versus Foolproof

Funner versus More Fun

Funnest versus Most Fun

(G)

Gage versus Gauge

Gaol versus Jail

Gases versus Gasses

Gasses versus Gases

Gauge versus Gage

Gist versus Jist

Glueing versus Gluing

Gluing versus Glueing

Got versus Gotten

Grammar versus Grammer

Grammer versus Grammar

Grateful versus Greatful

Greatful versus Grateful

Grey versus Gray

Grill versus Grille

Grille versus Grill

Grinded versus Ground

Gross versus Net

Ground versus Grinded

Guarantee versus Guaranty

Guaranty versus Guarantee

(H)

Hale versus Hail

Half-Mast versus Half-Staff

Half-Staff versus Half-Mast

Hands-on versus Hands on

Hangar versus Hanger

Hanged versus Hung

Hanger versus Hangar

Harbor versus Harbour

Harbour versus Harbor

Hardy versus Hearty

Hare versus Rabbit

Has versus Have

Have versus Has

Hayday versus Heyday

Heal versus Heel

Health Care versus Healthcare

Healthcare versus Health Care

Hear versus Here

Heard versus Herd

Hearty versus Hardy

Heel versus Heal

Height versus Heighth

Herd versus Heard

Here versus Hear

Her’s versus Hers

Hers versus Her’s

Heyday versus Hayday

Hillbilly versus Redneck

Himself versus Him self

Himself versus Hisself

Historic versus Historical

Historical versus Historic

Hoard versus Horde

Holistic versus Wholistic

Home in versus Hone in

Homogeneous versus Homogenous

Homogenous versus Homogeneous

Homonyms versus Homophones

Hone in versus Home in

Honor versus Honour

Honour versus Honor

Hoofs versus Hooves

Hooray versus Hurray

Hooves versus Hoofs

Hoping versus Hopping

Hopping versus Hoping

Horde versus Hoard

Humor versus Humour

Hurray versus Hooray

Hyper versus Hypo

Hypo versus Hyper

(I)

I versus Me

I.E. versus E.G.

Ignorant versus Stupid

Illegal versus Illicit

Illegal versus Unlawful

Illegible versus Unreadable

Illicit versus Illegal

Illicit versus Elicit

Illusion versus Allusion

Illusion versus Delusion

Imaginary versus Imaginative

Imaginative versus Imaginary

Imbed versus Embed

Immigrate versus Emigrate

Immanent versus Imminent

Imminent versus Eminent

Immoral versus Amoral

Immoral versus Unmoral

Implicit versus Explicit

Imply versus Infer

Impostor versus Imposter

In Case versus Incase

In Process versus In Progress

In Regard To versus In Regards To

In Route versus En Route

In Spite Of versus Despite

In tact versus Intact

Inalienable versus Unalienable

Incase versus Encase

Incase versus In Case

Incidence versus Incident

Incident versus Incidence

Inclosed versus Enclosed

Indexes versus Indices

Indices versus Indexes

Indorsement versus Endorsement

Induce versus Deduce

Inequality versus Inequity

Inequity versus Inequality

Infectious versus Contagious

Infer versus Imply

Inflammable versus Flammable

Inflict versus Afflict

Ingrained versus Engrained

Inquiry versus Enquiry

Installation versus Instillation

Instil versus Instill

Instill versus Instil

Instillation versus Installation

Insure versus Ensure versus Assure

Intact versus In tact

Inter- versus Intra-

Into versus In to

Invaluable versus Valuable

Invision versus Envision

Invoke versus Evoke

Is versus Are

Isle versus Aisle

Its versus It’s

(J)

Jail versus Gaol

Jealousy versus Envy

Jerry-rigged versus Jury-rigged

Jewelry versus Jewellery

Jibe versus Jive

Jist versus Gist

Jive versus Jibe

Judgement versus Judgment

Judgment versus Judgement

Jury-rigged versus Jerry-rigged

(K)

Ketchup versus Catsup

Kickoff versus Kick-off versus Kick off

Kitty-Corner versus Catty-Corner

Kneeled versus Knelt

Knelt versus Kneeled

Knew versus New

Knight versus Night

Knit versus Knitted

Knitted versus Knit

(L)

Labeled versus Labelled

Labelled versus Labeled

Labor versus Labour

Labour versus Labor

Ladder versus Latter

Laid out versus Layed out

Lasagna versus Lasagne

Later Than versus Later Then

Lath versus Lathe

Lathe versus Lath

Latitude versus Longitude

Latte versus Cappuccino

Latter versus Former

Latter versus Ladder

Lawyer versus Attorney

Layout versus Lay out

Layed out versus Laid out

Lead versus Led

Lead versus Lede

Leaned versus Leant

Leant versus Leaned

Leaped versus Leapt

Leapt versus Leaped

Learned versus Learnt

Learnt versus Learned

Leary versus Leery

Led versus Lead

Lede versus Lead

Leery versus Leary

Leftover versus Left over

Lend versus Loan

Lended versus Lent

Lens versus Lense

Lense versus Lens

Lent versus Lended

Less versus Fewer

Lessee versus Lessor

Lessor versus Lessee

Let’s versus Lets

Lets versus Let’s

Liar versus Lier

Lie versus Lye

Lier versus Liar

Libel versus Slander

Licence versus License

License versus Licence

Lighted versus Lit

Lifes versus Lives

Lifetime versus Life time

Light versus Lite

Lightening versus Lightning

Lightning versus Lightening

Likable versus Likeable

Linchpin versus Lynchpin

Liqueur versus Liquor

Liquor versus Liqueur

Lit versus Lighted

Lite versus Light

Liter versus Litre

Literally versus Figuratively

Lithograph versus Serigraph

Litre versus Liter

Lives versus Lifes

Loan versus Lend

Loathe versus Loath

Log in versus Login

Log in versus Log on

Login versus Log in

Lonely versus Alone

Longitude versus Latitude

Lose versus Loose versus Loosen

Loss versus Lost

Lost versus Loss

Lovable versus Loveable

Luge versus Skeleton

Lye versus Lie

Lynchpin versus Linchpin

(M)

Macro versus Micro

Magazine versus Clip

Maize versus Maze

Make Do versus Make Due

Makeup versus Make Up

Manga versus Anime

Mantel versus Mantle

Mantle versus Mantel

Many versus Much

Master versus Mister

Material versus Materiel

Materiel versus Material

Math versus Maths

Maths versus Math

May versus Can

May versus Might

May be versus Maybe

Maybe versus May be

Maze versus Maize

MD versus DO

Me versus I

Me versus Mine

Me versus Myself

Medal versus Metal

Metal versus Medal

Micro versus Macro

Mine versus Me

Minuscule versus Miniscule

Mischievous versus Mischievious

Miss versus Mrs.

Mister versus Master

Mistreatment versus Maltreatment

Mistrust versus Distrust

Mistrust versus Trust

Modeling versus Modelling

Mold versus Mould

Mom versus Mum

Moneys versus Monies

Monies versus Moneys

Monologue versus Soliloquy 

Moot versus Mute

Moral versus Morale

Morale versus Moral

Morals versus Ethics

More Fun versus Funner

More Than versus More Then

More Then versus More Than

Moslem versus Muslim

Most Fun versus Funnest

Mould versus Mold

Moustache versus Mustache

Movable versus Moveable

Moveable versus Movable

Miss versus Mrs.

Mrs. versus Ms.

Ms. versus Mrs.

Much versus Many

Mucous vs. Mucus

Mucus versus Mucous

Mum versus Mom

Muslim versus Moslem

Mustache versus Moustache

Myself versus Me

(N)

Naught versus Nought

Nauseated versus Nauseous

Nauseous versus Nauseated

Nay versus Yay

Neighbors versus Neighbours

Neither versus Either

Nerve-racking versus Nerve-wracking

Nerve-wracking versus Nerve-racking

Net versus Gross

Never mind versus Nevermind

Nevermind versus Never mind

New versus Knew

Night versus Knight

Ninety versus Ninty

Ninty versus Ninety

No one versus Noone

Nobody versus No one

Nonfiction versus Fiction

Nonprofit versus Not-for-profit

Noone versus No one

No Later Than versus No Later Then

No one versus Nobody

Not Surprising versus Not Surprisingly

Not-for-profit versus Nonprofit

Nought versus Naught

Now a Days versus Nowadays

Nowadays versus Now a Days

Number versus Amount

(O)

Objective versus Subjective

Obligated versus Obliged

Obliged versus Obligated

Obtain versus Attain

Octopi versus Octopuses

Octopuses versus Octopi

Offence versus Offense

Offense versus Offence

Oftentimes versus Often times

Old-Fashion versus Old-Fashioned

Older versus Elder

Omelet versus Omelette

On Accident versus By Accident

Onboard versus On Board

One’s Self versus Oneself

Oneself versus One’s Self

Online versus On-Line

Onto versus On to

Opaque versus Translucent 

Opossum versus Possum

Oral versus Aural

Oral versus Verbal

Ordinal Numbers versus Cardinal Numbers

Ordinance versus Ordnance

Organisation versus Organization

Organization versus Organisation

Orientated versus Oriented

Oriented versus Orientated

Orthopaedic versus Orthopedic

Orthopedic versus Orthopaedic

Our versus Are

Out Loud versus Aloud

Overnight versus Over Night

Over Time versus Overtime

Overtime versus Over Time

(P)

Pajamas versus Pyjamas

Patience versus Patients

Payed versus Paid

Pass time versus Pastime

Passed versus Past

Passersby versus Passerbys

Past time versus Pastime

Peace of Mind versus Piece of Mine

Peak versus Peek versus Pique

Peal versus Peel

Peel versus Peal

People versus Person

People versus Persons

Per cent versus Percent

Percent versus Per cent

Person versus People

Personal versus Personnel

Personnel versus Personal

Persons versus People

Perspective versus Prospective

Persuade versus Convince

Pet versus Petted

Phase versus Faze

Phenomena versus Phenomenon

Photo Shoot versus Photoshoot

Photoshoot versus Photo Shoot

Piece or Mine versus Peace of Mind

Pickup versus Pick Up

Plain versus Plane

Plaintiff versus Defendant

Plane versus Plain

Pleaded versus Pled

Pled versus Pleaded

Plough versus Plow

Poisonous versus Venomous

Polygamy versus Polygyny

Polygyny versus Polygamy

Port versus Starboard

Possum versus Opossum

Potatoes versus Potatos

Practice versus Practise

Practise versus Practice

Pray versus Prey

Precede versus Proceed

Precedence versus Precedent

Precedent versus Precedence

Premier versus Premiere

Premiere versus Premier

Prescribe versus Proscribe

Presence versus Presents

Presents versus Presence

Presume versus Assume

Pretence versus Pretense

Pretense versus Pretence

Preventative versus Preventive

Preventive versus Preventative

Previous versus Prior

Prey versus Pray

Principal versus Principle

Prior versus Previous

Proceed versus Precede

Prognosis versus Diagnosis

Program versus Programme

Programme versus Program

Prone versus Supine

Proof versus Prove

Proscribe versus Prescribe

Prospective versus Perspective

Protagonist versus Antagonist

Prove versus Proof

Proven versus Proved

Psychiatry versus Psychology

Psychology versus Psychiatry

Psychopath versus Sociopath

Purposefully versus Purposely 

Purposely versus Purposefully

(Q)

Queue versus Cue

Quiet versus Quite

Quite versus Quiet

(R)

Rabbit versus Bunny

Rabbit versus Hare

Race versus Ethnicity

Racket versus Racquet

Racquet versus Racket

Rational versus Rationale

Read versus Read

Real versus Reel

Realise versus Realize

Realize versus Realise

Reckless versus Wreckless

Recognise versus Recognize

Recur versus Reoccur

Redneck versus Hillbilly

Reel versus Real

Regard to versus Regards to

Regard with versus Regards with

Regime versus Regimen

Regimen versus Regime

Regiment versus Regimen

Remuneration versus Renumeration

Renounce versus Denounce

Reoccur versus Recur

Replicate versus Duplicate 

Repository versus Depository

Repression versus Suppression

Resiliency versus Resilience

Revenge versus Avenge

Reward versus Award

Rhyme versus Rime

Right versus Rite

Rime versus Rhyme

Rite versus Right

RNA versus DNA

Road versus Rode

Role versus Roll

Role Call versus Roll Call

Roll versus Role

Roll Call versus Role Call

Rollout versus Roll out

Roofs versus Rooves

Root versus Route

Rooves versus Roofs

Route versus Root

Run Amok versus Run Amuck

Run Amuck versus Run Amok

(S)

Sang versus Sung

Sank versus Sunk

Savior versus Saviour

Saw versus Seen

Scared versus Scarred

Scarfs versus Scarves

Scarves versus Scarfs

Scissor versus Scissors

Seam versus Seem

Secretion versus Excretion

Seen versus Saw

Seem versus Seam

Segue versus Segway

Segway versus Segue

Semiannual versus Biannual

Semi-monthly versus Bi-weekly

Semi-weekly versus Bi-weekly

Sensuous versus Sensual

Separate versus Seperate

Seperate versus Separate

Serigraph versus Lithograph

Set up versus Setup

Setup versus Set up

Sew versus Sow

Shelf versus Shelve

Sherbet versus Sherbert

Sherbert versus Sherbet

Shined versus Shone

Shoe-in versus Shoo-in

Shone versus Shined

Shoo-in versus Shoe-in

Shudder versus Shutter

Shutter versus Shudder

Sightseeing versus Site Seeing

Sign up versus Sign-up

Since versus Because

Site Seeing versus Sightseeing

Site versus Sight versus Cite

Sizable versus Sizeable

Sizeable versus Sizable

Skeleton versus Luge

Skill Set versus Skillset

Skills versus Competencies

Skillset versus Skill set

Slander versus Libel

Smartphone versus Smart phone

Smelled versus Smelt

Smelt versus Smelled

Smokey versus Smoky

Smoky versus Smokey

Smooth versus Smoothe

Sneaked versus Snuck

Snuck versus Sneaked

Soar versus Sore

Sociopath versus Psychopath

Sole versus Soul

Soliloquy versus Monologue

Some Day versus Someday

Some Thing versus Something

Some Time versus Sometime

Sometimes versus Some Times

Somebody versus Someone

Someday versus Some Day

Someone versus Somebody

Something versus Some Thing

Sometime versus Some Time

Sore versus Soar

Soul versus Sole

Sow versus Sew

Spatter versus Splatter

Specialty versus Speciality

Specter versus Spectre

Spelled versus Spelt

Spelt versus Spelled

Spilled versus Spilt

Spilt versus Spilled

Spoiled versus Spoilt

Splatter versus Spatter

Spread versus Spreaded

Staid versus Stayed

Stalactite versus Stalagmite

Stalagmite versus Stalactite

Stand-alone versus Stand alone

Stank versus Stunk

Starboard versus Port

State of the Art versus State-of-the-Art

Stationary versus Stationery

Stationery versus Stationary

Stayed versus Staid

Steal versus Steel

Stear Clear versus Steer Clear

Steel versus Steal

Steer Clear versus Stear Clear

Stent versus Stint

Stint versus Stent

Storey versus Story

Story versus Storey

Straight versus Strait

Strait versus Straight

Strived versus Strove

Stock versus Broth

Strove versus Strived

Stunk versus Stank

Stupid versus Ignorant

Subconscious versus Unconscious

Subjective versus Objective

Suite versus Suit

Suit versus Suite

Sulfur versus Sulphur

Sulphur versus Sulfur

Summary versus Summery

Sung versus Sang

Sunk versus Sank

Supercede versus Supersede

Supine versus Prone

Supper versus Dinner

Supposably versus Supposedly

Suppose versus Supposed

Supposed versus Suppose

Supposedly versus Supposably

Suppression versus Repression

Swept versus Sweeped

Sympathy versus Empathy

Systematic versus Systemic

Systemic versus Systematic

(T)

Take versus Bring

Talk to versus Talk with

Talk with versus Talk to

Tee shirt versus T-Shirt

Tenants versus Tenets

To versus Too versus Two

Than versus Then

That versus Which

Theater versus Theatre

Theatre versus Theater

Their versus There versus They’re

Theirselves versus Themselves

Them versus They

Themselves versus Theirselves

Then versus Than

Therefor versus Therefore

Therefore versus Therefor

They versus Them

Threw versus Through

Through versus Threw

Through versus Thru

Thru versus Through

Tied versus Tide

Tide versus Tied

Til versus Till

Till versus Til

Till versus Until

Titled versus Entitled

Tire versus Tyre

Tomatoes versus Tomatos

Ton versus Tonne

Tonne versus Ton

Too Hard versus To Hard

Too Long versus To Long

Too Much versus To Much

Too Much to Bear versus Too Much to Bare

Totaled versus Totalled

Totalled versus Totaled

Touch Base versus Touch Bases

Tough versus Tuff

Toward versus Towards

Trainer versus Trainor

Translucent versus Opaque

Translucent versus Transparent

Transparent versus Translucent

Traveling versus Travelling

Travelling versus Traveling

Trawling versus Trolling

Trolling versus Trawling

Truely versus Truly

Truly versus Truely

Trust versus Mistrust

T-shirt versus Tee shirt

Tuff versus Tough

Tyre versus Tire

(U)

Unalienable versus Inalienable

Unconscious versus Subconscious

Underway versus Under way

Uninterested versus Disinterested

University versus College

Unlawful versus Illegal

Unlawful versus Illicit

Unmoral versus Amoral

Unmoral versus Immoral

Unorganized versus Disorganized

Unreadable versus Illegible

Unsatisfied versus Dissatisfied

Until versus Till

Up-to-Date versus Up to Date

Upmost versus Utmost

Us versus We

Use to versus Used to

Used to versus Use to

Utmost versus Upmost

(V)

Vain versus Vein

Valentines Day versus Valentine’s Day

Valuable versus Invaluable

Vein versus Vain

Venomous versus Poisonous

Verbage versus Verbiage

Verbal versus Oral

Verbiage versus Verbage

Vocation versus Avocation

Voicemail versus Voice mail

(W)

Wack versus Whack

Waive versus Wave

Wander versus Wonder

Ware versus Wear

Was versus Were

Waste versus Waist

Waist versus Waste

Waiting versus Awaiting

Wary versus Weary

Wave versus Waive

We versus Us

Wear versus Ware

Weary versus Wary

Weather versus Whether

Waved versus Woven

Webpage versus Website

Website versus Web Site

Well-being versus Wellbeing

Wellbeing versus Well-being

Whack versus Wack

Where versus Were versus Wear

Whether versus Weather

Which versus That

Whiney versus Whiny

Whiny versus Whiney

Whiskey versus Whisky

Whisky versus Whiskey

Whoa is Me versus Woe is Me

Whoa versus Woah

Who versus Whom

Who’s versus Whose

Wholistic versus Holistic

Whose versus Who’s

While versus Whilst

Whilst versus While

Widow versus Widower

Will versus Would

With Regard to versus With Regards to

Woah versus Whoa

Woe is Me versus Whoa is Me

Wonder versus Wander

Workout versus Work out

Work in Progress versus Work in Process

Worse versus Worst

Worst versus Worse

Would versus Could

Would versus Will

Woven versus Weaved

Wreckless versus Reckless

(Y)

Ya’ll versus Y’all

Y’all versus Ya’ll

Yay versus Nay

Yea versus Yeah

Yeah versus Yea

Year old versus Year-old

Years old versus Year old

Yoghurt versus Yogurt

Yogurt versus Yoghurt

Yoke versus Yolk

Yolk versus Yoke

Your versus You’re

Your’s versus Yours

Yours versus Your’s

Youth versus Youths

(Z)

Zee versus Zed

Zeppelin versus Blimp

Zombi versus Zombie