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When you hear a word and use it in your document, make sure that you're using the right one! Here are the most commonly mistaken words that sounds just like the other but means differently!
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Did you know? Did you know? It’s pretty common to hear a word and find out later that it has a different spelling or meaning. 2
But But… It’s an embarrassing mishap if it is in written form.
Don Don’t worry t worry You’re not crazy. There are really some words that sound the same.
Similar sounds Similar sounds…? ? These confusing words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings and spellings have a name and it's called homophones. homophones.
What are homophones? What are homophones? “two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling.”
What are homophones? What are homophones? Both have different spellings and different meanings but they are both pronounced the same way, which can lead to confusion and misinterpretation if not used correctly.
Common homophones Common homophones Since there’s a lot of these mistakes on PDF documents, we decided to share with you a list of homophones that are common to the English language – and often mistaken. Let’s start!
# #1 1 (words and meaning) Air - Gaseous substance Heir -A person entitled to property
# #2 2 Aisle – Passage Isle – Small Island
# #3 3 Ante – Before Anti - Against
# #4 4 Eye – part of a body I – referring to self
# #5 5 Bear – an animal Bare – without addition
# #6 6 Be - Take place Bee - Insect
# #7 7 Break - To separate Brake - To stop
# #8 8 Buy - Spending By - Identifying person
# #9 9 Cell - Smallest structural unit in an organism Sell - Giving in exchange for money
# #110 0 Cent - Money Scent - Something you smell
# #11 11 Cereal - Food Serial - Identifying Number 00000000001000
# #12 12 Coarse - Rough Course - Path or way
# #13 13 Complement - What completes it Compliment - To praise
# #14 14 Dam - A barrier Damn - Condemned
# #15 15 Dear - Regarded with deep affection Deer - An animal
# #16 16 X x Die - End of life Dye - Substance to color
# #17 17 Fair - Equal Fare - Fee of passengers
# #18 18 Fir - Tree Fur - Soft hair of animals
# #19 19 For - Used to indicate who is given Four – Number 4
# #2 20 0 Hair - Part of the body Hare - Animal
# #21 21 Heal – Cure Heel - Back part of foot
# #22 22 Hear - Be told Here - Place or position
# #23 23 Him - Boy person Hymn - Religious song
# #24 24 Hole - Hallow place Whole - Entire/all of it
# #25 25 Hour - Time Our - Belonging
# #26 26 Idle - Avoiding work Idol - Admired person
# #27 27 In - Enclosed around Inn - Establishment for accommodation
# #28 28 Knight - Soldier in armor Night - Period of darkness
# #29 29 Knot - Fasten Not - Negative clause
# #3 30 0 Know - Aware No - Negative response
# #31 31 Made - Past tense of make Maid - Person who cleans
# #32 32 Mail - Letters and packages Male - Man / Boy
# #33 33 Meat - Flesh Meet - Organized event
# #34 34 Morning - Time between midnight and noon Mourning - Sad
# #35 35 None – Nothing Nun - Member of religious group
# #36 36 Oar - Used to row a boat Or - Linking alternatives
# #37 37 One - Number 1 Won - Success
# #38 38 Pair - Two Pear - Fruit
# #39 39 Peace - Freedom from disturbance Piece - A part
# #4 40 0 Plain - Not decorated Plane - Airborne object
# #4 411 Poor - Lacking money Pour - Flow
# #42 42 Pray - Solemn request Prey - Animal that is hunted
