100 Confused Words List with Meanings। English Grammar Zone

100 Confused Words List with Meanings-01

 

100 Confused Words List with Meanings

 

  • Accept / Except
  • Accept: to receive something willingly
  • Except: excluding
  • Affect / Effect
  • Affect: to influence something
  • Effect: a result
  • Allusion / Illusion
  • Allusion: an indirect reference
  • Illusion: a false perception
  • Altogether / All together
  • Altogether: completely
  • All together: everyone in the same place
  • Amoral / Immoral
  • Amoral: not concerned with morality
  • Immoral: not following moral standards
  • Assure / Ensure / Insure
  • Assure: to make someone confident
  • Ensure: to make certain
  • Insure: to provide insurance
  • Breath / Breathe
  • Breath: the air taken in or expelled from the lungs
  • Breathe: to inhale and exhale
  • Capital / Capitol
  • Capital: a city or money
  • Capitol: a building where the government meets
  • Censor / Censure
  • Censor: to remove offensive material
  • Censure: to criticize severely
  • Complement / Compliment
  • Complement: something that completes
  • Compliment: a flattering remark
  • Conscious / Conscience
  • Conscious: aware of surroundings
  • Conscience: a sense of right and wrong
  • Desert / Dessert
  • Desert: a dry, sandy area
  • Dessert: a sweet course after a meal
  • Disinterested / Uninterested
  • Disinterested: impartial
  • Uninterested: not interested
  • Elicit / Illicit
  • Elicit: to draw out a response
  • Illicit: illegal
  • Emigrate / Immigrate
  • Emigrate: to leave one country to live in another
  • Immigrate: to come to a new country to live
  • Empathy / Sympathy
  • Empathy: understanding another’s feelings
  • Sympathy: feeling pity for someone else’s misfortune
  • Farther / Further
  • Farther: at a greater distance
  • Further: to a greater extent
  • Fewer / Less
  • Fewer: for countable items
  • Less: for uncountable items
  • Hanged / Hung
  • Hanged: executed by hanging
  • Hung: suspended
  • Historic / Historical
  • Historic: significant in history
  • Historical: related to history
  • Imply / Infer
  • Imply: to suggest indirectly
  • Infer: to deduce from evidence
  • Its / It’s
  • Its: possessive form of “it”
  • It’s: contraction of “it is” or “it has”
  • Lay / Lie
  • Lay: to place something down
  • Lie: to recline
  • Loose / Lose
  • Loose: not tight
  • Lose: to misplace or not win
  • Maybe / May be
  • Maybe: perhaps
  • May be: might be
  • Moral / Morale
  • Moral: related to principles of right and wrong
  • Morale: the spirit of a group
  • Personal / Personnel
  • Personal: private
  • Personnel: staff
  • Practical / Practicable
  • Practical: sensible
  • Practicable: feasible
  • Principal / Principle
  • Principal: most important, or a school head
  • Principle: a fundamental truth
  • Stationary / Stationery
  • Stationary: not moving
  • Stationery: writing materials
  • Than / Then
  • Than: comparison
  • Then: at that time
  • Their / There / They’re
  • Their: possessive form of “they”
  • There: a place
  • They’re: contraction of “they are”
  • To / Too / Two
  • To: preposition
  • Too: also or excessively
  • Two: number 2
  • Whose / Who’s
  • Whose: possessive form of “who”
  • Who’s: contraction of “who is” or “who has”
  • Your / You’re
  • Your: possessive form of “you”
  • You’re: contraction of “you are”
  • Advise / Advice
  • Advise: to recommend
  • Advice: a recommendation
  • Aisle / Isle
  • Aisle: a passageway
  • Isle: an island
  • Altar / Alter
  • Altar: a religious table
  • Alter: to change
  • Bail / Bale
  • Bail: to release from jail
  • Bale: a large bundle
  • Bare / Bear
  • Bare: uncovered
  • Bear: a large mammal or to carry
  • Billed / Build
  • Billed: charged
  • Build: to construct
  • Bloc / Block
  • Bloc: a group with a common interest
  • Block: a solid piece or to obstruct
  • Boy / Buoy
  • Boy: a male child
  • Buoy: a floating marker
  • Brake / Break
  • Brake: a stopping device
  • Break: to smash or rest period
  • Buy / By / Bye
  • Buy: to purchase
  • By: near or through
  • Bye: farewell
  • Canvas / Canvass
  • Canvas: a type of cloth
  • Canvass: to seek opinions
  • Carat / Caret / Carrot / Karat
  • Carat: a weight of gemstones
  • Caret: a proofreading symbol (^)
  • Carrot: a vegetable
  • Karat: a measure of gold purity
  • Cell / Sell
  • Cell: a small room or unit
  • Sell: to exchange for money
  • Chord / Cord
  • Chord: a musical note combination
  • Cord: a string or rope
  • Chose / Choose
  • Chose: past tense of choose
  • Choose: to select
  • Climactic / Climatic
  • Climactic: relating to a climax
  • Climatic: relating to climate
  • Coarse / Course
  • Coarse: rough
  • Course: a path or class
  • Compliment / Complement
  • Compliment: a flattering remark
  • Complement: something that completes
  • Confidant / Confident
  • Confidant: a trusted friend
  • Confident: self-assured
  • Council / Counsel
  • Council: a group that makes decisions
  • Counsel: advice or advisor
  • Cue / Queue
  • Cue: a signal
  • Queue: a line of people
  • Currant / Current
  • Currant: a type of fruit
  • Current: happening now or a flow
  • Defuse / Diffuse
  • Defuse: to make less tense
  • Diffuse: to spread out
  • Descent / Dissent
  • Descent: a downward slope
  • Dissent: disagreement
  • Device / Devise
  • Device: a gadget
  • Devise: to plan
  • Discreet / Discrete
  • Discreet: tactful
  • Discrete: separate
  • Dual / Duel
  • Dual: double
  • Duel: a fight between two people
  • Eminent / Imminent
  • Eminent: famous
  • Imminent: about to happen
  • Ensure / Insure
  • Ensure: to make certain
  • Insure: to provide insurance
  • Envelope / Envelop
  • Envelope: a paper cover
  • Envelop: to surround
  • Erode / Corrode
  • Erode: to wear away naturally
  • Corrode: to wear away chemically
  • Espouse / Expouse
  • Espouse: to support a cause
  • Expouse: to exposit (rare usage)
  • Fair / Fare
  • Fair: just or a festival
  • Fare: a fee or to get along
  • Faze / Phase
  • Faze: to disturb
  • Phase: a stage
  • Flaunt / Flout
  • Flaunt: to show off
  • Flout: to disregard
  • Forego / Forgo
  • Forego: to precede
  • Forgo: to do without
  • Formally / Formerly
  • Formally: in a formal manner
  • Formerly: previously
  • Gaff / Gaffe
  • Gaff: a hook
  • Gaffe: a mistake
  • Gamble / Gambol
  • Gamble: to bet
  • Gambol: to skip playfully
  • Grill / Grille
  • Grill: to cook on a gridiron
  • Grille: a grid-like barrier
  • Hoard / Horde
  • Hoard: to collect and save
  • Horde: a large group
  • Hole / Whole
  • Hole: an opening
  • Whole: complete
  • Human / Humane
  • Human: relating to people
  • Humane: compassionate
  • Incredible / Incredulous
  • Incredible: unbelievable
  • Incredulous: disbelieving
  • Ingenious / Ingenuous
  • Ingenious: clever
  • Ingenuous: innocent
  • Later / Latter
  • Later: after a period of time
  • Latter: the second of two
  • Lightning / Lightening
  • Lightning: electrical discharge
  • Lightening: making lighter
  • Loath / Loathe
  • Loath: unwilling
  • Loathe: to hate
  • Medal / Metal / Mettle
  • Medal: an award
  • Metal: a type of material
  • Mettle: courage
  • Militate / Mitigate
  • Militate: to have an effect
  • Mitigate: to lessen
  • Palate / Palette / Pallet
  • Palate: roof of the mouth
  • Palette: a range of colors
  • Pallet: a platform for goods
  • Patience / Patients
  • Patience: tolerance
  • Patients: people under medical care
  • Peak / Peek / Pique
  • Peak: the top
  • Peek: to glance
  • Pique: to stimulate interest
  • Pedal / Peddle / Petal
  • Pedal: a foot lever
  • Peddle: to sell
  • Petal: part of a flower
  • Persecute / Prosecute
  • Persecute: to harass
  • Prosecute: to bring legal action
  • Perspective / Prospective
  • Perspective: point of view
  • Prospective: expected in the future
  • Precede / Proceed
  • Precede: to come before
  • Proceed: to go forward
  • Prescribe / Proscribe
  • Prescribe: to recommend
  • Proscribe: to forbid
  • Raise / Raze
  • Raise: to lift up
  • Raze: to destroy
  • Respectfully / Respectively
  • Respectfully: with respect
  • Respectively: in the given order
  • Role / Roll
  • Role: a part in a play or function
  • Roll: to move by turning over
  • Sight / Site / Cite
  • Sight: the ability to see
  • Site: a location
  • Cite: to reference
  • Stationary / Stationery
  • Stationary: not moving
  • Stationery: writing materials
  • Storey / Story
  • Storey: a floor in a building
  • Story: a narrative
  • Summery / Summary – Summery: related to summer

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