100 Confused Words List with Meanings-01
- 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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