Commonly Confused Words
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- Accept vs. Except
- Access vs. Excess
- Addition vs. Edition
- Adverse vs. Averse
- Affect vs. Effect
- Aid vs. Aide
- Aisle vs. Isle
- Allude vs. Elude
- Allusion vs. Illusion
- Altar vs. Alter
- Among vs. Amongst
- Among vs. Between
- Anyway vs. Any Way
- Appraise vs. Apprise
- Assure vs. Ensure vs. Insure
- Bare vs. Bear
- Biannual vs. Biennial
- Born vs. Borne
- Brake vs. Break
- Breath vs. Breathe
- Bridal vs. Bridle
- Bring vs. Take
- Can vs. May
- Capital vs. Capitol
- Censor vs. Sensor
- Cereal vs. Serial
- Cite, Site, and Sight
- Climactic vs. Climatic
- Collaborate vs. Corroborate
- Complement vs. Compliment
- Complimentary vs. Complementary
- Compose vs. Comprise
- Counsel vs. Council
- Currant vs. Current
- Defense vs. Defence
- Defuse vs. Diffuse
- Desert vs. Dessert
- Detract vs. Distract
- Device vs. Devise
- Different From vs. Different Than
- Discreet vs. Discrete
- Disinterested vs. Uninterested
- Dual vs. Duel
- E.g. vs. I.e.
- Elicit vs. Illicit
- Emigrate vs. Immigrate
- Eminent vs. Imminent
- Empathy vs. Sympathy
- Envelop vs. Envelope
- Faint vs. Feint
- Farther vs. Further
- Fewer vs. Less
- Flaunt vs. Flout
- Formally vs. Formerly
- Forth vs. Fourth
- Forward vs. Foreword
- Gaff vs. Gaffe
- Gray vs. Grey
- Hanged vs. Hung
- Historic vs. Historical
- Hoard vs. Horde
- I vs. Me
- If vs. Whether
- Imitated vs. Intimated
- Imply vs. Infer
- Incredible vs. Incredulous
- Inquiry vs. Enquiry
- Its vs. It’s
- Lay vs. Lie
- Lend vs. Borrow
- Liable vs. Libel
- Loose vs. Lose
- May vs. Might
- Median vs. Medium
- Moral vs. Morale
- Passed vs. Past
- Peace vs. Piece
- Peak vs. Peek vs. Pique
- Pedal vs. Peddle
- Personal vs. Personnel
- Plain vs. Plane
- Pole vs. Poll
- Pore vs. Poor vs. Pour
- Pray vs. Prey
- Precede vs. Proceed
- Preposition vs. Proposition
- Principle vs. Principal
- Quiet vs. Quite
- Quotation vs. Quote
- Rain vs. Reign vs. Rein
- Right vs. Rite vs. Write
- Role vs. Roll
- Set vs. Sit
- Stationary vs. Stationery
- Statue vs. Stature vs. Statute
- Than vs. Then
- That vs. Which
- Their vs. There vs. They’re
- To vs. Too vs. Two
- Toward vs. Towards
- Track vs. Tract
- Vain vs. Vein vs. Vane
- Waist vs. Waste
- Wander vs. Wonder
- Weather vs. Whether
- Who vs. Whom
- Who’s vs. Whose
- Your vs. You’re