List of words in 600+ Confusing English Words Explained
a / an / one bravery / courage especially / specially lose / loose
able / capable bring / take every day / everyday lose / miss
accident / incident bring up / grow up ex- / former / previous made of / made from
accurate / exact / precise Britain / England / the U.K. explore / exploit marriage / married / wedding
ache / pain / hurt broad / wide extend / expand may / might
actual / current / present by / until famous / infamous moral / morale
administrator / boss / can / could / able to farther / further Mr. / Mrs. / Ms. / Miss
manager capital / capitol fee / fare / tax music / song
adverse / averse carpet / mat / rug female / feminine / woman nausea / nauseous / queasy
advice / advise ceiling / roof few / little / less / fewer north / northern
affect / effect chance / possibility / fit / match / suit notable / noticeable
afraid / scared / frightened opportunity floor / ground ocean / sea / lake / pond
after / later change / switch for / since of / from
agenda / itinerary / schedule chauffeur / driver forest / jungle / wood / woods oppress / suppress / repress
ago / back / before city / downtown / town fun / funny overtake / take over
aid / assist / help classic / classical girl / lady / woman pass away / pass out
aim / goal / objective clever / intelligent / smart good / well pass the time / spend time
alien / foreigner / stranger close / near / next good evening / good night peak / pique
alive / life / live close / shut gratuity / tip persons / peoples
all / whole / every cloth / clothes / clothing guarantee / warranty poison / venom
all of / each of collect / gather gut / guts politics / policy
all ready / already / all right / come back / go back / get back hard / hardly poor / pore / pour
alright compliment / complement have / have got pray / prey
allow / let / permit concern / concerned / have to / must / need to principal / principle
allude / elude concerning haven’t / don’t have problem / trouble
almost / mostly / nearly confident / confidant / hear / listen quiet / silent
alone / lonely / only confidence hijack / kidnap raise / rise / arise
already / yet continual / continuous historic / historical regard / regardless / regards
also / as well / too convince / persuade holiday / vacation regretful / regrettable
altar / alter could / should / would hope / wish relation / relationship
although / though / even council / counsel hopefully / thankfully remember / remind / recall /
though critic / critical / criticism / hostel / hotel / motel recollect
among / between critique house / home replace / substitute
amoral / immoral cure / treat / heal / recover how about…? / what about…? resolve / solve
amount / number / quantity custom / habit human / humankind / human review / revise
ancient / antique deadly / fatal / lethal being / man / mankind rob / thief / steal
angry / upset decent / descent / dissent hundred / hundreds safety / security
another / other / others defect / fault / flaw I / my / me / mine / myself ? say / tell / speak
answer / reply / respond definitely / definitively if / whether scream / shout
any / some delay / late / postpone if I was… / if I were… sell / sale
apartment / flat / studio deny / refuse / reject / decline ignore / neglect sensible / sensitive
apologize / sorry despite / in spite of ill / sick shade / shadow
apology / excuse die / died / dead impending / pending so / such
appraise / apprise difficult / hard imply / infer so / very / a lot
arrive / come / get / reach dilemma / quandary in / into / inside / within some time / sometime /
as far as / as long as / as soon dinner / supper / meal / snack in / on / at sometimes
as dirt / earth / soil in time / on time stuff / things
assure / ensure / insure dirty / messy incite / insight such as / as such
automobile / car / vehicle disability / handicap / income / salary / wage suppose / supposed to
await / hope / expect / wait impairment Indian / indigenous / Native than / then
award / reward / prize discover / find out / notice / American think about / think of
awkward / embarrassing realize inhabit / live / reside tide / waves
baggage / luggage discreet / discrete intend / tend till / until
beach / coast / shore disease / illness interested / interesting to / for
beautiful / pretty disinterested / uninterested interfere / intervene too / very
become / get / turn distinct / distinctive its / it’s travel / trip / journey
been / gone do / make job / work / career used to / be used to
before / in front of / opposite dress / dressed / wear just / only wake / awake / sleep / asleep
/ across from during / while / meanwhile / kinds / types / sorts wander / wonder
beg / plead meantime know / meet wary / weary
begin / start e.g. / i.e. last / latest what / which
belong to / belong with / early / soon last / past which / that
belong in earn / gain / win late / lately who / whom
below / under / beneath / economic / economical lay / lie will / would
underneath effective / efficient like / as worse / worst
beside / besides either / neither little / small year-old / years old
big / large electric / electrical / electronic look / see / watch
big, small, long, short, tall, empathy / sympathy
huge, and tiny employees / staff
bill / invoice / receipt end / finish
blanket / comforter / quilt enough / too
borrow / lend / loan / owe enquire / inquire
bother / disturb
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