Homophones & Homonyms
Words that sound alike or are spelled alike • 115 word pairs available
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accede vs exceed
accede
verbto give one's consent; to agree
exceed
verbto surpass or go beyond a limit
accept vs except
accept
verbto agree to receive or do
except
prepositionnot including
access vs excess
access
nounthe means or right to enter or use
excess
nouna quantity much larger than needed
adverse vs averse
adverse
adjectiveunfavourable; harmful
averse
adjectivestrongly disliking; opposed
advice vs advise
advice
nounrecommendations about what to do
advise
verbto recommend something
affect vs effect
affect
verbto change or make a difference to
effect
nouna result or outcome
all together vs altogether
all together
phraseall in one place; all at once
altogether
adverbcompletely; on the whole
along vs a long
along
preposition/adverbmoving in a constant direction on a horizontal surface or beside
a long
adjective phrasereferring to something of great length
amoral vs immoral
amoral
adjectivenot concerned with right or wrong
immoral
adjectivenot following accepted moral standards; unethical
appraise vs apprise
appraise
verbto assess the value or quality of
apprise
verbto inform someone
assent vs ascent
assent
nounthe expression of approval or agreement
ascent
nouna climb or upward movement
aural vs oral
aural
adjectiverelating to the ears or hearing
oral
adjectiverelating to the mouth; spoken
bark vs bark
bark
nounthe sound made by a dog
bark
nounthe outer covering of a tree
bat vs bat
bat
nouna flying mammal
bat
nouna club used in sports (cricket/baseball)
bated vs baited
bated
adjectivein phrase 'with bated breath' — in great suspense
baited
verbwith bait attached; trapped using bait
bazaar vs bizarre
bazaar
nouna market; often Middle Eastern/Asian market
bizarre
adjectivevery strange; unusual
berth vs birth
berth
nouna bunk on a ship or train; a sleeping place
birth
nounthe emergence of a baby; the act of being born
beside vs besides
beside
prepositionby the side of; next to
besides
prepositionin addition to; apart from
born vs borne
born
adjectivehaving started life; delivered
borne
adjective/verbcarried or transported; endured
bough vs bow
bough
nouna large branch of a tree
bow
verb/nounto bend the head (verb) or an arc (noun)
brake vs break
brake
nouna device for stopping a vehicle
break
verbto separate into pieces; to interrupt
breach vs breech
breach
nouna violation or gap; failure to observe a rule
breech
nounthe back part (e.g., of a gun) or buttocks; birth position 'breech'
broach vs brooch
broach
verbto raise a subject for discussion
brooch
nouna piece of jewellery