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This Week's Commonly Confused Words

Confusions arising from similar sounds, spellings, and meanings. Click the words to see their usage notes.

clean, cleanse

mews, muse

appropriate, apropos, expropriate

sentiment, sentimentality

impossible, impracticable, impractical, improbable

milk toast, milquetoast

ravenous, ravaging, ravishing

ferment, foment

guarantee, guaranty, warrantee, warranty

re-dress, redress

obligate, oblige

bay, cove, gulf, inlet

politicize, politick

sailer, sailor

ability, capability, capacity

technical, technological

humankind, mankind, womankind

all right, alright

drier, dryer

alibi, excuse

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