Commonly Confused Words
In written language, there are lots of words that can be easily confused. Some of the most common ones are words like "too" and "to" or "there", "their", and "they're". You can easily learn proper usage by studying and applying a few simple usage rules with these special cases. There are other commonly confused words whose rules may be a bit more difficult to grasp, like "inquiry" versus "enquiry". Below you'll find a list of the most commonly confused words, and simple rules to help reinforce proper usage. If you just spend a little time studying these, you'll avoid many common writing mistakes!
- A Lot:
- The Easy Explanation “Alot” does not exist; there…
- Allude vs. Elude:
- Allude vs Elude : The Easy Explanation “Allude” is…
- Bare vs Bear:
- Bare vs Bear Do you not know when to use bear vs bare?…
- Coarse vs. Course:
- Coarse vs Course: The Easy Explanation “Coarse” is…
- Dependent vs Dependant:
- Dependent vs Dependant Do you not know when to use…
- e.g. vs. i.e:
- e.g. vs i.e. Do you not know when to use e.g. vs i.e.?…
- Inquiry vs. Enquiry:
- Do you not know when to use inquiry vs enquiry? Use…
- It’s vs Its:
- Its is the possessive form of “it”: The car lost…
- Later vs. Latter:
- Later vs Latter Do you not know when to use later vs…
- Lead vs. Led:
- Lead vs Led Do you not know when to use lead vs led?…
- Lose vs. Loose:
- Lose vs Loose Do you not know when to use lose vs…
- One vs. Won:
- One vs Won Do you not know when to use one vs won? Use…
- Past vs. Passed:
- Past vs. Passed Do you not know when to use past vs…
- Principle vs. Principal:
- Principle vs Principal Do you not know when to use…
- Spilled vs. Spilt:
- Spilled vs Spilt Do you not know when to use spilled vs…
- Stationary vs. Stationery:
- Stationary vs Stationery Do you not know when to use…
- Sympathy vs. Empathy:
- Sympathy vs Empathy Do you not know when to use…
- Then vs. Than:
- Then vs. Than Do you not know when to use then vs than?…
- There vs. Their vs. They’re:
- There vs Their vs They’re Do you not know when to…
- To vs. Too vs. Two:
- To vs Too vs Two Do you not know when to use to vs too…
- Whether vs. Weather vs. Wether:
- Whether vs Weather vs Wether Do you not know when to…
- While vs. Whilst:
- While vs Whilst Do you not know when to use while vs…
- Who’s vs. Whose:
- Who’s vs Whose Do you not know when to use…
- You’re vs. Your:
- You’re vs Your Do you not know when to use…