Sometimes we hear words and accidentally write the wrong ones. These are called homophones. To keep your content professional, make sure you are writing the right word by checking it in our little guide! Source: https://deftpdf.com/blog/spell-checking-your-pdf

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Did you know?
It’s pretty common to hear a word
and find out later that it has a
different spelling or meaning.

3. But…
It’s an embarrassing mishap if it is in
written form.

4. Don’t worry
You’re not crazy. There are really
some words that sound the same.

5. Similar sounds…?
These confusing words that are
pronounced the same but have
different meanings and spellings have a
name and it's called homophones.

6. What are homophones?
“two or more words having the same
pronunciation but different meanings,
origins, or spelling.”

7. What are homophones?
Both have different spellings and
different meanings but they are both
pronounced the same way, which can
lead to confusion and misinterpretation
if not used correctly.

8. Common homophones
Since there’s a lot of these mistakes
on PDF documents, we decided to
share with you a list of homophones
that are common to the English
language – and often mistaken. Let’s
start!

9. #1 (words and meaning)
Air - Gaseous substance
Heir -A person entitled
to property

10. #2
Aisle – Passage
Isle – Small Island

11. #3
Ante – Before
Anti - Against

12. #4
Eye – part of a body
I – referring to self

13. #5
Bear – an animal
Bare – without addition

14. #6
Be - Take place
Bee - Insect

15. #7
Break - To separate
Brake - To stop

16. #8
Buy - Spending
By - Identifying person

17. #9
Cell - Smallest structural
unit in an organism
Sell - Giving in exchange
for money

18. #10
Cent - Money
Scent - Something
you smell

19. #11
Cereal - Food
Serial - Identifying
Number
00000000001000

20. #12
Coarse - Rough
Course - Path or way

21. #13
Complement - What completes it
Compliment - To praise

22. #14
Dam - A barrier
Damn - Condemned

23. #15
Dear - Regarded with deep affection
Deer - An animal

24. #16
Die - End of life
Dye - Substance to color
X x

25. #17
Fair - Equal
Fare - Fee of passengers

26. #18
Fir - Tree
Fur - Soft hair
of animals

27. #19
For - Used to indicate who is given
Four – Number
4

28. #20
Hair - Part of the body
Hare - Animal

29. #21
Heal – Cure
Heel - Back part of foot

30. #22
Hear - Be told
Here - Place or position

31. #23
Him - Boy person
Hymn - Religious song

32. #24
Hole - Hallow place
Whole - Entire/all of it

33. #25
Hour - Time
Our - Belonging

34. #26
Idle - Avoiding work
Idol - Admired person

35. #27
In - Enclosed around
Inn - Establishment for
accommodation

36. #28
Knight - Soldier in armor
Night - Period of darkness

37. #29
Knot - Fasten
Not - Negative clause

38. #30
Know - Aware
No - Negative response

39. #31
Made - Past tense of make
Maid - Person
who cleans

40. #32
Mail - Letters and packages
Male - Man / Boy

41. #33
Meat - Flesh
Meet - Organized event

42. #34
Morning - Time between
midnight and noon
Mourning - Sad

43. #35
None – Nothing
Nun - Member of
religious group

44. #36
Oar - Used to row a boat
Or - Linking
alternatives

45. #37
One - Number
Won - Success
1

46. #38
Pair - Two
Pear - Fruit

47. #39
Peace - Freedom from disturbance
Piece - A part

48. #40
Plain - Not decorated
Plane - Airborne object

49. #41
Poor - Lacking money
Pour - Flow

50. #42
Pray - Solemn request
Prey - Animal that
is hunted

51. #43
Principal - First and important
Principle - Foundation for system of
belief

52. #44
Profit - Financial gain
Prophet - Teacher

53. #45
Real - Existing
Reel - A cylinder where things are
wound

54. #46
Right - Correct / position
Write - Mark on
a surface

55. #47
Sail - Wind catching apparatus
Sale - Item in exchange
for money

56. #48
Sea – body of Water
See - Visual representation

57. #49
Seam - A line on fabric
when sewn together
Seem - Given the impression

58. #50
Sight - Seeing
Site - Area or ground

59. #51
Sew - Join
So - An adverb or
conjunction

60. #52
Sole - Part of foot Soul – Spiritual

61. #53
Some - Unspecified amount
Sum – Total
1+1=2

62. #54
Son - Male child Sun - A star

63. #55
Stair - Set of steps
Stare - To look

64. #56
Stationary - Not moving
Stationery - Paper

65. #57
Steal - Get without permission
Steel - A strong alloy

66. #58
Suite - A set of rooms
Sweet - Sugary taste

67. #59
Tail - Part of an animal
Tale - Story

68. #60
Their - Belonging
There - Place or position

69. #61
To - In the direction of
Too - Excessive

70. #62
Toe - Part of a foot
Tow - To pull a vehicle

71. #63
Waist - Part of a body below the ribs
Waste - Excess without
purpose or trash

72. #64
Wait - Delay action
Weight - Body mass

73. #65
Way - Path
Weigh - Find out how heavy

74. #66
Weak - Lacking power
Week - Period of seven days

75. #67
Wear - To have on a body
Where - Place or position

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