Commonly confused are used everywhere, they are used in stories, essays, and even now when I'm writing this. Are you uncertain which one is right? There are a lot of words in English that look or sound alike but have very different meanings, such as pore and pour or flaunt and flout. It’s easy to get them confused and most electronic spellcheckers won’t be much help in this type of situation: they can tell you if a word has been spelled wrongly but they can’t generally flag up the misuse of a correctly spelled word. Here’s a quick-reference list of pairs of words that regularly cause people problems.
Examples of confused words
A, AN
ABBREVIATION, ACRONYM
ACCEPT, EXCEPT
ACRONYM
AD, ADD
ADAPT, ADOPT
ADVERSE, AVERSE
ADVICE, ADVISE
AFFECT, EFFECT
AGGRAVATE,AHOLD
AID, AIDE
AIL, ALE
AISLE, ISLE
ALL READY, ALREADY
Examples of confused words
A, AN
ABBREVIATION, ACRONYM
ACCEPT, EXCEPT
ACRONYM
AD, ADD
ADAPT, ADOPT
ADVERSE, AVERSE
ADVICE, ADVISE
AFFECT, EFFECT
AGGRAVATE,AHOLD
AID, AIDE
AIL, ALE
AISLE, ISLE
ALL READY, ALREADY