Game: One letter changes all !

Question

This is a bit of an exercise in vocabulary both English and Spanish.

Some words are often misspelled and have a completely different meaning.

Let's take these:

through - trough (a trevés - abrevadero).

lie - lye (mentira - lejía).

I would like you to write a pair of English or Spanish words that are almost identical except for one letter. Next to it please write the most common Spanish/English meaning.

I'm looking for examples like the above, where the words can be easily confused. Pairs like "train - rain" are not as much fun.

If you can think of Spanish words that work the same way, by all means go ahead and write the Spanish pair, with the English meaning next to them!

Only O N E pair in each post , thanks

Hi , please move this to the game section, thanks, the link to the games does nto work - 006595c6, Jun 26, 2017

Did that move it? I had trouble this morning with it as well. - Nickelbackfan1, Jun 26, 2017

I had to look lye up - new to me - Mardle, Jun 26, 2017

:) - 006595c6, Jun 26, 2017

¡Qué genial este juego, Heidita! :) - FELIZ77, Jun 28, 2017

Gracias heidita ;-)! - Jraider, Jun 29, 2017

This game has staying power - mattb1of6, Jun 29, 2017

I need to "pare" a "pair" of "pears"!! - badazzbrad, Jul 1, 2017

Answer 1

Weather. Tiempo Whether. Si

Bonus. Wether. Castrated ram. Carnero castrato

Whether or not the weather is good I will go out

Sin importarme si el tiempo es bueno o no, saldré afuera.

genial, me gusta, voy a cambiar el voto al mejor post, tu persistencia lo merece :) - 006595c6, Sep 21, 2017

I hadnt realised I needed the me on importar. thanks - Mardle, Sep 21, 2017

Good set. Wether is a new one for me - mattb1of6, Sep 21, 2017

Answer 2

Vaya, valla, baya. Form of to go, fence, berry.

Vaya al huerto al otro lado de la valla para recoger bayas.

Go to the orchard on the other side of the fence to pick berries.

excelente! - 006595c6, Jun 26, 2017

parece mentira , pero en efecto, las tres palabras se pronuncian igual - 006595c6, Jun 26, 2017

Smurfette likes to pick Smurfberries. :) - Sassette, Jun 26, 2017

Answer 3

to=a (preposición) too=tambien two=dos

perfecto, tres a la vez, todas suenan igual :) - 006595c6, Jun 26, 2017

Answer 4

I have to correct this one a lot when I'm editing:

your — possessive pronoun = belonging to you
you're — contraction of you are

I know better, but I've made that mistake when I'm in a hurry. :) - rac1, Jun 26, 2017

so true! - 006595c6, Jun 26, 2017

There was a sign on my boxing gym wall: "It's hard to fly like an eagle when your surrounded by turkeys." It always made me laugh for the wrong reason :) - jellonz, Jun 27, 2017

Could we have the Spanish too, please Ann?:) - FELIZ77, Jun 28, 2017

I have trouble with above - goospanish, Jul 22, 2017

Similarly the apostrophe changes "its" - possessive pronoun 3rd person singular = de el/ella, into "it´s" - contraction of it is = el/ella es. Made extra difficult because the apostrophe is associate with the possessive as in "Bob's book". - ErikainAndalusia, Aug 16, 2017

Answer 5

There - their

ahí - su (de ellos)

I have seen this mistake even in very well spoken natives.

And they're - Mardle, Jun 26, 2017

only when we write - goospanish, Jul 22, 2017

Answer 6

Hacer - to do/ make. Haber- to have.

:) - 006595c6, Jun 26, 2017

Answer 7

Lose (rhymes with snooze and booze) To be unable to find or keep something - perder

Loose (rhymes with goose or noose) can be verb, adjective or noun. Release something to be free flowing - suelto

This one happens a lot. :) - rac1, Jun 26, 2017

I have to think twice every time. I use these words a lot in my pressure vessel's reports and recommendations. - 00fac92a, Jun 27, 2017

Easily mixed up if you use the Spanish s for both - Mardle, Jun 28, 2017

:) - 006595c6, Jun 28, 2017

Answer 8

poner-poder put-power
comer-correr eat-run caro-carro expensive- car/wagon
zorro- morro fox-hill
abeja- arveja bee-green bean
casa- caza house- hunting
voz- vos voice- you
doce- dome twelve- tame llame- llave call-key
.................................

I only knew 'morro' as snout. I thought colina was hill Learn all the time! - Mardle, Jun 26, 2017

polenta, solo una pareja por mensaje, gracias - 006595c6, Jun 26, 2017

ok - polenta1, Jun 26, 2017

Answer 9

Discrete = separate, distinct.

Discreet = careful, tactful.

En español...creo que ambas palabras se escriben "discreto".

Yes. Both spell the same in spanish. :) - 00fac92a, Jun 26, 2017

great one! - 006595c6, Jun 26, 2017

Answer 10

Rallado- grated, shredded.

Rayado- striped, ruled, lined.

Me gustaría un poco de queso rayado/rallado.

I would like a bit of striped/grated cheese.

good job!! - 006595c6, Jun 26, 2017

Good one Bosque. I just listened to the pronunciations of these two. They sound identical to my ear :) - jellonz, Jun 27, 2017

When I was just starting to learn, I had a bag of tortilla chips with a recipe for nachos on the side, in Spanish, and they used rayado for the cheese. It took me a while to figure out it was a mistake. Obviously natives make this mistake. :) - bosquederoble, Jun 27, 2017

i love th e striped cheese :) - 006595c6, Aug 21, 2017

Answer 11

Nuevo : new Huevo: egg

The "N" and the "H" are close on the keyboard. This can make this error easily happen

jeje, en qué etarías pensando ;) - 006595c6, Jun 26, 2017

No tengo idea de que estás hablando. :) - 00fac92a, Jun 26, 2017

¿Tienes nuevos, Hombre? Was I close Heidita? :) - DilKen, Jun 28, 2017

o m g...veeery close Ken, jejejeje - 006595c6, Jun 28, 2017

Answer 12

Affect - effect

Afectar - efectuar

I believe many natives don't know the difference. I see these two wrongly used in every single forum I've been in.

You're correct about the native use of those words. - Sassette, Jun 26, 2017

Moi? Surely not! As you can see I am deeply affected by your post and let me tell you the effect is enduring.... - Mardle, Jun 26, 2017

Btw you need an s on native. - Mardle, Jun 26, 2017

Glad to hear you are not one of them. :) Thanks for pointing my tipo. - 00fac92a, Jun 26, 2017

I do sometimes forget ... - Mardle, Jun 26, 2017

I always have trouble with these two. I know what they mean, but I have trouble choosing the correct one. :( - rac1, Jun 26, 2017

Similarly the English "affect" and "effect" are often confused. - ErikainAndalusia, Aug 16, 2017

Answer 13

This is an English one that is baffling to me.

Dessert---postre. (Pronounced "dessert)

Desert---abandonar (pronounced "dessert -same as above)

Desert---desierto. (pronounced "Dezzert.)

Isn't English fun? :) - rac1, Jun 26, 2017

perfecto :) - 006595c6, Jun 28, 2017

Answer 14

puerto - port, harbor

puerta- door, gate

:) - 006595c6, Jun 28, 2017

Answer 15

Hour - hora

Our - nuestro/a

I think the following doesn't apply to American English, but other countries still use this:

Practice (noun) costumbre, práctica

Practise (verb) practicar, entrenar

perfecto :) - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017

una pareja, amiga, por post, thanks - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017