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

300 answers soon, amigos, muchas gracias por participar. And more than 11 000 views, thanks for participating.

Vos = pronoun

Voz = voice

Vos tenéis una bonita voz.

You have a nice voice.

Answer 2

spec, short for specification - la especificación

speck - la mota

Un rasguño de una mota de suciedad significaría que la oblea de silicio ya no cumple con las especificaciones.

A scratch from a speck of dirt would mean that the silicon wafer is out of spec.

I had to use Bosque's method of posting: post the text, then go back and edit in the image - mattb1of6, Aug 19, 2017

yes, so annoying, I have to do that all the time now. no accent especificaciones. - 006595c6, Aug 21, 2017

In the UK we use 'specs' as short form of spectacles eg glasses. - Mardle, Aug 22, 2017

Answer 3

Patio - Patio/ Courtyard Pato - Duck

No pisar el patio después de los patos visitados

Do not step on the patio after the duck visited it.

DI don't know how to edit the above. I meant to say pato not dato. - frike, Aug 21, 2017

In front of your screen, click the edit button. - NKM1974, Aug 21, 2017

Thanks, I can see it now. It is amazing what you can see if you look for it, or know where to look for it. - frike, Aug 21, 2017

You didn't edit your entry. Click edit where you can revise & hit Save This Version. - NKM1974, Aug 21, 2017

despuès de que los patos lo hayan visitado. Patio...I use this often, my students think I am inventing it, jejeje, there are such few words which are the same in the two languages. - 006595c6, Aug 21, 2017

Answer 4

Seams-costuras

Seems- from seem, parecer

It seems the place was so popular that it was bursting at the seams.

Parece que el lugar era tan popular que estaba hasta los topes.

:) - ian-hill, Aug 18, 2017

perfecto, good one :) - 006595c6, Aug 21, 2017

Answer 5

Knave- bribón

Nave- nave (de una iglesia)

El bribón entró en la nave de la iglesia.

The knave entered the nave of the church.

knave,,,,nice, didn't know that one - 006595c6, Aug 9, 2017

a bit archaic. :) - bosquederoble, Aug 9, 2017

Gracias, Heidita. :) - bosquederoble, Aug 9, 2017

Answer 6

Muscles músculos

Mussels. Mejillones

His muscles were so big, he could carry lots of bags of mussels

Sus músculos eran tan grandes que podía llevar un montón de bolsas de mejillones

perfecto :) - 006595c6, Aug 9, 2017

Gracias. - Mardle, Aug 9, 2017

Before interviews were recorded by the Police the poor officers had to handwrite them and I have seen muscles spelled mussels! - Mardle, Aug 9, 2017

Answer 7

Wander. Verb and noun. Vagar, deambular,. Paseo (there are more)

Wonder. Verb, adjective and noun. Preguntarse, wonder at. Asombrarse,. Maravilla.

Native speakers muddle these too. Note wander begins with the wa of walk it can also in some circumstances be replaced by meander.

I wonder where he will wander

Me pregunto a donde va a deambular.

muy bien, bonito ejemplo :) - 006595c6, Aug 9, 2017

gracias - Mardle, Aug 9, 2017

Another nice post. I had never read the poem before; I had to look up the author - mattb1of6, Aug 9, 2017

It's William Wordsworth a poet who lived in the North West of England called the Lake District.Most Brits know the first two or even 4 lines but rarely more than that. - Mardle, Aug 9, 2017

He uses the meaning of gay as in gaiety, which is not often used now. - Mardle, Aug 9, 2017

I am ashamed to say as a man from O Z I know it all . Strange but in the 19th century "gay " was a secret word used by homosexuals, which gave them much delight when it was so often used by heteros . - ray76, Aug 10, 2017

Sorry I mean" I am N O T ashamed to say" - ray76, Aug 10, 2017

I didn't know that - Mardle, Aug 10, 2017

Answer 8

bell - la campanilla

belle - la belleza

La belleza hizo sonar una campanilla para llamar a su criada. "Oh, Beulah", dijo, "péleme una uva".

The belle rang a bell to summon her maid. "Oh, Beulah," she said, "peel me a grape."

jeje, genial - 006595c6, Aug 9, 2017

Gracias, Heidita - mattb1of6, Aug 9, 2017

I forgot to add this comment: the quote is from the movie I'm No Angel, with Mae West - mattb1of6, Aug 9, 2017

wow, almost 9000 views...nice, all thanks to all of you who post here every day, thank youu all:) - 006595c6, Aug 9, 2017

Heidita, thanks for creating the game, and thanks for supporting us when we play it - mattb1of6, Aug 9, 2017

Answer 9

Coarse course

Coarse adjective- comida - grueso l enguaje vulgar burdo

course noun - a path/curso rumbo golf course - campo

can be a verb too

Of course - por supuesto

For the first course we ate Ardennes pâté a coarse pâté from Belgium

Para el primer plato comimos paté de las Ardenas un paté grueso de Bélgica

:) - 006595c6, Aug 7, 2017

Nice, a very thorough treatment of the theme - mattb1of6, Aug 8, 2017

Thank you - Mardle, Aug 8, 2017

I left out coarse fishing which is pesca de abuse dulce - Mardle, Aug 9, 2017

"Coarse fishing" sent me scurrying off to Wikipedia - mattb1of6, Aug 9, 2017

The auto correct changed agua to abuse!! - Mardle, Aug 9, 2017

It is fishing in fresh water rather than at sea and excluding flyfishing for trout and salmon - Mardle, Aug 9, 2017

Answer 10

Another two way combination:

Spacial : espacial

Special: especial

.

:) - 006595c6, Aug 7, 2017

Answer 11

haul--(of a vehicle) pull (an attached trailer or load) behind it.

hall--a large room for meetings, concerts, or other events

Vamos a transportar un coche que está en el vestíbulo.

Let's haul a car that is in the hall.

Thanks for correction, Heidita.

vamos a , :) - 006595c6, Jul 30, 2017

Answer 12

temer- verb to be afraid of. fear tener- verb to have

Answer 13

Birth - dar a luz
Berth, bed on a ship - la litera

Dio a luz a su hija Bertha en su litera en el barco.

She gave birth to her daughter Bertha in her berth on the ship.

Answer 14

I always mix up

rastrear (to track, drag, trail, trawl)

with

retrasar (to delay or postpone)

nice, good job :) - 006595c6, Jul 13, 2017

Answer 15

la papa, el papá, el Papa

potato, father, Pope!

good one - mattb1of6, Jul 13, 2017