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620 pairs explained with real examples and a trick to remember them. Pick where to start.
How to use the "Which one" section
This section gathers pairs and groups of words that are often confused in English: some because of their meaning (make and do), others because of their sound (their and there) and others because of their spelling (affect and effect). Each page explains the difference with a clear rule, examples and the most frequent mistakes made by Spanish speakers.
It works for looking up a specific doubt as well as for studying by category, because many of these mistakes appear again and again and make a text read unnaturally even when everything else is right.
Step by step
Choose a category. Grammar, vocabulary or spelling: go to the one you struggle with most or look up the word you doubt directly.
Read the rule in one sentence. Each page opens with the main difference in a few words, so you can remember it easily.
Compare the examples. Look at the correct sentence and the incorrect one that resembles what someone translating from Spanish would say.
Use it this week. Write two sentences of your own with each word. Using them once is worth more than reading ten explanations.
Tips to progress faster
- Study one pair at a time: two confusable words are learned better together than apart.
- Write down your frequent mistakes and come back to this section when you slip again.
- If a word has several meanings, learn the most common one first and leave the rest for later.