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     Whether you are writing a researched nonfiction article or pouring your creative efforts into a juicy piece of fiction, confusing words can ruin your good writing. They can make your work appear sloppy. But as a writer, it may be difficult at times for you to make the correct word choice.  So many English words are similar in spelling, pronunciation, and meaning to at least one other word. An example of a pair of confusing words is “there” and “their”. Another example is “affect” and “effect”. These word pairs are commonly used incorrectly.

     Every writer must proofread their writing. However, they may need a little help in deciding which word fits the context of their article. ConfusingWords.com is a great resource site for checking the correct meaning of confusing words. The web site will also tell you if a word is a noun, verb, adjective, etc. This writing resource has over 3000 words in their collection of confusing words.