I found this list of commonly confused words very interesting! I hear people confuse Wary and Weary all the time! I think it's a Georgia thing.
clean, cleanse
mews, muse
appropriate, apropos, expropriate
sentiment, sentimentality
impossible, impracticable, impractical, improbable
milk toast, milquetoast
ravenous, ravaging, ravishing
ferment, foment
guarantee, guaranty, warrantee, warranty
re-dress, redress
obligate, oblige
bay, cove, gulf, inlet
politicize, politick
sailer, sailor
ability, capability, capacity
technical, technological
humankind, mankind, womankind
all right, alright
drier, dryer
alibi, excuse
wary, weary
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OOoOoo like how some people will write "should of" instead of "should have"
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