| donut |
another spelling of doughnut. |
| enquire |
another spelling of inquire. |
| favour |
a spelling of "favor" used in Canada and Britain. See "favor." |
| favourable |
a spelling of "favorable" used in Canada and Britain. See "favorable." |
| favourite |
a spelling of "favorite" used in Canada and Britain. See "favorite." |
| fibre |
a spelling of "fiber" used in Canada and Britain. See "fiber." |
| fibreglass |
a spelling of "fiberglass" used in Canada and Britain. See "fiberglass." |
| filet |
another spelling of the word fillet. |
| fiord |
another spelling of fjord. |
| flavour |
a spelling of "flavor" used in Canada and Britain. See "flavor." |
| grey |
another spelling of gray. |
| homograph |
a word that has the same spelling as another but a different meaning and history. Homographs are often pronounced differently from each other. In the sentence, "She shed a tear over the tear in her dress," the two words spelled "t-e-a-r" are homographs. |
| homophone |
a word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning and often a different spelling. In the sentence, "I've been feeling weak for almost a week," the words, "weak" and "week" are homophones. |
| honour |
a spelling of "honor" used in Canada and Britain. See "honor" for more information. |
| hooray |
another spelling of hurrah. |
| humour |
a spelling of "humor" used in Canada and Britain. See "humor" for more information. |
| inclose |
another spelling of enclose. |
| indorse |
another spelling of endorse |
| irregular |
being an exception to the general rules of grammar or spelling. [1/4 definitions] |
| kilometre |
a spelling of "kilometer" used in Canada and Britain. See "kilometer." |
| labour |
a spelling of "labor" used in Canada and Britain. See "labor" for more information. |