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While trying to learn Spanish, I find a few Spanish words are similar to other words and keep confusing me. This article summarizes them, mostly for my on benefit in learning to distinguish them, but maybe you'll find it useful too. (Yes, this is a big tangent from my usual blog topics.) llegar - to arrive. llenar - to fill. (My secret to remembering this is that llenar is the root in chile relleno, a stuffed chile.) llevar - to carry. mejor - best. mojar - to wet. mujer - woman. dar - to give. dejar - to let, to leave. dudar - to doubt. lechuga - lettuce. lechuza - owl. caballo - horse. cabello - hair. tener - to have. teñir - to dye. lista - list. lista - clever (listo). quedar - to remain. quejarse - to complain. quemar - to burn. saltar - to jump. soltar - to let go of. oír - to hear. ojo - eye. oler - to smell. oreja - ear. falda - skirt. falla - fault. falta - mistake. asombrar - to astonish. (Related: asombro, asombroso) sombrear - to shade. (Related: sombra, sombrero) sobre - on, above. sobre - envelope. There are some verb conjugations that are the same or confusingly similar to other words: fuera - outside. fuera - imperfect subjunctive of ser or ir. llamas - flames. llamas - you call (from llamar). siento - I sit (from sentar). siento - I feel (from sentir). A bunch of other conjugations are confusing because the present for one is the subjunctive for the other: sientas/sientes, sienta/siente, sienten/sientan, sentamos/sentimos. viajo - I travel (from viajar). viejo - old. pese - despite. pesar - to weigh. ira - anger. irá - future of ir.