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homophones

Homophones are words that sound the same but mean different things, or are spelled differently, like “bare” and “bear“; effect and affectweather and whether or they’retheir and there.
We can largely hold homophones accountable for what makes English such a confusing language to learn, understand and master. These words mess up even proficient English speakers and writers, and that’s because many are inherently confusing; like evoke and invoke, which not only sound similar, but have meanings that overlap as well.
To be able to easily distinguish between homophones, homonyms (and homographs), read our deep-dive guides which cover the proper usage of these words, along with their correct meaning and word classes.

How to Use Imminent, Eminent, and Immanent

‘Imminent’ describes something that’s impending, ’eminent’ describes something as respectable or notable, and ‘immanent’ refers to a quality that’s inherent or innate.