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Confusables Entry 258 / 1605 60-second read

Naval vs. Navel

Relating to a navy versus a belly button.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“The country has a strong navel presence.”

✓ Correct

“The country has a strong naval presence.”

The ruleii

NAVAL = relating to a navy or warships.

Perfect homophones.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Nav-A-l = Armada (ships). Nav-E-l = Belly (button).

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