“She mistook reek for wreak.”
Homophones Entry 1590 / 1605 60-second read
Reek vs. Wreak
To stink versus to inflict.
The comparisoni
“She mistook reek for wreak — they sound alike but mean different things: To stink versus to inflict.”
The ruleii
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REEK ≠ WREAK.
Reek and Wreak are homophones — pronounced the same. To stink versus to inflict. Different meanings, different roles in a sentence.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
REEK vs WREAK — same sound, different meaning.