Do you find some words such as “accept” and “except” confusing because their pronunciation are strikingly similar? If yes, then similar confusing words also exist in Hindi. The pronunciation may be very similar and can confuse you. Only if you know notice the difference between the two, you can predict the right word as per the context.

I have made a short list of such confusing words in Hindi. The pronunciation (Romanized Hindi) as well as their meaning in English is given.

दिन (Din – Day)
दीन (Dīn – State)

अंदर (Andar – Inside)
अंतर (Antar – Difference)

अपेक्षा (Apeksha – Expectation)
उपेक्षा (Upeksha – Neglect)

आकर (Aakar – Mine)
आकार (Aakaar – Shape)

अंबर (Ambar – Sky, Heaven)
अंबार (Ambaar – Stack)

अवधि (Avadhi – Duration)
अवधी (Avadhī – A Language)

आदि (Aadi – Etc)
आदी (Aadī – Habitual)

आभास (Aabhaas – Inkling)
आवास (Aavaas – Housing, Habitat)

ओर (ōr – Toward)
और (Aur – And)

कल (Kal – Tomorrow/Yesterday)
काल (Kaal – Time, Death)

चिर (Chir – Ancient)
चीर (Chīr – Cloths)

चरम (Charam – Extreme)
चर्म (Charm – Skin)

चिता (Chita – Pyre)
चिंता (Chinta – Anxiety, Concern)

गृह (Garh – Home)
ग्रह (Grah – Planet)

गुड़ (Gudh – Molasses)
गुण (Gudn – Property, Attribute)

ज्वाला (Jvaala – Flame)
जाला (Jaala – Web)

छत्र (Chatr – Umbrella)
छात्र (Chaatr – Student)

दिशा (Disha – Direction)
दशा (Dasha – State)

दवा (Dava – Medicine)
दावा (Daava – Claim)

नियत (Niyat – Appointed, Fixed)
नीयत (Nīyat – Intension)