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(Avoidance of homographs in Ñspel)

ABCĆDEFGHIJLMNOPQRSŚTVWY

(arch. = archaic; inf. = informal)

LESS FREQUENT (OR PAST TENSE)	MORE FREQUENT

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A

abét (abet)	abeit (abate)
aḅt (abbot)	abt (about)
advrt (call attention)	ádvrt (advertisement)

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B

béc (beck)	bec (bake)
bêcn (bacon)	becn (beckon)
bêl (bail)	bel (bell)
bêli (bailey)	beli (belly)
Bén (Ben)	ben (bane)
bêt (bait)	bet
bléd (bled)	bled (blade)
blǒc (bloke)	bloc (block)
blǒt (bloat)	blot
bód (bod – inf.)	bod (bode)
bǒgi (bogey)	bogi (boggy)
ból (boll)	bol (bowl)
bon (bone)	Bón (Bonn)
bǒnd (boned)	bond
bǒni (bony)	boni (bonny)
bóst (bossed)	bost (boast)
bót (bot)	bot (boat)
brêd (braid), bréd (bred)	bred (bread)
Brén (Bren)	bren (brain)
brêst (braced)	brest (breast)
bst (best)	best (based)

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C

cécs (kecks – inf.)	cecs (cakes)
céj (kedge)	cej (cage)
Cén (Ken)	cen (cane)
cêp (cape)	cep (kep)
cêpt (caped)	cept (kept)
Cév (Kev)	cev (cave)
Clém (Clem)	clem (claim)
clǒc (cloak)	cloc (clock)
cǒbl (coble)	cobl (cobble)
cǒc (coke)	coc (cock)
cód (cod)	cod (code)
cǒli (coaly)	coli (collie)
cóma (comma)	coma
cón (con)	con (cone)
cóp (kop), cǒp (cope)	cop (cop)
cǒst (coast)	cost
cót (cot)	cot (coat)
cǒx (coax)	cox
crǒc (croak)	croc (crock)

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Ć

Ćén (Chen)	ćen (chain)
ćés (chess)	ćes (chace)
ćóc (chock), ćőc (choc – inf.)	ćoc (choke)

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D

dêl (dale)	del (dell)
dêli (daily)	Deli (Delhi), déli (deli)
Dên (Dane), dein (deign)	den
dengi (dengue)	dngi (dinghy)
det (date = day), dêt (date = type of fruit)	dét (debt)
dôén (doyenne)	dôyen (doyen)
dǒj (doge)	doj (dodge)
dǒl (dole)	dol (doll)
dós (doss)	dos (dose)
dǒt (dote)	dot (dot)
dréc (dreck – inf.)	drec (drake)

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E

Êb (Abe)	eb (ebb)
êć (aitch)	eć (etch)
Éd (Ed)	ed (aid)
êg (ague)	eg (egg)
éj (edge)	ej (age)
él (ell)	el (ale)
êt (eight)	et (ate)

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F

féc (feck – inf.)	fec (fake)
féd (fed)	fed (fade)
fél (fell)	fel (fail)
fém (femme)	fem (fame)
fên (feign)	fen
fétl (fettle)	fetl (fatal)
féz (fez)	fêz (phase)
fézz (fezes)	fezz (phases)
fld (felled)	feld (failed)
flêc (flake)	flec (fleck)
flém (phlegm)	flem (flame)
fǒgi (fogey)	fogi (fogi)
frêt (freight)	fret

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G

Gêl (Gail)	gel (gale)
glób (glob – inf.)	glob (globe)
gǒd (goad)	god
goli (goalie – inf.)	góli (golly)
gǒś (gauche)	goś (gosh)
gǒt (goat)	got

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H

hêl (hail)	hel (hell)
hét (het)	het (hate)
hêvn (haven)	hevn (heaven)
hóli (holly)	holi (holy)
Hǒmz (Holmes)	homz (homes)
hóp (hop)	hop (hope)
hŭd (hood)	hd (had – sf.)

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I

impêl (impale)

impel

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J

jél (gell)	jel (jail/gaol)
jén (gen – inf.)	Jen (Jane)
Jǒb (Job = name)	job
Jóc (Jock)	joc (joke)
jóci (jockey)	joci (jokey)
Jǒn (Joan)	Jon (John)

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L

léd (led)	lêd (lade)
lêdn (laden)	ledn (leaden)
lêmn (layman)	lemn (lemon)
lês (lace)	les (less)
lêst (laced)	lest
lêt (late)	let (let)
lêtr (later)	letr (letter)
lǒli (lowly)	loli (lolly)
lǒp (lope)	lop

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M

meid (maid)	med (med – inf.)
mél (mell)	mel (male)
mên (mane)	men
mês (mace)	mes (mess)
mst (must)	mest (messed)
mêt (mate)	met
Mód (inf.)	mod (mode)
mǒdl (modal)	modl (model)
mól (moll)	mol (mole)
món (mon = man – inf.)	mon (moan)
mǒp (mope)	mop

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N

nêl (nail), Nél (Nell)	nel (knell)
nêtl (natal)	netl (nettle)
nóbl (nobble – inf.)	nobl (noble)
nǒd (node)	nod
nǒdl (nodal)	nodl (noddle)
nol (knoll)	Nǒl (Noel)
nót (knot)	not (note)

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O

Ócm (Ockam)	Ocm (Oakham)
ǒd (ode)	od (odd)
ǒdr (odour)	odr (odder)
ǒf (oaf)	of (off)
ǒn (own)	on
ǒnr (owner)	onr (honour)

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P

pél (pell)	pel (pale)
pén (pen)	pen (pain)
pépr (pepper)	pepr (paper)
pêt (pate)	pet
póć (potch)	poć (poach)
pǒc (poke)	poc (pock)
Pǒliś (Polish)	poliś (polish)
pǒp (pope)	pop
pŕl (purl)	prl (pearl)
pst (pest)	pest (paste)
pỳpl (pupal)	pypl (pupil)

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Q

qêl (quail)

qel (quell)

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R

rêc (rake)	rec (wreck)
rêd (raid)	red
Réj (Reg)	rej (rage)
rén (wren)	ren (rain)
rênd (rained)	rend
rép (rep)	rep (rape)
rêst (raced)	rest
rét (ret)	ret (rate)
rév (rev), Rév (Rev.)	rev (rave)
rītel (retell)	rīteil (retail)
ŕn (urn)	rn (earn)
ŕnd (earned)	rnd (round), rend
rǒb (robe)	rob
ród (rod)	rod (road)
Rǒn (Rhone)	Ron
róstr (roster)	rostr (roaster)
rǒt (rote)	rot

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S

scél (skell)	scel (scale)
séc (sec)	sec (sake)
séj (sedge)	sej (sage)
sêl (sail)	sel (sell)
sêt (sate)	set
sévr (sever)	sevr (saver)
slǒp (slope)	slop
smóc (smock)	smoc (smoke)
sǒc (soak)	soc (sock)
sóp (sop)	soap (sop)
sǒpi (soppy – inf.)	sopi (soapy )
spêc (spake)	spec (speck)
spêśl (spatial)	speśl (special)
Spóc (Spock)	spoc (spoke – in a wheel)
stêd (staid)	sted (stead)
Stén (Sten)	sten (stain)
stét (stet)	stet (state)
stǒc (stoke)	stoc (stock)
stǒp (stope)	stop

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Ś

śêd (shade)	śed (shed)
śêl (shale)	śel (shell)
Śém (Shem)	śem (shade)

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T

téc (tech)	tec (take)
têl (tale)	tel (tell)
telr (teller)	teilr (tailer)
tnt (tent)	tent (taint)
tǒc (toque)	toc (tock)
tǒd (toad)	tod – inf.
tǒm (tome)	Tom
tǒp (tope – arch.)	top
tóst (tossed)	tost (toast)
tǒt (tote = inf.)	tot
tótl (tottle)	totl (total)
tréd (tread)	tred (trade)
trênd (trained)	trend
trés (tress)	tres (trace)

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V

Vén (Venn)

ven (vain)

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W

wêd (wade)	wed
wéj (wedge)	wej (wage)
Welz (Wales)	wlz (wells)
Wên (Wayne)	wen
wêt (wait)	wet
wǒd (woad)	wod (wad)
wǒfl (woeful)	wofl (waffle)

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X

xṭnt (extant)

xtnt (extent)

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Y

Yêl (Yale)

yel (yell)

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