right vs. write vs. rite vs. wright
4 words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things. Hard level in Homonym Hunter.
✅ right
Correct; the opposite of left; something you're owed.
“Turn right at the light.”
✍️ write
To form letters and words.
“Write your name at the top.”
🕯️ rite
A formal ceremony or ritual.
“A coming-of-age rite.”
🔨 wright
A maker or builder (as in shipwright, playwright).
“The wright repaired the wagon wheel.”
Did you know? 'Wright' survives today mostly inside job words: playwright, wheelwright, shipwright.
Quick way to tell them apart
“right” means correct; the opposite of left; something you're owed; “write” means to form letters and words; “rite” means a formal ceremony or ritual; “wright” means a maker or builder (as in shipwright, playwright).
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