“The ranchers drove the cattle into the coral.”
Confusables Entry 1018 / 1350 60-second read
Coral vs. Corral
The reef-building sea creature versus an enclosure for animals.
The comparisoni
“The ranchers drove the cattle into the corral.”
The ruleii
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CORAL = reef. CORRAL = pen.
CORAL (one R) is the marine organism and its pinkish colour. CORRAL (two Rs) is a livestock enclosure. The extra R came from Spanish.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Corral has two Rs — like the two fence Rails.