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Confusables Entry 1031 / 1350 60-second read

Wrapper vs. Rapper

A covering versus a musician who raps.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The candy rapper fell on the floor.

✓ Correct

The candy wrapper fell on the floor.

The ruleii

WRAPPER = covering. RAPPER = musician.

WRAPPER has a silent W — the thing that wraps something else. RAPPER is a performer of rap music. Autocomplete flips these constantly.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

WrApper covers A thing. RApper performs.

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