A citizen owes their allegiance to a government or collective sovereign while a subject owes their allegiance to an individual sovereign, such as a queen or king.

Classic means a recognised and established value, the study of ancient Greek and Latin history or a major sports tournament while classical refers to a long-standing style or form of ancient Greek or Latin culture.

Cite refers to a citation while site is a specific location.

Chord is a group of musical notes while cord is a piece of string made from twisted strands, ribbed fabric, or a measure of cut wood.

Childlike implies a positive connotation, such as innocence, while childish is a derogative term implying immaturity.

As a noun, career means occupation or the progress of an organisation through history. As a verb, career and careen can mean to more swiftly in an uncontrolled way. Career is used in British English while careen is used in American English.

Carat refers to a unit of weight of precious stones and a measure of the purity of gold in British English while karat means a measure of the purity of gold in American English.

Carat refers to a unit of weight of precious stones and a measure of the purity of gold in British English while karat means a measure of the purity of gold in American English. Caret, on the other hand, refers to a mark placed on a manuscript.

Capital means a seat of government, capital letters or wealth while capitol refers to a building which houses a legislative assembly.

A flat character is a character who does not change much over the course of the novel or series, such as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple or Gandalf from Lord of the Rings.

Censer is a container containing incense while censor is an official who examines content to suppress parts deemed unacceptable. Sensor, on the other hand, is a device that detects things such as light or movement.

Cannon refers to an artillery weapon while canon has a variety of meanings. If you’re not referring to a weapon, the word you’re looking for is probably canon!

Tropes are common themes, plot devices or motifs that occur in novels.

Can means to be able to, to be permitted or to request to do something while could indicates uncertainty or possibility.

Can means to be able to, permitted to or request to do something while may indicates possibility or hope.

Cache means to store away for future use while cachet means the state of being respected or having prestige.

This is a list of tropes commonly found in fantasy novels that you can use as inspiration in your own manuscript.

Bring should be used when the action is directed toward the subject, while take should be used when it’s away from the subject. Bring can also mean to take something to a place.