What are the word records for confusing code words?

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What are the word records for confusing code words?
(Pronunciation / homophones (words spelled differently but pronounced the same))

[ Editor: question framed by the editor from the headings of the Taxonomy of Wordplay. ]

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[ Editor: from the Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com, retrieved 28 Oct 2026. Classes (common, uncommon, hyphenated words, phrases), scores, ties (-t) and the source codes in brackets are explained in language/english/word.records.introduction. ]

e.g. G as in GNU, K as in KNOT
see list "Word That is a Confusing Code for Each Letter" below

Word That is a Confusing Code for Each Letter
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a       ayin (ion)
b       bdell- (dell)
c       ctene (teen)
d       djin (gin)
e       ewe (you)
f       feeze (phase)
g       gnu (new)
h       heir (air)
i       ius (use)
j       jinni (genie)
k       knout (newt)
l       llareta (yareta)
m       mnemic (nemic)
n       nitid (knitted)
o       oued (wed)
p       psi (sigh)
q       quay (key)
r       rathe (wrath)
s       seeder (cedar)
t       tsine (sign)
u       Ur (err)
v       veldt (felt)
w       werste (versed)
x       xurel (jurel)
y       ye (the)
z       zabra (sabra)

-- Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com