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Hoe uit te spreken steal vs steel

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Homophones (⁄stiːl⁄): ‘steal’ is taking without permission; ‘steel’ is an iron-carbon metal alloy.

Contrast: Homophones: identical ⁄stiːl⁄

steal

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STEAL

Definitie:

To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.

“Three irreplaceable paintings were stolen from the gallery.”

steel

⁄stiːl⁄

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STEEL

Definitie:

An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.

“Ocearium stæli.”

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Difference between steal and steel?

Homophones (⁄stiːl⁄): ‘steal’ is taking without permission; ‘steel’ is an iron-carbon metal alloy.

Syllable stress in steal vs steel?

"steal" has 1 syllables (steal). "steel" has 1 syllables (steel).

Why are steal and steel easily confused?

Homophones: identical ⁄stiːl⁄

Example sentences for steal and steel?

"steal": Three irreplaceable paintings were stolen from the gallery. "steel": Ocearium stæli.