Trustee vs. trusty
Trusty: trustworthy or reliable. Trustee: a person to whom something is trusted.
Addition vs. edition
Addition = (1) the act or process of adding; (2) something added. Edition has several definitions mostly related to publishing.
Hail vs. hale
Hail = (1) precipitation in the form of spherical ice pellets; (2) to salute or greet; (3) to call out in order to catch attention; (4) to come or originate from. Hale = free from infirmity or illness.
Gorilla vs. guerrilla
Gorilla = a species of great ape. Guerrilla = a member of a paramilitary united operating in occupied territory.
Sic vs. sick
The verb meaning to set upon is spelled sic.
Ring vs. wring
Wring: to twist, squeeze, or clasp firmly, especially to extract liquid. It’s the spelling in wring one’s neck.
Jam vs. jamb
Jamb: a post that forms the side of a door or window. Jam: 1. a preserve made from boiled and sugared fruit, 2. a congestion, 3. a difficult situation, and 4. a song that one holds to be especially moving or meaningful.
Shoo-in
a sure winner.
Levee vs. levy
Levee: an embankment used to prevent water overflows. Levy: to collect taxes, to draft into military service, or to wage war against.