Things that are not the same

• extant
• extinct

• Republic of Korea
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea

• rat(rodent)
• Ratt(band)
• Ratt(EP)^* Ratt's 1983 release
• Ratt(album)^* Ratt's 1999 release

Sancho Panza and Pancho Villa frequently get conflated in my mind, but they are definitely not the same.

• dakimakura = a body pillow, frequently associated with pillowcases featuring sketchy prints of anime characters.

• makaimura = the Ghosts N Goblins series of videogames. Makaimura means "Demon World Village".

edited 22nd Mar '14 6:41:33 PM by GlennMagusHarvey

• discussed
• disgust

• Custer
• custard

• diagram
• diaphragm

edited 22nd Mar '14 8:37:03 PM by Nintendork64

Svalbard and Novaya Zemlya. I used to think the latter was the former. The latter is notable for being the detonation site of Tsar Bomba (but that's kind of a generalization - it's a big island )

• Kara no Kyoukai
• Kyoukai no Kanata

• KnK (Kara no Kyoukai)
• KnK (Kyoukai no Kanata)
• KlK (Kill la Kill)

• KnK (either one)
• SnK (Attack on Titan)

• SnK (Attack on Titan)
• SNK (the game company)

edited 2nd Apr '14 6:34:02 AM by GlennMagusHarvey

kik, an IM usually used for sexting

Kl K, an acronym for Kill la Kill

Sancho Panza is not the same as Pancho Villa

• ogre
• ogle

• Captain Marvel

• Captain Marvel

• Captain Marvel

• Captain Marvel

• Captain Marvel

• Captain Marvel

• Captain Marvel

edited 23rd Aug '14 12:58:59 PM by resetlocksley

peek
peak
pique

queue
cue

Yasu.
Yasuo.

Fumigate
Fulminate

edited 14th Sep '14 5:58:50 AM by ironcommando

• The Grammy awards
• My Grammie

edited 15th Sep '14 10:00:06 AM by Yinyang107

• the game Drakensang
• the game Drakengard

edited 15th Sep '14 11:16:25 PM by GlennMagusHarvey

• Lauren Landa, voice actress
• Lauren Landau, WAMU reporter

• Das Deutsches Reich

• Das Deutsches Reich

They have the same title, but...

Have we done

• The British Empire

• The Brittas Empire, yet?

edited 23rd Sep '14 4:25:40 PM by TheOneWhoTropes

• Robert Marion Berry, former U.S. Representative from Arkansas
• Marion Barry, recently-deceased former mayor of Washington, DC

• Shadowgate
• Shadowrun
• Shadow Fall
• Shadowfax
• Shadowwhatever that probably has something to do with gaming or fantasy lit or whatever

50 shades of grey—smut book

between shades of grey—YA historical fiction.

It's a good thing I checked with the customer how old the niece she was buying for was.

edited 5th Dec '14 10:17:59 PM by Ellowen

• Bribri (indigenous ethnic group of Costa Rica)
• Bribri (language spoken by said group)
• Bribri (city in Talamanca canton, Limón province, Costa Rica)
• biribiri (Japanese onomatopoeia for crackling electricity)
• Biribiri (nickname of a level 5 esper with electricity powers)
• Biri Biri (nickname of a former Gambian football player)

edited 19th Dec '14 7:58:45 PM by GlennMagusHarvey

• Al Pacino
• Al Capone

• Snips (Character from The Legendary Starfy who uses explosives in combat)
• Snips (Character from MLP: Friendship is Magic who is short and squat)
• Snips (GamerGirlNES)
• Snips (The name of painchri589's Snivy)

edited 12th Mar '16 7:35:13 PM by MoreFace

Splarf!

• Mario Bros. (the game)
• Super Mario Bros. (the game)

Made by the same company, mind you!