French words that sound nearly identical but are NOT #shorts

Check out these French word pairs that sound very similar but aren't quite the same. They aren't homonyms though. Listen closely, the vowel sounds are different.

[Spiklething]

English words that sound nearly identical but are not
Beach/Bitch.
This caused a bit of a mixup with a French exchange student I spent time with back in the 80’s! 😂

[monpopotama]

Poignet/poignée are pronounced the same in my region (south of France)

[someoneelse]

1st day of a student exchange and my host family got me with phrase and fraise. Not all too simular, but I didn't know what strawberry was in french back then😂

[superpieton]

What is the sound of an ambulance in France?

Bread Bridge Bread Bridge Bread Bridge...

[JHN_D]

I'm sure we could make the same video for English words 😉😂

[markbernier]

Good chuckle here I didn't recognize paon and thought the picture was broccoli.

[nco]

I have better: verre/vair. Cinderella never ever had slippers made of "verre" but slippers made of "vair"! If only the translator had understood! Children all over the world would not falsely believe that Cinderella has slippers made of glass! They would know that Cinderella has slippers made of squirrel fur. And, yes, Cinderella is a French fairy tale.

[alisoncarr]

A friend was saying their address. What they said: Rue du moulin à vent. What I heard: Rue du moulin avant 😂

[Sole_e]

C'est vrai que le français est assez compliqué parfois😅 et aussi pour nous les français

[EmmysCoolVids]

Concert and Cancer? Omg I'm gonna have to explain which words I'm using 🤭😅

[grischad]

do these sound remotely similar? i guess if you come from a language without nasal vowels

[bdwon]

I can only detect differences when there are three!

[mariannewilson]

Too fast. Please linger a little longer at each set of words. Otherwise difficult to absorb.

[remondetpierrick]

If your’re from south west of France the first two have the same prononciation 😂

[LUIS-oxbv]

One of the many reasons why many Americans have a problem, not only with the French language, but with the ethnic French themselves. Nuances.

[cmlazar]

Ce qui ont vraiment une prononciation différente sont simple à prononcer.

[chiarac]

In English we have to, too and two, yes we do! I guess every language has one, almost like it's a rule.

[kylestewart]

Poignet and poignée are pronounced the same by 99% of the French population, I've never heard someone pronouncing it differently

[TimetobeHealthyHappy]

Why not mention every word that Ends with ion being same ... C'est simple ;-)

[henricochet]

En Français
Ta tata tâta ta tante

In English
Your aunt touched your aunt