knell / nell [nɛl]
knell – n. & v. – n. – 1. the sound of a bell especially when tolled for solemn events such as a death; 2. a sorrowful cry, a dirge; v. 1. strike with a resounding blow resembling how one strikes a bell; 2. toll or ring a bell slowly; give or utter a mournful sound; 3. summon, proclaim
nell – n. – manille – used especially of the nine of trumps in klaberjass (a two-handed game played with 32 cards in which a player scores by holding a higher sequence than his opponent, by holding both the king and queen of trumps, by taking the last trick, and by taking scoring cards in tricks)