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The following list, of about 350 words, is based on documented lists [4] [10] of the top 100, 200, or 400 [3] most commonly misspelled words in all variants of the English language, rather than listing every conceivable misspelled word. Some words are followed by examples of misspellings:
Every day (two words) is an adverb phrase meaning "daily" or "every weekday". Everyday (one word) is an adjective meaning "ordinary". [48] exacerbate and exasperate. Exacerbate means "to make worse". Exasperate means "to annoy". Standard: Treatment by untrained personnel can exacerbate injuries.
Many words (spelled correctly) are confused with another word which sounds the same or is spelled similarly. These are known as homophones. This list does not include place names, such as Gaul (gall) or Greece (grease).
The post 21 Commonly Misspelled Words and How to Spell Them appeared first on Reader's Digest. If you've ever second-guessed yourself while trying to spell words like "beautiful," "receive," and ...
My personal favorite, and the most ironic, people in Massachusetts don't know how to spell ... Massachusetts. Hey, as long as you can at least read the words correctly, you're doing okay.
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The guiding rule should be to include words if they are more likely to be incorrect spellings than correct spellings even if it means that occasionally there will be false positives. Keep in mind some words could be corrected to multiple different possibilities and some are names of brands, songs, or products. These are just the most common.
According to Google, 12 states got it wrong, spelling the color g-r-e-y instead of g-r-a-y. (Blame 50 shades for that). ... But here in Texas the most common misspelled word is "beautiful". So ...