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Commonly misspelled English words from A-Z |
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ALPHABET |
WRONG WORDS |
CORRECT WORDS |
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A-a |
absense, absentse, abcense, absance |
absence |
A-a |
acceptible |
acceptable |
A-a |
accidentaly |
accidentally/accidently |
A-a |
accomodate, acommodate |
accommodate |
A-a |
acheive |
achieve |
A-a |
acknowlege, aknowledge |
acknowledge |
A-a |
acquaintence, aquaintance |
acquaintance |
A-a |
aquire, adquire |
acquire |
A-a |
aquit |
acquit |
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acrage, acerage |
acreage |
A-a |
adress |
address |
A-a |
adultary |
adultery |
A-a |
adviseable, advizable |
advisable |
A-a |
effect |
affect |
A-a |
agression |
aggression |
A-a |
aggressive |
aggressive |
A-a |
allegaince, allegience, alegiance |
allegiance |
A-a |
allmost |
almost |
A-a |
alot (must be two words), allot |
a lot |
A-a |
amatuer, amature |
amateur |
A-a |
anually, annualy |
annually |
A-a |
apparant, aparent, apparrent, aparrent |
apparent |
A-a |
artic |
arctic |
A-a |
argument |
argument |
A-a |
athiest, athist |
atheist |
A-a |
awfull, aweful |
awful |
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B-b |
becuase |
because |
B-b |
beatiful |
beautiful |
B-b |
becoming |
becoming |
B-b |
beginning |
beginning |
B-b |
believe |
believe |
B-b |
bellweather |
bellwether |
B-b |
bouy/bouyant |
buoy/buoyant |
B-b |
buisness |
business |
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C-c |
calender |
calendar |
C-c |
camoflage, camoflague |
camouflage |
C-c |
capital (both words exist, but are distinct) |
capitol |
C-c |
Carribean |
Caribbean |
C-c |
category |
category |
C-c |
cauhgt, caugt |
caught |
C-c |
cemetary, cematery |
cemetery |
C-c |
changeable |
changeable |
C-c |
chief |
chief |
C-c |
collaegue, collegue |
colleague |
C-c |
colum |
column |
C-c |
coming |
coming |
C-c |
commited, comitted |
committed |
C-c |
comparsion |
comparison |
C-c |
conceed |
concede |
C-c |
congradulate |
congratulate |
C-c |
consciencious |
conscientious |
C-c |
concious, consious |
conscious |
C-c |
concensus |
consensus |
C-c |
contraversy |
controversy |
C-c |
cooly |
coolly |
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D-d |
dacquiri, daquiri |
daiquiri |
D-d |
decieve |
deceive |
D-d |
definate,definit |
definite |
D-d |
definitly, definately, defiantly |
definitely |
D-d |
desparate |
desperate |
D-d |
diffrence |
difference |
D-d |
dilema |
dilemma |
D-d |
dissapoint |
disappoint |
D-d |
disasterous |
disastrous |
D-d |
drunkeness |
drunkenness |
D-d |
dumbell |
dumbbell |
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E-e |
embarrass |
embarrass |
E-e |
equiptment (wrong in numerous webpages) |
equipment |
E-e |
excede |
exceed |
E-e |
exilerate |
exhilarate |
E-e |
existance |
existence |
E-e |
experience |
experience |
E-e |
extreem |
extreme |
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F-f |
facinating |
fascinating |
F-f |
firey |
fiery |
F-f |
flourescent |
fluorescent |
F-f |
foreign |
foreign |
F-f |
friend |
friend |
F-f |
fullfil (American: fulfill) |
fulfil |
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G-g |
guage |
gauge |
G-g |
gratefull, greatful |
grateful |
G-g |
grate, grat |
great |
G-g |
garantee, garentee, garanty |
guarantee |
G-g |
guidence |
guidance |
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H-h |
harrass |
harass |
H-h |
heighth, heigth |
height |
H-h |
heirarchy |
hierarchy |
H-h |
hors derves, ordeurves |
hors d’oeuvres |
H-h |
humerous |
humorous |
H-h |
hygene, hygine, hiygeine, higeine, hygeine[3] |
hygiene |
H-h |
hipocrit |
hypocrisy/hypocrite |
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I-i |
ignorence |
ignorance |
I-i |
immitate |
imitate |
I-i |
imediately |
immediately |
I-i |
indite |
indict |
I-i |
independent |
independent |
I-i |
indispensible |
indispensable |
I-i |
innoculate |
inoculate |
I-i |
inteligence, intelligance |
intelligence |
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J-j |
jewelery |
jewelry (UK: jewellery) |
J-j |
judgement (issue in the U.S.) |
judgment |
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K-k |
kernal, distinct from homophone “colone |
kernel |
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L-l |
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L-l |
liesure |
leisure |
L-l |
liason |
liaison |
L-l |
libary, liberry |
library |
L-l |
lisence (US always license, UK noun licence) |
license |
L-l |
lightening |
lightning |
L-l |
loose |
lose |
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M-m |
maintainance, maintnance |
maintenance |
M-m |
marshmellow |
marshmallow |
M-m |
medeval, medevil, mideval |
medieval |
M-m |
momento |
memento |
M-m |
millenium, milennium |
millennium |
M-m |
miniture |
miniature |
M-m |
miniscule |
minuscule |
M-m |
mischievious, mischevous, mischevious |
mischievous |
M-m |
mispell, misspel |
misspell |
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N-n |
neccessary, necessery |
necessary |
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neice |
niece |
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nieghbor |
neighbour |
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noticable |
noticeable |
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O-o |
occasion |
occasion |
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occasionaly, occassionally |
occasionally |
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occurrance, occurrence |
occurrence |
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occurred |
occurred |
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ommision, omision |
omission |
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orignal |
original |
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outragous |
outrageous |
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P-p |
parliament |
parliament |
P-p |
passtime, pasttime |
pastime |
P-p |
percieve |
perceive |
P-p |
perseverence |
perseverance |
P-p |
personell, personel |
personnel |
P-p |
plagerize |
plagiarize |
P-p |
playright, playwrite |
playwright |
P-p |
posession, possesion |
possession |
P-p |
potatos |
potatoes |
P-p |
preceed |
potatoes |
P-p |
presence |
presence |
P-p |
principal |
principle |
P-p |
privelege, priviledge |
privilege |
P-p |
professer |
professor |
P-p |
protestor |
protester |
P-p |
promiss |
promise |
P-p |
pronounciation |
pronunciation |
P-p |
prufe |
proof |
P-p |
prophesy (valid as verb) |
prophecy (as noun) |
P-p |
publically |
publicly |
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Q-q |
quarentine |
quarantine |
Q-q |
que (from Bar-B-Que) |
queue |
Q-q |
questionaire, questionnair |
questionnaire |
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R-r |
readible |
readable |
R-r |
realy |
really |
R-r |
receive |
receive |
R-r |
reciept |
receipt |
R-r |
recomend, recommend |
recommend |
R-r |
refered |
referred |
R-r |
referance, refrence |
reference |
R-r |
relevent, revelant |
relevant |
R-r |
religous, religius |
religious |
R-r |
repitition |
repetition |
R-r |
restarant, restaurant |
restaurant |
R-r |
rime |
rhyme |
R-r |
rythm, rythem |
rhythm |
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S-s |
secratary, secretery |
secretary |
S-s |
sieze |
seize |
S-s |
separate |
separate |
S-s |
sargent |
sergeant |
S-s |
similer |
similar |
S-s |
skilfull (American: skillful) |
skilful |
S-s |
speach, speeche (archaic) |
speech |
S-s |
succesful, successfull, sucessful |
successful |
S-s |
supercede |
supersede |
S-s |
suprise, surprize |
surprise |
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T-t |
then |
than |
T-t |
there, they’re |
their |
T-t |
tomatos |
tomatoes |
T-t |
tommorow, tommorrow |
tomorrow |
T-t |
twelth |
twelfth |
T-t |
tyrany |
tyranny |
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U-u |
underate |
underrate |
U-u |
untill |
until |
U-u |
upholstry |
upholstery |
U-u |
usible |
usable/useable |
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V-v |
vaccuum, vaccum, vacume |
vacuum |
V-v |
vehical |
vehicle |
V-v |
visious |
vicious |
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W-w |
wether, whether |
weather |
W-w |
weird |
weird |
W-w |
wellfare, welfair |
welfare |
W-w |
wether |
whether |
W-w |
wilfull (American: willful) |
wilful |
W-w |
withold |
withhold |
W-w |
writting, writeing |
writing |