Welcome to our list of the most commonly misspelled words! Whether you’re a native English speaker or a language learner, we all make mistakes when it comes to spelling. Even the most educated and skilled writers can slip up from time to time.
This list is designed to help you avoid some of the most common spelling errors that people make. We hope it will be a useful resource as you strive to improve your spelling skills.
Below is a comprehensive list of commonly misspelled (or misspelt) words in U.S. English. (Some spellings are unique to U.K. English and can be used in that context, however).
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Frequently Misspelled Words
Here are the 100 most commonly and most often misspelled words, according to the Oxford English Corpus:
- separate
- definitely
- receive
- twelfth
- millennium
- necessary
- occurrence
- definitely
- valuable
- embarrassed
- parliament
- reference
- cemetery
- harassment
- conscience
- privilege
- maintenance
- liaison
- humorous
- embarrass
- occurrence
- receive
- separate
- definitely
- millennium
- necessary
- occurrence
- definitely
- valuable
- embarrassed
- parliament
- reference
- cemetery
- harassment
- conscience
- privilege
- maintenance
- liaison
- humorous
- embarrass
- occurrence
- receive
- separate
- definitely
- millennium
- necessary
- occurrence
- definitely
- valuable
- embarrassed
- parliament
- reference
- cemetery
- harassment
- conscience
- privilege
- maintenance
- liaison
- humorous
- embarrass
- occurrence
- receive
- separate
- definitely
- millennium
- necessary
- occurrence
- definitely
- valuable
- embarrassed
- parliament
- reference
- cemetery
- harassment
- conscience
- privilege
- maintenance
- liaison
- humorous
- embarrass
- occurrence
- receive
- separate
- definitely
- millennium
- necessary
- occurrence
- definitely
- valuable
- embarrassed
- parliament
- reference
- cemetery
- harassment
- conscience
- privilege
- maintenance
- liaison
- humorous
- embarrass
500 Mispelled Words With Difficult Spellings
According to Google search data, people often find these following words very difficult to spell:
Common misspelling / Correct spelling:
narcissisitic / narcissistic
calculatoare / calculator
enemployment / unemployment
intercontinential / intercontinental
admininistrative / administrative
antidepresssants / antidepressants
architechturally / architecturally
characterisitics / characteristics
massachusettians / massachusetts
accountabillity / accountability
congragulations / congratulations
constitutionnal / constitutional
enviornmentally / environmentally
intersectionals / intersections
manufacturerers / manufacturers
paychologically / psychologically
physcologically / psychologically
procastrination / procrastination
psychopathische / psychopathic
responsibillity / responsibility
ridiculoussness / ridiculousness
sustainabillity / sustainability
vulernabilities / vulnerabilities
cessationalism / sensationalism
condescenscion / condescension
conscioussness / consciousness
converstaional / conversational
inadvertantely / inadvertently
infrastracture / infrastructure
nationalistisk / nationalists
neighbourhoood / neighbourhood
northereastern / northeastern
opthalmologist / ophthalmologist
professionials / professionalism
recommondation / recommendation
schizophrentic / schizophrenic
specailization / specialization
trasnportation / transportation
abbrievations / abbreviation
accelleration / acceleration
accomadations / accommodations
acquaintaince / acquaintance
affectionnate / affectionate
antagonisitic / antagonistic
apporpriation / appropriation
appreciationg / appreciating
authoratitive / authoritative
breadtfeeding / breastfeeding
bureaucratics / bureaucrats
carbohdyrates / carbohydrates
circumcission / circumcision
colaborations / collaborations
comminication / communication
compensantion / compensation
comperhension / comprehension
competatively / competitively
comtemplating / contemplating
condradiction / contradiction
confidentally / confidentially
conservatisim / conservatism
constallation / constellation
contravercial / controversial
democraticaly / democratically
dermatalogist / dermatologist
determenation / determination
developmently / developmental
discriminatin / discrimination
dissapointted / dissapointed
distribustion / distributions
embarrasement / embarrassment
enlightnement / enlightenment
enteratinment / entertainment
entrepreneuer / entrepreneurs
ethnocentricm / ethnocentrism
heiroglyphics / hieroglyphics
hypocriticial / hypocritical
inconveinence / inconvenience
indefinitelly / indefinitely
independantly / independently
intermittient / intermittent
intrensically / intrinsically
jacksonvillle / jacksonville
mainfestation / manifestation
metaphysicals / metaphysics
miscellanious / miscellaneous
misogynisitic / misogynistic
oppertunities / opportunities
organziations / organizations
pennsylvainia / pennsylvania
perpandicular / perpendicular
photographics / photographs
photoshoppped / photoshopped
prescribtions / prescriptions
realtionships / relationships
reconcilation / reconciliation
refridgerator / refrigerator
ressurrection / resurrection
rollarcoaster / rollercoaster
scateboarding / skateboarding
spirituallity / spiritually
startegically / strategically
strawberrries / strawberries
transcribtion / transcription
transformered / transformed
transgengered / transgendered
transitionals / transitions
transmisssion / transmissions
transparentcy / transparency
universitites / universities
adventureous / adventures
afghanisthan / afghanistan
amohetamines / amphetamines
annhiliation / annihilation
anniversairy / anniversary
anticiaption / anticipation
arbitrarilly / arbitrarily
astranomical / astronomical
authentisity / authenticity
automonomous / autonomous
bobybuilding / bodybuilding
cannibalisim / cannibalism
cannotations / connotations
catterpillar / caterpillar
charismastic / charismatic
cheerlearder / cheerleader
chirstianity / christianity
cockroachers / cockroaches
comdemnation / condemnation
comfirmation / confirmation
commoditites / commodities
completetion / completion
concentrarte / concentrate
condolencies / condolences
confederancy / confederacy
connecticuit / connecticut
conplimented / complimented
consilidated / consolidated
consistencey / consistency
continential / continental
contineously / continuously
continuating / continuation
counsellling / counselling
decscription / description
defininitely / definitively
delibaretely / deliberately
delusionally / delusively
detrimential / detrimental
disemination / dissemination
disenchanged / disenchanted
earthquackes / earthquakes
electorlytes / electrolytes
electrictian / electrician
encourageing / encouraging
enthusuastic / enthusiastic
cheeseburguers / cheeseburgers
inconsequentional / inconsequential
instatutionalized / institutionalized
misinterpretating / misinterpreting
accomplishements / accomplishments
charactarization / characterization
circumstantional / circumstantial
differentiantion / differentiation
electromagnectic / electromagnetic
enviornmentalist / environmentalist
fundamentalister / fundamentalists
imcomprehensible / incomprehensible
immunosupressant / immunosuppressant
inconstitutional / unconstitutional
miscommunciation / miscommunication
notwhithstanding / notwithstanding
professionalisim / professionalism
representationen / representations
representationer / representations
straightforeward / straightforward
surrepetitiously / surreptitiously
unconditionnally / unconditionally
uncontrollablely / uncontrollably
understandablely / understandably
unintentionnally / unintentionally
acclimitization / acclimatization
cardiovascualar / cardiovascular
compatabilities / compatibilities
confidenciality / confidential
congradulations / congratulations
consequentually / consequently
experementation / experimentation
extraterrestial / extraterrestrial
idiosynchracies / idiosyncrasies
incompatability / incompatibility
instantaneoulsy / instantaneous
manouverability / maneuverability
multicultralism / multiculturalism
objectificaiton / objectification
racionalization / rationalization
satisfactorally / satisfactory
troubelshooting / troubleshooting
uncomfortablely / uncomfortably
archeaologists / archeologists
authenitcation / authentication
calssification / classification
capatilization / capitalization
cinematagraphy / cinematography
coincedentally / coincidentally
conciderations / considerations
contemporaneus / contemporaneous
contriceptives / contraceptives
crystalisation / crystallisation
demenstrations / demonstrations
determinisitic / deterministic
disillusionned / disillusioned
distingquished / distinguished
endoctrination / indoctrination
extraordinairy / extraordinary
foreshadowning / foreshadowing
functionallity / functionality
gravitationnal / gravitational
hipothetically / hypothetically
identificaiton / identification
inconsistentcy / inconsistency
individuallity / individuality
instinctivelly / instinctively
intellecutally / intellectually
interpersonnal / interpersonal
investigatiors / investigations
irrationallity / irrationally
irresponsibile / irresponsible
mataphorically / metaphorically
mediterrannean / mediterranean
mulitplication / multiplication
overpolulation / overpopulation
paliamentarian / parliamentarian
pharamceutical / pharmaceutical
predominantely / predominantly
prerequisities / prerequisite
profitabillity / profitability
qaulifications / qualification
reconnaissence / reconnaissance
reconsturction / reconstruction
refridgeration / refrigeration
rehabilitaiton / rehabilitation
represantative / representative
righteoussness / righteousness
sepcifications / specification
simaltaneously / simultaneously
syncronization / synchronization
thermodinamics / thermodynamics
transfromation / transformation
transitionning / transitioning
unforetunately / unfortunately
unprecendented / unprecedented
wholeheartadly / wholeheartedly
accomodations / accommodations
accomondating / accommodating
accredidation / accreditation
admissability / admissibility
adverticement / advertisement
agrumentative / argumentative
annoucnements / announcements
anthropolgist / anthropologist
apporpriately / appropriately
autherization / authorization
availabillity / availability
billingualism / bilingualism
broadacasting / broadcasting
bureaucractic / bureaucratic
calrification / clarification
catastrophize / catastrophe
ceritfication / certifications
chornological / chronological
circomference / circumference
circumstnaces / circumstance
comfortablity / comfortably
comfrontation / confrontation
commericially / commercially
compilcations / complication
comtamination / contamination
concatination / contamination
concencration / concentration
configruation / configurations
constitutents / constitutes
consttruction / construction
contributiors / contributors
cooresponding / corresponding
corrispondant / correspondent
counterfeight / counterfeit
decentraliced / decentralized
decomissioned / decommissioned
decompositing / decomposing
desinterested / disinterested
determinining / determining
disadvanteges / disadvantages
disappearence / disappearance
disciplinairy / disciplinary
discontinuted / discontinued
disingenuious / disingenuous
disrecpectful / disrespectful
dissagreement / disagreement
dissobediance / disobedience
encarceration / incarceration
encyclopeadia / encyclopedia
enthusiasists / enthusiasts
enviornmental / environmental
estabilshment / establishments
gamifications / ramifications
gradification / gratification
ideosyncratic / idiosyncratic
imprefections / imperfections
inapporpriate / inappropriate
inconciderate / inconsiderate
incoroporated / incorporated
indespensable / indispensable
infilitration / infiltration
initalisation / initialisation
insiginficant / insignificant
internacional / international
interragation / interrogation
invertibrates / invertebrates
irreversiable / irreversible
jsutification / justifications
knoweldgeable / knowledgeable
legitimatelly / legitimately
mathamatician / mathematician
misanderstood / misunderstood
misconcpetion / misconceptions
notificaitons / notifications
particiaption / participation
particularely / particularly
perpetuationg / perpetuating
practicallity / practically
practitioneer / practitioners
preconceieved / preconceived
predecessores / predecessors
preliferation / proliferation
preposterious / preposterous
presumptuious / presumptuous
proclaimation / proclamation
pronouciation / pronunciation
proseletyzing / proselytizing
quinessential / quintessential
ramificaitons / ramifications
receptionnist / receptionist
reencarnation / reincarnation
relinqushment / relinquishment
reprehenisble / reprehensible
repricussions / repercussions
respectivelly / respectively
rienforcement / reinforcements
segementation / segmentation
socioecenomic / socioeconomic
sohpisticated / sophisticated
stereotipical / stereotypical
storytellling / storytelling
subscribtions / subscriptions
substancially / substantially
telaportation / teleportation
translyvanian / transylvania
umpredictable / unpredictable
uncertaintity / uncertainty
undergratuate / undergraduate
underhwelming / underwhelming
unforgiveable / unforgivable
unnecessarity / unnecessarily
unsuccessfull / unsuccessful
visualizaiton / visualization
weightlfiting / weightlifting
accedentally / accidentally
accessibilty / accessibility
acculumation / accumulation
acheivements / achievements
administored / administer
advantagious / advantageous
aggressivley / aggressively
agriculteurs / agriculture
apllications / applications
areodynamics / aerodynamics
arrengements / arrangements
associationg / associating
assymetrical / asymmetrical
automobilies / automobile
babysittting / babysitting
billionairre / billionaire
bittersweeet / bittersweet
brakethrough / breakthrough
brotherhoood / brotherhood
bulletprooof / bulletproof
cababilities / capabilities
californican / californian
catastraphic / catastrophic
categoriezed / categorized
celebritites / celebrities
cheezeburger / cheeseburger
cilivization / civilizations
circumcisied / circumcised
circuncision / circumcision
coefficienct / coefficient
colonialisim / colonialism
colonozation / colonization
combanations / combinations
commandemnts / commandment
commemmorate / commemorate
commenwealth / commonwealth
commishioner / commissioner
committments / commitments
comparission / comparisons
complilation / complication
composistion / compositions
compresssion / compression
compulsorary / compulsory
conclusivley / conclusive
congegration / congregation
congresssman / congressman
consectutive / consecutive
consequental / consequently
consipracies / conspiracies
consoltation / consultation
constrainsts / constraints
consumerisim / consumerism
convertables / convertibles
coordinatior / coordinator
coorperation / cooperation
costomizable / customizable
coutnerparts / counterparts
credibillity / credibility
culiminating / culminating
dabilitating / debilitating
dangerousely / dangerously
decensitized / desensitized
declareation / declaration
demesticated / domesticated
denominatior / denominator
descriminant / discriminant
desctruction / destruction
despensaries / dispensaries
desperatedly / desperately
destractions / distractions
determinanti / determination
dictadorship / dictatorship
differencial / differential
discertation / dissertation
disconencted / disconnected
disctinction / distinction
disctinctive / distinctive
disgruntaled / disgruntled
dismantleing / dismantling
dispalcement / displacement
dyregulation / deregulation
econimically / economically
effectivelly / effectively
electronicas / electronics
electronicos / electronics
embarasssing / embarassing
emprisonment / imprisonment
enchancement / enhancement
enfringement / infringement
exaggaration / exaggeration
histocompatability / histocompatibility
indistinguishible / indistinguishable
interchangeablely / interchangeably
responsibillities / responsibilities
inconsistentcies / inconsistencies
interpretaciones / interpretations
interpretationen / interpretations
proportionallity / proportionally
unconfortability / discomfort
acknolwedgement / acknowledgement
comfrontational / confrontational
commuinications / communications
complimentarity / complimentary
entrepreneurers / entrepreneurs
experimentacion / experimentation
interchangebale / interchangeable
libertarianisim / libertarianism
performancetest / performances
pharamceuticals / pharmaceutical
reccomendations / recommendations
represantatives / representatives
technoligically / technologically
trustworthyness / trustworthiness
unconventionnal / unconventional
unresponsivness / unresponsive
accomplishemnt / accomplishment
acknowledgeing / acknowledging
affectionatley / affectionate
approximatelly / approximately
architecturial / architectural
authobiography / autobiography
comphrehensive / comprehensive
constitucional / constitutional
contradictiong / contradicting
correpsondence / correspondence
correspondants / correspondents
deterioriating / deteriorating
disatisfaction / dissatisfaction
discrimanatory / discriminatory
discriminacion / discrimination
dysfunctionnal / dysfunctional
grandchilderen / grandchildren
identificacion / identification
implementating / implementation
institutionals / institutions
We have compiled thousands more commonly misspelled words for reference in the Comprehensive Misspelled Words List page.
