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50 Commonly Misspelled Words in English
April 10, 2019 3:28 pm
Last Updated: January 11, 2020 9:21 am
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Basically
People sometimes make a basic mistake with this one, and spell it basicly.
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Beautiful
According to Google, this is the most common “how to spell” search in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
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Beginning
According to Google, this is the most common “how to spell” search in South Carolina.
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Bellwether
This word, meaning an indicator or predictor, has nothing to do with the weather, but is often misspelled with an “a.”
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Bizarre
Bizarre means strikingly unconventional. It’s not just unconventional to spell it bizzare — it’s plain wrong.
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