Special Report
50 of the Most Commonly Misspelled Words in English
January 10, 2021 10:47 am
Basically
People sometimes make a basic mistake with this one, and spell it basicly.
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 in 2018.
Beginning
According to Google, this is the most common “how to spell” search in South Carolina.
Bellwether
This word, meaning an indicator or predictor, has nothing to do with the weather, but is often misspelled with an “a.”
Bizarre
Bizarre means strikingly unconventional. It’s not just unconventional to spell it bizzare — it’s plain wrong.