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Some words are easy to spell. Some aren't. Some are spelled like they sound. Some aren't. The following is a list of frequently misspelled words. In some cases, a particularly common misspelling is given in parentheses. Sometimes these alternate spellings are listed in permissive dictionaries as spelling "variants," but this does not mean these spellings are correct spellings. (The word "ain't" is in the dictionary, too, but it's not correct.)

accelerate accidentally (accidently) accommodate accordion (accordian) accumulate acquaintance (acquaintence, aquaintance) acquire (aquire) acquit (aquit) aficionado a lot (alot) amateur anoint apology argument (arguement) atheist a while (awhile) axle (axel) barbecue (barbeque) believable (believeable) believe broccoli (brocolli) camouflage cantaloupe carburetor Caribbean cartilage cemetery (cemetary) chauvinism (chauvanism) chili chocolaty (chocolatey) coliseum, also colosseum (colliseum) collectible (collectable) colonel commemorate congratulations conscious consensus coolly daiquiri Dalmatian (Dalmation) deceive defendant definite (definate)

exhilarate existence (existance) Fahrenheit fiery (firey) flabbergast (flabberghast) flotation (floatation) frustum (frustrum) gauge genius (genious; see "ingenious") grammar (grammer) gross guttural handkerchief (hankerchief) harass (harrass) horrific hypocrisy imitate immediately inadvertent (inadvertant) incidentally (incidently) incredible independent indispensable (indispensible) ingenious (ingenius; see "genius") inoculate (innoculate) irascible irresistible (irresistable) its (it's) judgment (judgement) led (lead) liaison lieutenant liquefy (liquify) lose (loose) maneuver, also manoeuvre marshmallow (marshmellow) medieval, also mediaeval

pharaoh (pharoah) pigeon (pidgeon) pistachio (pistacchio) plagiarize playwright plenitude (plentitude) poinsettia (pointsettia) precede presumptuous (presumptious) proceed pronunciation (pronounciation) propagate privilege (priviledge) puerile pursue (persue) putrefy questionnaire (questionaire) raspberry receipt receive recommend refrigerator (refridgerator) renowned rhythm ridiculous sacrilegious sandal savvy seize (sieze) sensible (sensable) separate septuagenarian (septagenarian) sergeant sheriff shish kebab siege similar simile sorcerer (sorceror) subpoena supersede (supercede)

desiccate desperate deterrence development (developement) diorama disappear disappoint dissipate drunkenness (drunkeness) dumbbell (dumbell) ecstasy embarrass exercise (excercise)

memento (momento) millennium (millenium) minuscule (miniscule) mischief (mischeif) mischievous (mischievious) misogyny missile misspell (mispell) nauseous necessary no one (noone) occasion occurrence octopus onomatopoeia parallel parliament pastime (pasttime) peninsula

tariff their there they're threshold tongue too (to) tragedy tyranny ukulele (ukelele) until (untill) vacuum vicious weird you're (your)