Students compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee by spelling words that could make one’s head spin (“weissnichtwo” and “cabotinage,” to name a couple). But it doesn’t take championship level words to trip most people up: there are dozens of everyday words that are regularly misspelled. Think you can get them right?
We’ve written silly sentences by letter containing some of the most commonly misspelled words, according to the Oxford University Press. See how you well you can spot them — and how your score compares to others. We’re warning you: It’s tough.
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Click on each misspelled word beginning with the letter a
Alice’s apartment was accross from the arbor. Apparently it was accommodating, except during an arguement.
About this story
Most commonly misspelled words were identified by the Oxford University Press. A version of this story was originally published May 29, 2014, by Emily Chow and Kat Downs Mulder.
