Commonly Misspelt Words

English words can be tricky to spell, as they are not always spelt like they sound. Sometimes you just have to memorise them.

According to the Macmillan Dictionary, these are the 50 most frequently misspelt words in English. These are all commonly used words, so it would be very worthwhile to learn their correct spelling.

The correct spelling is on the right.

accomodation > accommodation

adress > address

accomodate > accommodate

wether > whether / weather

rehersal > rehearsal

commited > committed

persue > pursue

occurence > occurrence

lenght > length

strenght > strength

seperate > separate

appaling > appalling

tought > taught / thought

throught > through

commision > commission

comission > commission

recieve > receive

collegue > colleague

desease > disease

compell > compel

bizzare > bizarre

concious > conscious

advertisment > advertisement

succint > succinct

rythm > rhythm

wich > which / witch

wheather > whether / weather

percieve > perceive

occure > occur

enterpreneur > entrepreneur

aquire > acquire

convinient > convenient

devide > divide

agressive > aggressive

enviroment > environment

supress > suppress

embarassed > embarrassed

miniscule > minuscule

occured > occurred

strech > stretch

embarrased > embarrassed

responsability > responsibility

assesment > assessment

akward > awkward

endevour > endeavour

belive > believe

wierd > weird

achive > achieve

greatful > grateful

biogrophay > biography