The 15 Most Misspelled Words In English

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Let’s face it. Spelling matters very little these days. More often than not, if you’re typing on a computer your mistake will be corrected before you even notice it’s there.

Unfortunately, this has made poor spellers out of many of us. Since we don’t even need to remember how to spell the most common words, a surprising amount of people get a few of these wrong.

Can you ace this quiz of the top 15 misspelled words in English? Give it your best shot!

Spell this word meaning "to provide with something desired, needed, or suited" or "to make room for":
Accomodate
Accommodate

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Spell this word meaning "what one or ones out of a group —used as an interrogative":
Wich
Which

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This word means "to come into possession of":
Receive
Recieve

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This word is used as a "function word to indicate continuance (as of an action or condition) to a specified time":
Untill
Until

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Meaning "to come into existence":
Occurred
Occured

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This word means "to set or keep apart":
Seperate
Separate

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A term meaning "the body of persons that constitutes the authority of a political unit or organization":
Goverment
Government

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"In a way free of all ambiguity, uncertainty, or obscurity":
Definitely
Definately

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This word means "a ruler of ancient Egypt":
Pharoah
Pharaoh

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This one means "in a manner observable by or in a place accessible to the public":
Publicly
Publically

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Meaning "in an unintended manner":
Accidentally
Accidentaly

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Meaning "to carry out successfully":
Acheive
Achieve

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Meaning "a system for fixing the beginning, length, and divisions of the civil year":
Calender
Calendar

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Meaning "to cause to experience a state of self-conscious distress":
Embarrass
Embarass

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Meaning "not subject to control by others":
Independent
Independant

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