Top 15 Misspelt English Words We Use Daily

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Grammar-nazis, be alert! This post is for you! We have a sheer nick inside us to correct others. We talk about proper English in its correct syntax and debate on its usage, but are we aware of the correct forms that we use in our day-to-day life? Given below is the list of the top 15 misspelt English words.

Top 15 Misspelt English Words We Use Daily

1. Advice/Advise

advice/advise
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This word fools almost everybody with its twin. Even while talking, people unwittingly oscillate between advise and advice. Advice is the noun form for a suggestion, whereas advise is the verb form of giving guidance.

2. Affect/Effect

affect/effect
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Our archenemy! It has destroyed the meaning of a sentence. Confusion is the effect of this, and it affects so drastically that we find ourselves drowning into more confusion. 

3. Principle/Principal

Principle/Principal
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The principle behind the theorem and the principal of your college are two different things. How difficult is it to understand this reference? As difficult to understand its sound because it has the same pronunciation. 

4. Acquaintance/Acquaintence

Acquaintance/Acquaintence
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There is no such word as “acquaintance”, but while writing in a paper, we make one. Be aware to check it again. An acquaintance is someone whom you know not very closely. You identify them but they are not close to you.

5. Gauge/Guage 

Gauge/Guage
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Every time I opened the Physics textbook, this dilemma had me crawling my nerves out. The placing of the vowels misplaces your understanding inadvertently. To the physics lovers, I am sure you will not find this a problem anymore, but to us, the spelling is still confusing. Gauge is the correct word.

6. Calfs/Calves

Calfs/Calves
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The younger one of a cow is called a calf. Its plural form is called as calves. Calfs is an incorrect way to spell the plural form of a calf.

7. Grey/Gray

Grey/Gray
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I am not talking about Christian Grey here. I am talking about colour. Colours are the favourite aesthetic parameters in our lives, yet it tussles with the mind because of their spelling. Grey is used officially in UK English, whereas Gray is a common term in US English.

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8. Absence/Absense

Absence/Absense
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People mistake this word so many times while writing hastily. It might be due to our inveterate habit of writing the word sense, which tumbles us while writing absence. 

9. Accommodate/Accomodate

Accommodate/Accomodate
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The double M theory contrives confusion, which every person goes through. It is large enough to accommodate two Cs and two Ms. It is better to check if there are Cs and Ms written.

10. Maintenance/Maintainance

Maintenance/Maintainance
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If I get a dollar every time I wrote this word incorrectly, I will be a millionaire. There is no “ai”, but there is an “e”. We often forget this, and thanks to its phonological attributes, we write the wrong one. 

11. Misspelled/Misspelt 

Misspelled/Misspelt
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Both the spellings are correct. It depends on which English style you are using – American or Britain. Misspelled is an American English term, whereas misspelt is used in British English.

12. Prophecy/Prophesy

Prophecy/Prophesy
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All greek mythology stories are filled with prophecies in which a greek hero has to fulfil it. We came across this word many times, yet we are confused when we are told to write this word. Prophecy is used as a noun, whereas prophesy is valid as a verb.

13. Rhythm/Rythm

rhythm/rythm
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What is wrong with ‘H’? And why is it so difficult to remember it? No one has an answer. We have been battling it since it was introduced to us. Its phonology still confuses while writing the word.  

14. Until/Untill

until/untill
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This extra L adds extra tension and plays with the mind. Another example of the same dilemma is – fulfil/fulfill, except fulfil is common in UK and fulfill in America.

15. Weird/Wierd

Weird/Wierd
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It is weird when people mistake the spelling for weird. The game between i and e is so intense that it confuses a lot many. Even after practising a hundred times, this word is a tough competitor.   

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