Most Commonly Misspelled Words [English]

There are many words which we tend to misspell in our writing. Some are so common that our eyes barely notice them. These are not grammatical or usage mistakes (for example, "Notary Republic," or Mondegreens) -- these just result as a function of how we tend to use the QWERTY -formatted keyboard, how infrequently we read things which have been properly spelled, and our spellcheck-type autocorrect functions: Here's a watchlist of the top 100 misspelled (or mistyped) words, courtesy of yourdictionary .com [ Warning : This is a LONG post. Please put your scrolling gloves on, Braintenancers - you might even want to pack a lunch ] -- A acceptable - Several words made the list because of the suffix pronounced -êbl but sometimes spelled - ible , sometimes -able. Just remember to accept any table offered to you and you will spell this word OK. accidentally - It is no accident that the test for adverbs on -ly is whether they come from an adjective on -al ("accide...