Emmanuel Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 "cookies" always ends up as "cockies". I also have trouble with the word "mockingbird" for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianapolisJones Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Occasionally always throws me a curveball, it takes me a couple tries before I finally get it right. I have always found that I can never spell buffalo without spelling it bufallo first. I know that there are definitely several other words out there that trip me up, I just can't for the life of me remember any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggreggerson Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 A lot of English words are difficult to spell for non-native speakers (or even native speakers) because of the way they are pronounced. Sometimes the pronunciation simply doesn't match up with how it is spelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misty1987 Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 For me, the one word I have to double check myself on everytime, is definitely. I almost always write it as "definetely" but since my tablet does a sort of predictive text I'm able to spot the error straight away. I also have to watch my double consonants as in; occasion (spelt that wrong straight away..oops) and necessary. Like a lot of you, ive also had trouble with calendar, using an 'er' instead of 'ar'. I think the different spellings between America and England confuse matters too, especially if you are using an online tool to help with your spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinroberts Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Based on the past couple of days I have been always misspelling "separate" and "necessarily". With separate I would always put an E after the P instead of an A. And with necessarily I would always mix up whether it's 2 c's or 2 s's or both and so on. I'm sure there are more words that I have trouble spelling but those are the most recent ones that I can remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyandroid Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I really have a hard time spelling the words: mesmerizing, apparently, and there was another word that I'm forgetting but I will add it to the list when I remember it. If I didn't have a spell check at my disposal then I think I would have a hard time being correct, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywatcher Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 I always take time spelling occasion (oh my god I got it on my first try). I usually spell it as occassion and ocassion, but I almost never spell it correctly that the word processor does the correcting for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angie51 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 I can never spell "rythm" as I have just proved, it should be "rhythm" as I have just used spell check. I have no explanation why I can not spell this particular word. However not having the ability to spell, is not a major problem,as most of my writing is done on my lap top, which has the wonderful creation spell check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g2narat Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 I hate the word dachshund. Love the dogs, hate the word. It is so difficult to spell. I even had to google it to type it here. And yes, my original spelling was wrong. Psh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qyeasat Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 I have terrible spelling! Thank goodness for spell check, otherwise I would be basically unintelligible. But words that trip me up often are ones that have double letters such as "necessary" or words that have the strange "i before e rule" such as beige or feisty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
003 Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 I often find myself troubled spelling these words: accommodate - I often leave out the other m. occasion - I often put 2 s and sometimes I put only 1 c.citizen - I am confused if the second i is supposed to be e.aggressive - I often spell it with a single g.tomorrow - I sometimes put 2 m.I am confused with a lot more words. They are the ones that I can remember for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mshel Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 I always second guess myself when it comes to spelling simple words like "receive" and "believe". Sometimes I run into trouble when I spell English words adopted from foreign languages like "bourgeoisie". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloomsie Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 I have a hard time spelling, 'itinerary' without having to spell check it. I always spell it like 'itenerary' because that's how it's heard. Thank goodness for spell check nowadays, right? Haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linguetronix Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Misspell, correlate and rhythm. I often think they're spelt:Mispell, corelate and rhthym. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorannmwin Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 My first thought when I look at this question is that I have some problems with the words where As and Es sound pretty much the same. Now with the second one I bet a lot of people will laugh at me. I tend to have problems with i before e except after c or when sounded as a as in neighbor or weigh. Whenever I'm spelling a word with an ie combination, I have to think of the little poem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g2narat Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Oh, I have more to add here. These are more words that I have trouble spelling:mannequinorchestratecasseroleI usually spell them the way I think they are spelled then check them with spell checker. A lot of the time, my spelling's wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looper Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 For me it would be word Embarrassing. Sometimes I just really forget if it's double R and single S, or single R or double S, or both doubles.The second one would be occasion. I keep thinking it's single c and double s. Since double s seems more common, like passion, mission, and discussion.The third one would be aggressive. I usually type it with one g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosterTXT Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 The English word that I always have a bit of trouble spelling is the word experience. For whatever reason I always forget how to spell it. Even just now I had to use spellcheck lol. I don't use the word "experience" that much so maybe that is why I always forget how to spell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lei / Latifa Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 This may seem dumb and it's a first grade word but I always forget how to spell sandwich. Usually, it is the totally "easy" words that I forget how to spell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringBreeze Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 English is my first language. But there are a few words that drive me crazy because I always spell them wrong. Thank goodness for automatic spelling checks. They have made me lazier, but so much more efficient. Some words are: conscientious therefore (i never know if it ends with the "E" or without)rhythmecstasy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebmelvern Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I always get confused with broccoli. Like right now, I misspelled it again! I never learn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btatro Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 For some reason, I tend to have an issue with "original" as I always want to add an extra "o" to make it origional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chigreyofthenorns Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 For some reason, I find it difficult to remember the right spelling of the following words:1. separable2. shepherd3. consciousnessBut since I listed them here, I think that I will remember them better now! Haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyIdol Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 There are a few that I'd likely misspell quite a bit if it wasn't for my computer alerting me to that act that it incorrect. Words like similar (which I always want to add an "i" to) usually get me, I'm always wanting to add an "i" because I'm sounding out the word in my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikolic993 Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 I used to misspell "tomorrow" and "business", but now when I want to write them, for tomorrow I think of the word "arrow" and that's how I know that there are two Rs and not two Ms. And for business I imagine a bus being eaten by the Loch Ness monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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