We’ve all had a little trouble with spelling. Even if we’re the smartest person in the world and have read the dictionary front to back, spelling is difficult. From fake words like “covfefe” to made-up words like “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”, it’s safe to say that language is a complicated thing.
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In honor of Spelling Bee week, GoogleTrends tweeted out a infographic map detailing the most misspelled words in America by State. See for yourself!
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Let’s take a closer look:
Alabama – pneumonia
Alaska – schedule
Arizona – tomorrow
Arkansas – chihuahua
California – beautiful
Colorado – tomorrow
Connecticut – supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Delaware – hallelujah
Florida – receipt
Georgia – gray
Hawaii – people
Idaho – quote
Illinois – appreciate
Indiana – hallelujah
Iowa – vacuum
Kansas – diamond
Kentucky – beautiful
Louisiana – giraffe
Maine – pneumonia
Maryland – special
Massachusetts – license
Michigan – pneumonia
Minnesota – beautiful
Mississippi – nanny
Missouri – maintenance
Montana – surprise
Nebraska – suspicious
Nevada – available
New Hampshire –
New Jersey – twelve
New Mexico – banana
New York – beautiful
North Carolina – angel
North Dakota – dilemma
Ohio – beautiful
Oklahoma – patient
Oregon – sense
Pennsylvania – sauerkraut
Rhode Island – liar
South Carolina – chihuahua
South Dakota – college
Tennessee – chaos
Texas – maintenance
Utah – disease
Vermont – diarrhea
Virginia – delicious
Washington – pneumonia
West Virginia – supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Wisconsin – Wisconsin
Wyoming – priority
Honorable mention:
Washington D.C. – ninety (yes, there’s a spelling error in the spelling error infographic)
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