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languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu·Mark Liberman·5 months ago
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Below is a guest post by Randoh Sallihall :

Analysis of Google search data for 2026 reveals the most misspelled words for each U.S. state and America.

National Spelling Bee will be held from May 26 to May 28. The research is well timed.

America's most misspelled words:

Bougie – 134 400 searches.

Favorite – 128 400 searches.

Through – 127 200 searches.

Business – 123 600 searches.

Tomorrow – 121 200 searches.

Because – 106 800 searches.

Definitely – 104 400 searches.

Beautiful – 102 000 searches.

Niece – 100 800 searches.

Separate – 98 400 searches.

America's most misspelled words by state:

Alabama – Business

Alaska – Beautiful

Arizona – Through

Arkansas – Beautiful

California – Different

Colorado – Color

Connecticut – Recommend

Delaware – Beautiful

Florida – School

Georgia – Chihuahua

Hawaii – Appreciate

Idaho – Necessary

Illinois – Color

Indiana – Because

Iowa – Character

Kansas – Schedule

Kentucky – Definitely

Louisiana – Restaurant

Maine –…

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