See below some words that are common as being misspelled
Correct Spelling | Incorrect Spelling |
Accept (agree) | Except |
Accessible | Acessible/Accessable |
Accommodate | Acommodate/Accomodate |
Acknowledgement | Acknowledgment |
Acquire | Aquire |
Analyze | Analyse |
Authorized | Authorised |
B.Sc.(Bachelor of Science) | B.S. |
Behaviour | Behavior |
Benefited | Benefitted |
Calibre | Caliber |
Cancelled | Canceled |
Capital(city) | Capitol |
Capital(money) | Capitol |
Capitalize | Capitalise |
Catalogue | Catalog |
Categorize | Categorise |
Centimetre | Centimeter |
Centralize | Centralise |
Centre | Center |
Centred | Centered |
Characterize | Characterise |
Colour | Color |
Computerize | Computerise |
Correspondence | Correspondance |
Counselled | Counseled |
Counsellor | Counselor |
Customize | Customise |
Defence | Defense |
Demeanour | Demeanor |
Dual (double) | Duel |
Elicit (bring about) | Illicit |
Emigrate (leave a place) | Immigrate |
Endeavour | Endeavor |
Enrol | Enroll |
Enrolment | Enrollment |
Except (exclude) | Accept |
Familiarize | Familiarise |
Fervour | Fervor |
Finalize | Finalise |
Focused | Focussed |
Fulfill | Fulfil |
Grey | Gray |
Harmonize | Harmonise |
Honour | Honor |
Honoured | Honored |
Illicit (unlawfull) | Elicit |
Immigrate (enter a place) | Emigrate |
Initialize | Initialise |
Instalment | Installment |
Kilometre | Kilometer |
Labelled | Labeled |
Labour | Labor |
Labourer | Laborer |
Levelled | Leveled |
Liasie | Liase |
Licence (a certificate | License |
License (to allow) | Licence |
Litre | Liter |
Manager | Manger |
Manoeuvre | Maneuver |
Metre (unit of measurement) | Meter |
Minimize | Minimise |
Mitre | Miter |
Mobilize | Mobilise |
Modelled | Modele |
Mould (to shape something) | Mold |
Neutralize | Neutralise |
Occasional | Occassional |
Occurrence | Occurance |
Offence | Offense |
Organization | Organisation |
Organize | Organise |
Paycheque | Paycheck |
Practice (a place) | Practise |
Practise (to rehearse) | Practice |
Premier (first) | Premiere |
Premiere (grand opening) | Premier |
Principal (head of an organization) | Principle |
Principal (money) | Principle |
Principle (basic truth) | Principal |
Prioritize | Prioritise |
Privilege | Priviledge |
Realize | Realise |
Recognize | Recognise |
Reflection | Reflexion |
Résumé/Resumé | Résume/Resume |
Rigour | Rigor |
Scrutinize | Scrutinise |
Separate | Separate |
Specialize | Specialise |
Stabilize | Stabilise |
Than (comparing something) | Then |
Then (time) | Than |
Travelled | Traveled |
Unionized | Unionised |
Utilize | Utilise |
Visualize | Visualise |
We're (we are) | Were |
You're (you are) | Your |