Robert Heckendorn's List of Hard to Spell Words

Here is my list of almost 1300 hard to spell words. Here are some important points about this list:

Sometimes a word is entered as a mispelling of a particular meaning such as "dam". These spellings are for American English and not British English or any other language. I may occasionally treat a British spelling as a misspelling of American English. This is not meant as an insult to the English any more that my saying that driving on the left side of the road is wrong in the US. You will get arrested for it here. I drive on the left when I am in England and on the right in the U.S. I adapt to local custom. The same word may be misspelled more than one way. People have different ways to misspell and I try to include a variety.

I accept new entries and corrections. The words come in pairs the first word is a misspelling and the second wordis the correct spelling. Here is alist of just the correct spellings (which is not always up to date). Here is a list of just the incorrect spellings (which is not always up to date). Have fun!

Austrailia Australia Checkoslovakia Czechoslovakia Conneticut Connecticut Febewary February Presbaterian Presbyterian Tootonic Teutonic Tusday Tuesday Wendsday Wednesday abanden abandon abiss abyss abizmal abysmal abriviate abbreviate abscound abscond absorbant absorbent absorbtion absorption abstanence abstinence

abundence abundance abundent abundant acatemy academy acceptence acceptance acceptible acceptable acceptibly acceptably accessable accessible accidently accidentally accomidate accommodate accross across accually actually acheeve achieve acknowledgement acknowledgment acoostic acoustic acqueus aqueous acquiess acquiesce acrost across acryllic acrylic acter actor adament adamant adaquit adequate adew adieu adheasive adhesive adjacancy adjacency adjasant adjacent adjatate agitate adjative adjective adolecent adolescent adventagous advantageous advesary adversary afficianado aficionado afterwords afterwards aggenst against aggrivate aggravate agressive aggressive ahmond almond air heir (air is a misspelling when wanting heir) airloom heirloom airator aerator airial aerial ajative adjective

ajustment adjustment ake ache alcemy alchemy alegance allegiance algee algae aline align alledge allege allegence allegiance allowence allowance allready already allright all right amalgum amalgam amatuer amateur amatur amateur ambadexterous ambidextrous amealearate ameliorate ameba amoeba ampatheater amphitheater analize analyze analyist analyst analyse analyze anarkistic anarchistic ancestoral ancestral ancilliary ancillary aneeling annealing angshus anxious angziety anxiety anialate annihilate anjanew ingenue annaversery anniversary annonomus anonymous annoyence annoyance anomolous anomalous anomoly anomaly anoyed annoyed anphibian amphibian ansamble ensemble ansester ancestor antecedant antecedent anticdote anecdote antripanewer entrepreneur

anull annul anurism aneurysm anwee ennui aparantly apparently aparatus apparatus apartide apartheid appature aperture apauled appalled apihelion aphelion aplikay appliqu apollstree upholstery apologise apologize apologised apologized apostrafy apostrophe appart apart appathetic apathetic appology apology apresheation appreciation aqueus aqueous aquiess acquiesce aquit acquit aracnid arachnid archeology archaeology ardvark aardvark areal aerial arguement argument arithmatic arithmetic armagedon armageddon armistis armistice armorment armament aroara aurora arro arrow artic arctic aspestus asbestos assemalate assimilate assfalt asphalt assimtote asymptote assma asthma assymetric asymmetric astrix asterisk astroid asteroid

asumtotic asymptotic ate eight aterny attorney austair austere austeer austere autotorium auditorium autum autumn auxilary auxiliary auxillary auxiliary avacado avocado azma asthma bachler bachelor backaloriette baccalaureate badmitten badminton balaster baluster balona bologna bangquit banquet bankrupcy bankruptcy bannet bayonet baray beret bargin bargain baroke baroque batchleur bachelor bayge beige bayliwick bailiwick bazare bazaar bazare bizarre beastiary bestiary beauquet bouquet beauracratic bureaucratic becuz because behavoral behavioral behaviour behavior behavour behavior beleave believe belye belie benifit benefit benine benign bilt built biscut biscuit bivouacing bivouacking

bivwack bivouac biyou bayou bizness business blosum blossom boganveelia bougainvillea boodist Buddhist booe buoy boofay buffet boorjwazee bourgeoisie booteek boutique boquet bouquet borgwasy bourgeoisie boundry boundary bouy buoy boyant buoyant boycot boycott breef brief brocher brochure brocolee broccoli broge brogue brooz bruise bruse bruise brusk brusque bullevard boulevard bullyan bouillon burbon bourbon burjun burgeon buro bureau burzwah bourgeois busness business butiful beautiful byast biased bycicle bicycle cabnet cabinet cachup catchup cacoon cocoon caese cease caf calf cafay cafe cafine caffeine caldesack cul-de-sac

calfes calves calfs calves calliflower cauliflower callis callus camelion chameleon camoflage camouflage campain campaign canew canoe canidate candidate cantalope cantaloupe canye canaille capter captor captian captain captin captain caraboo caribou caraff carafe carcus carcass carosel carousel carrage carriage carrear career cartledge cartilage casarole casserole cassim chasm cataclism cataclysm catagory category catapiller caterpillar catastrofy catastrophe catchip ketchup cavren cavern ceaser caesar cellabration celebration cemetary cemetery centenal sentinel cercomstance circumstance champain champagne chandeleer chandelier charizma charisma chartroose chartreuse chassy chassis chawk chalk cheatta cheetah

cheeta cheetah chello cello chimmeny chimney chisle chisel chizzel chisel chocolot chocolate ciotee coyote circit circuit ciriculum curriculum clairvoiant clairvoyant claravoyant clairvoyant clearstory clerestory cleeshay clich cloisonay cloisonn coaless coalesce coalessense coalescence coersion coercion cogniscent cognizant cohabitating cohabiting cokes coax colaboration collaboration coleeg colleague colera cholera colleage colleague collegate collegiate collone cologne colum column come comb comerant cormorant comission commission commision commission committment commitment communikay communiqu compeat compete competative competitive complextion complexion concatinate concatenate conceet conceit conceous conscious conchus conscious concider consider

concur conquer condem condemn conosuer connoisseur conotation connotation conseat conceit consevible conceivable consistant consistent contagen contagion continuem continuum contracter contractor convense convince conyak cognac coo coup cooger cougar cookoo cuckoo coolot culottes coordanate coordinate corale chorale cordoroy corduroy coregated corrugated correllate correlate correograph choreograph corse course corus chorus counterfit counterfeit cramugin curmudgeon cratashous cretaceous creasoat creosote creater creator criteak critique critisize criticize croshet crochet croch crotch crockadile crocodile cronological chronological crowkay croquet crowshay crochet crucifiction crucifixion cruze cruise cubburd cupboard cummulative cumulative

cumpus compass cuple couple curage courage curiocity curiosity curios curious curiousity curiosity curnel colonel curtesy courtesy curteus courteous curvasious curvaceous cushin cushion cusine cuisine dabree debris dabue debut dackery daiquiri dalmation dalmatian dam damn daspora diaspora daybue debut deciple disciple decission decision deepo depot deezil diesel defineable definable defishant deficient delimeter delimiter delimma dilemma dependancy dependency derageable dirigible deriair derriere derth dearth descize disguise desided decided desireable desirable desision decision deskys disguise desolve dissolve dessication desiccation determin determine detur detour deturance deterrence

develope develop developement development devestating devastating dezert dessert diagnol diagonal dialate dilate diarea diarrhea dicipline discipline dicision decision dicotomy dichotomy dieing dying diferent different differant different dimand diamond dioreha diarrhea diptheria diphtheria dipthong diphthong disapait dissipate disapline discipline disapointed disappointed discimenation dissemination discription description discusting disgusting disection dissection disertation dissertation divet divot dockson dachshund docsund dachshund donejun dungeon doorjam doorjamb dorment dormant doublely doubly dout doubt droping dropping drowt drought duble double dum dumb eary eerie eazy easy eczecutive executive edeycat etiquette

editting editing eeger eager eejus aegis elagant elegant elamentry elementary electorial electoral embalance imbalance embaress embarrass embeded embedded emense immense empass impasse empressed impressed encompus encompass endever endeavor endur endure enormass enormous entent intent enterance entrance enthuseastic enthusiastic entrapeneur entrepreneur enuf enough enviroment environment envoke invoke equivalant equivalent esthetic aesthetic estuwarry estuary etamology etymology evesdrop eavesdrop exagerate exaggerate examin examine excelent excellent excell excel excitment excitement exhilerate exhilarate exilerate exhilarate existance existence expatriot expatriate explination explanation exstacy ecstasy exstream extreme extatic ecstatic

extention extension extrodinary extraordinary exurpt excerpt ezdrop eavesdrop fairoh pharaoh falt fault fane feign farmasudical pharmaceutical farse farce faseeshus facetious fasen fasten fasend fastened fashon fashion fasodd facade fassinate fascinate fatig fatigue faymus famous feasability feasibility feasable feasible febuary february feonsay fiance fertil fertile fewd feud fewg fugue fewsha fuchsia fezent pheasant ficks fix fillay fillet fillement filament filo phyllo finess finesse finness finesse firey fiery fizeek physique flem phlegm flexable flexible floatation flotation floresent fluorescent floride fluoride flud flood focusses focuses

fonetic phonetic forbatum verbatim forceably forcibly forfit forfeit forhead forehead forin foreign forman foreman fourty forty frew-frew frou-frou fullfill fulfill funrel funeral fusha fuchsia futal futile gage gauge gagit gadget gard guard garentee guarantee garilla guerrilla gastly ghastly gayity gaiety gaysha geisha geeotine guillotine geneology genealogy generaly generally genuin genuine geraff giraffe gerilla guerrilla gess guess getoe ghetto gilotine guillotine gilty guilty ginee guinea gingam gingham giser geyser gitar guitar glyserin glycerin gool ghoul gord gourd gormay gourmet gost ghost gotee goatee

goverment government govoner governor grainery granary grammer grammar grandeeos grandiose granjure grandeur greatful grateful groosome gruesome groosum gruesome groshury grocery groth growth growtesk grotesque guage gauge gubnatorial gubernatorial guyzer geyser gwava guava gymnist gymnast hagas haggis hallaluja hallelujah hallaluya hallelujah hankerchif handkerchief hansome handsome harrass harass harth hearth hauty haughty haynus heinous hefer heifer hemorage hemorrhage henderence hindrance hevy heavy hieght height hiena hyena hietus hiatus him hymn hirearcy hierarchy hist heist histry history hoeks hoax homogenity homogeneity hootsba chutzpah horrable horrible

huristic heuristic hydrolics hydraulics hygene hygiene hygenic hygienic hyperboly hyperbole icesickle icicle ideosincracy idiosyncrasy iland island ileagle illegal ilegle illegal illigitament illegitimate illistrate illustrate imbaress embarrass imbrase embrace imediately immediately imfamus infamous imigrate immigrate immediatly immediately immenantly eminently impeed impede impune impugn inbankment embankment inbrase embrace inconsistant inconsistent indescriminent indiscriminate indever endeavor indite indict (the first is also a ligit word) individule individual indure endure inferrable inferable infintesimal infinitesimal inflamation inflammation inheratance inheritance innoculate inoculate innosense innocence insepsion inception instanciation instantiation instanseation instantiation insturment instrument insue ensue inteligable intelligible

inteligance intelligence intercollegate intercollegiate interfear interfere interferance interference interrum interim interupt interrupt inticement enticement intreeg intrigue intrest interest intuative intuitive inturpratasion interpretation inturprett interpret invokation invocation isle aisle ismas isthmus jagid jagged jagwar jaguar jalusey jalousie jelous jealous jelusey jealousy jepordize jeopardize jewl jewel jodpers jodhpurs jossle jostle journy journey judgement judgment jurnal journal jurny journey kackie khaki kalidescope kaleidoscope karisma charisma keesh quiche keyosk kiosk kibutz kibbutz kighbosh kibosh kimerra chimera kindergarden kindergarten kiyack kayak knockous noxious knowlegable knowledgeable knowlege knowledge

kookoo cuckoo koolot culottes kresh crche kronicle chronicle kwuzine cuisine kyebosh kibosh lable label labratory laboratory labrynth labyrinth lackrimose lachrymose lacker lacquer laf laugh lama llama lambast lambaste langerie lingerie langerray lingerie larve larvae larvy larvae lasonya lasagna layed laid leaneant lenient leasure leisure leeg league leegun legion leesure leisure legionair legionnaire lemosine limousine lepard leopard leprecan leprechaun leutenant lieutenant lew lieu lewchemia leukemia lewow luau lewtenant lieutenant liason liaison licker liquor lightening lightning ligitamassy legitimacy ligitamate legitimate likeable likable likelyhood likelihood

limosine limousine lite light liturature literature loath loathe lood lewd lozonya lasagna lugage luggage lushis luscious macack macaque macason moccasin machettie machete mailstrum maelstrom maintenence maintenance maline malign malless malice mamento memento mamuth mammoth manaise mayonnaise manaze mayonnaise manetain maintain manikin mannequin mantain maintain manuver maneuver markey marquee marrage marriage marshall marshal marshmellow marshmallow marter martyr masakist masochist mashetty machete masia messiah masicer massacre maskeraid masquerade massectomy mastectomy massewer masseur massoose masseuse matinay matinee mawsoleum mausoleum mayonase mayonnaise meerly merely merecat meerkat

mecanical mechanical meddo meadow medioker mediocre medow meadow melineum millennium memmick mimic memwars memoirs mension mention menus menace merang meringue meskeeto mosquito mesoneen mezzanine mesure measure metalic metallic mezmorize mesmerize midevil medieval milicous malicious milyew milieu miniscule minuscule miniture miniature mischevus mischievous mischieveous mischievous miselaneous miscellaneous mispell misspell mispelled misspelled misquito mosquito missle missile missletow mistletoe missunderstood misunderstood misteek mystique mistery mystery mistic mystic monthes months morgage mortgage morg morgue morter mortar moteef motif murr myrrh mussil muscle mustash mustache mystrow maestro

narled gnarled nastershum nasturtium nawseous nauseous nawshus nauseous naybor neighbor neccessary necessary necessarally necessarily neether neither neral neural nerative narrative nervana nirvana nestolgia nostalgia neumonic mnemonic newance nuance newmatic pneumatic newmonia pneumonia newsans nuisance niether neither nieve naive nieveatay naivete nife knife nimph nymph ninty ninety nitch niche nite night nome gnome noteable notable noticable noticeable notoreous notorious nurishment nourishment nusance nuisance nutral neutral nutrieous nutritious obation ovation obay obey obleek oblique oblisk obelisk ocapella a cappella occassion occasion occation occasion occured occurred

occurrance occurrence occurence occurrence occuring occurring ocilate oscillate octive octave odessy odyssey offen often offically officially offisianado aficionado oger ogre omage homage omaj homage omlet omelet omnishints omniscience onomonopea onomatopoeia opayk opaque opinyon opinion oportunity opportunity orangatang orangutan orcestrate orchestrate orderves hors d'oeuvre oregeno oregano oricle oracle orkid orchid oscilliscope oscilloscope ostridge ostrich osterage ostrich overwelm overwhelm oxzillary auxiliary pajent pageant paradime paradigm paradym paradigm parafanalia paraphernalia paralell parallel parallell parallel parameter perimeter parana piranha paranoya paranoia paraphanalia paraphernalia parfay parfait paria pariah

parkay parquet parlament parliament parralell parallel parrallell parallel parshally partially paschurize pasteurize pastery pastry peanuckle pinochle pease peace pedistal pedestal peedmont piedmont peepel people peerowet pirouette penatentury penitentiary pengwen penguin penwar peignoir perfurd preferred perliferate proliferate perogative prerogative perseed precede perserve preserve persew pursue persistance persistence persistant persistent personel personnel perticipate participate pertinate pertinent perview purview pewder pewter pharmasist pharmacist pharmasudical pharmaceutical pharoh pharaoh philisophical philosophical phlem phlegm physision physician physisist physicist picknick picnic pickyune picayune picnicing picnicking picturesk picturesque pijun pigeon

pilgramidge pilgrimage pilgramig pilgrimage pilon pylon pirric Pyrrhic plack plaque plad plaid plagerism plagiarism plattoe plateau playge plague playgerise plagiarize playright playwright playwrite playwright plyotropy pleiotropy pneumonic mnemonic pocession possession pointseta poinsettia poinyent poignant politicing politicking pollenate pollinate polltry poultry poltry poultry pompay pompeii poperee potpourri poriferal peripheral porsalin porcelain portrail portrayal posistion position pospone postpone postion position postuminus posthumous postumus posthumous practicianer practitioner prayry prairie preceed precede precurser precursor preficiency proficiency preficient proficient preform perform prehaps perhaps prejudgudice prejudice preperation preparation

presense presence preshus precious prestigous prestigious primative primitive primevil primeval priviledge privilege procede proceed prohibative prohibitive prolicks prolix pronounciation pronunciation propriatery proprietary proprieter proprietor proteen protein protocall protocol psydonym pseudonym pumkin pumpkin pundent pundit purtain pertain quadroople quadruple quafeur coiffure quanity quantity que queue questionaire questionnaire questionare questionnaire quire choir quizs quizzes quotion quotient rabit rabbit racoon raccoon radeus radius randayvoo rendezvous rapsady rhapsody rasberry raspberry reccommend recommend receet receipt receptical receptacle recieve receive reconasence reconnaissance recroot recruit recund reckoned recurrance recurrence

rediculous ridiculous reduceable reducible refered referred reguardless regardless rehersal rehearsal reknown renown relavant relevant releaf relief relevence relevance relevent relevant religeon religion relm realm remane remain remeniss reminisce reminisent reminiscent renig renege renisance renaissance renoun renown repatwar repertoire repertwar repertoire repetoire repertoire replentish replenish repore rapport repost riposte requeum requiem resivwar reservoir responsiblity responsibility resposible responsible ressapee recipe restraunt restaurant rether rather retinew retinue retoric rhetoric retorical rhetorical rhinosarus rhinoceros rickoshay ricochet riendeer reindeer rige ridge rimaniss reminisce riminicent reminiscent rinosarus rhinoceros

rithm rhythm rittled riddled rondayvoo rendezvous rubarb rhubarb rudimentry rudimentary rumatic rheumatic sabotour saboteur sacarin saccharin sacreligious sacrilegious sacrilegeous sacrilegious sacrin saccharin safty safety sammon salmon samori samurai samwich sandwich sanaty sanity sanwich sandwich saphire sapphire sargent sergeant sattellite satellite savere severe savve salve savy savvy sawtay saute scafolding scaffolding scenaireo scenario scence sense seege siege seez seize seezure seizure segway segue seige siege seina sienna senaireo scenario senarreo scenario sensable sensible sentenal sentinel seperate separate seplicural sepulchral sereous serious sergon surgeon

sevaral several sewdonim pseudonym shandeleer chandelier shaneal chenille sharlaton charlatan sharraids charades shatow chateaux shepard shepherd shicane chicane sholder shoulder showfer chauffeur showvinism chauvinism sycology psychology sicinctly succinctly siduction seduction sighrynge syringe sighth scythe siguret cigarette sillybus syllabus silowet silhouette simetric symmetric sinegog synagogue sinnic cynic sirvaylence surveillance sist cyst sive sieve sizemology seismology sizors scissors skitsofrinic schizophrenic skool school skurge scourge slewth sleuth slite sleight slooth sleuth sodder solder sofmore sophomore sofmore sophomore soldger soldier solger soldier solum solemn sooaside suicide

soodonim pseudonym sooit suet soop soup sord sword sould should sourbraten sauerbraten sovren sovereign spacial spatial spageti spaghetti spagnum sphagnum specktor specter speshal special spicific specific sporatic sporadic squirel squirrel squirl squirrel stalagtite stalactite stawk stalk staulk stalk stocastic stochastic stran strand stummac stomach subconchus subconscious subtrafuge subterfuge sucess success sucessful successful sucessfully successfully sucome succumb sucsede succeed suffisticated sophisticated summersalt somersault supeena subpoena supercede supersede superceed supersede superfulous superfluous superseeded superseded suppliment supplement supress suppress surbert sherbet suseptable susceptible susinctly succinctly

susinkt succinct suspision suspicion sussinct succinct suttle subtle suvenear souvenir sylibol syllable synonomous synonymous sysmograph seismograph tabblow tableau tabbaray taboret tarmigan ptarmigan tarpolin tarpaulin tawk talk techneek technique technition technician tedeous tedious temperary temporary tempurture temperature temtation temptation tendancy tendency teridactyl pterodactyl terific terrific ternament tournament terrable terrible theef thief theery theory therapudic therapeutic therby thereby therem theorem theves thieves thier their thirtyth thirtieth thisle thistle thougth thought threshhold threshold thur their thurough thorough tocksen toxin tomatoe tomato tommorow tomorrow toom tomb

tork torque tortilini tortellini tortise tortoise toxen toxin tradgic tragic tragectory trajectory trama trauma transistion transition transmision transmission transsend transcend tressle trestle tresure treasure trew true triathalon triathlon trignametric trigonometric tringket trinket triptick triptych triscadecaphobia triskaidekaphobia troglodite troglodyte trolly trolley trooso trousseau trubador troubadour truely truly truging trudging trys tries tucan toucan tung tongue turain terrain turkoise turquoise twelth twelfth unannomus unanimous unduely unduly unick eunuch unix eunuchs unlabled unlabeled usefull useful usibility usability uv of vacume vacuum vallay valet varient variant

varification verification vawdville vaudeville veamant vehement vegitarion vegetarian veicle vehicle vengence vengeance ventillate ventilate venyet vignette veragated variegated verbage verbiage verbatum verbatim verchew virtue veriasion variation vermen vermin vermillion vermilion vermuth vermouth versital versatile versitle versatile vetinarian veterinarian victum victim vigilanty vigilante vinal vinyl vinigar vinegar vinigarette vinaigrette vinyet vignette visheate vitiate vishus vicious visualisation visualization volentier volunteer voyouristic voyeuristic vunerable vulnerable weerd weird weev weave wensday wednesday weppon weapon wesal weasel whereever wherever wholely wholly wierd weird wildebeast wildebeest wimmen women

wisper whisper wissle whistle withdrawl withdrawal wonderous wondrous wonce once woud would wressel wrestle writeable writable yamaka yarmulke yello yellow yoman yeoman yot yacht youforic euphoric youlogy eulogy youthinasia euthanasia yuforic euphoric zar czar zefer zephyr zellot zealot zink zinc zookeenee zucchini zylophone xylophone