100 Words Most Commonly Misspelt (Misspelled)

by Grade 9 and 10 Students

 in  ERROR order (worst first)

   1 accommodate 26 success 51 convenient 76 doesn't
  2 acquired 27 fortunately 52 employees 77 fascinate
  3 humorous 28 manufacturer 53 expense 78 occasion
  4 immensely 29 tragedy 54 experience 79 similar
  5 criticise 30 disappoint 55 familiar 80 attendance
  6 occurrence 31 guarantee 56 jewellery 81 beginning
  7 prejudice 32 parliament 57 laboratory 82 believe
  8 privilege 33 permanent 58 particularly 83 difference
  9 accidentally 34 committee 59 pleasant 84 purchases
10 advertisement 35 immediately 60 recommend 85 repaid
11 definitely 36 embarrass 61 repetition 86 description
12 separate 37 financial 62 responsibility 87 difficulty
13 conscious 38 occurred 63 studying 88 environment
14 a  lot 39 pamphlet 64 truly 89 excessive
15 equipped 40 receive 65 business 90 losing
16 existence 41 successful 66 February 91 performance
17 harassment 42 necessary 67 desirable 92 vehicle
18 personnel 43 independent 68 excellent 93 writing
19 succeeded 44 foreign 69 probably 94 certain
20 amateur 45 imaginary 70 receipt 95 decision
21 condemn 46 surprise 71 society 96 desperate
22 definite 47 exaggerate 72 absence 97 fifteen
23 guidance 48 opportunity 73 actually 98 its (its paw*)
24 possess 49 schedule 74 benefit 99 position
25 restaurant 50 sincerely 75 completely 100  government

* eg, A cat licks its paw.

See also the above words in ALPHABETICAL order

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