Spelling
Commonly misspelled words
Every word here shows up near the top of published misspelling rankings, and every one has a trick that makes it permanent—a rat in separate, one collar and two sleeves in necessary. Learn the trick once and you stop needing to look it up.
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definitely omgstop.org/definitely
There is no A in definitely. There has never been an A in definitely.
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separate omgstop.org/separate
There is a rat in separate. Remember the rat.
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accommodate omgstop.org/accommodate
Two Cs, two Ms. It accommodates both.
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necessary omgstop.org/necessary
One C, two Ss. Not the other way round.
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receive omgstop.org/receive
I before E, except after C. This is the actual case the rule was written for.
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occurred omgstop.org/occurred
Two Rs. The stress falls on the second syllable, so the consonant doubles.
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privilege omgstop.org/privilege
No D. There is no D anywhere in privilege.
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maintenance omgstop.org/maintenance
The verb is maintain. The noun drops the I.
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publicly omgstop.org/publicly
No AL. Publicly is the one adverb that breaks the pattern.
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embarrass omgstop.org/embarrass
Two Rs, two Ss. Double everything.
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calendar omgstop.org/calendar
It ends in -ar, not -er.
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recommend omgstop.org/recommend
One C, two Ms. The opposite of what everyone guesses.