The Hardest Words for Americans to Spell by Each State

Be honest: What’s the last word you Googled how to spell while shielding your phone from judgmental eyes?

Relax — you’re not alone. In a world where autocorrect has effectively eliminated our need to spell-check ourselves, Americans across the nation are misspelling everything from “resume” (we see you, New Yorkers) to “permanent” and a lot of words in between that might make you cringe (in solidarity or in horror).

Here’s a list of the most misspelled words by state this year, according to Google Trends:

Alabama: Cousin

Alaska: Veteran

Arizona: Beautiful

Arkansas: Beautiful

California: Beautiful

Colorado: Resume

Connecticut: Sincerely

Delaware: Decision

Washington, D.C.: Permanent

Florida: Hors d’oeuvre

Georgia: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Hawaii: Gratefu

lIdaho: Businesses

Illinois: Beautiful

Indiana: Beautiful

Iowa: Vacuum

Kansas: Consequences

Kentucky: Definitely

Louisiana: Favorite

Maine: Connecticut

Maryland: Canceled

Massachusetts: Beautiful

Michigan: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Minnesota: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Mississippi: Gray

Missouri: Sincerely

Montana: Tomorrow

Nebraska: Nocturnal

Nevada: Probably

New Hampshire: Subtle

New Jersey: Resume

New Mexico: Permanently

New York: Resume

North Carolina: Beautiful

North Dakota: Yacht

Ohio: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Oklahoma: Canceled

Oregon: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Pennsylvania: Schedule

Rhode Island: Dying

South Carolina: Beginning

South Dakota: Chaos

Tennessee: Schedule

Texas: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Utah: Beautiful

Vermont: Solution

Virginia: Beautiful

Washington: Beautiful

West Virginia: Apparel

Wisconsin: Beautiful

Wyoming: Fiancé

Source: People


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