Map of The Most Misspelled Word in Every U.S. State

The map above shows the most misspelled word in Every US state according to this survey on Mental Floss.

The list was created:

According to Google search trends and research conducted by Unscramblerer.com, each state has its own most-misspelled word, the term residents most frequently search for with the phrases “how to spell,” and “how do you spell.”

Here is the full list:

Alabama – Business

Alaska – Beautiful

Arizona – Through

Arkansas – Beautiful

California – Different

Colorado – Color

Connecticut – Recommend

Delaware – Beautiful

Florida – School

Georgia – Chihuahua

Hawaii – Appreciate

Idaho – Necessary

Illinois – Color

Indiana – Because

Iowa – Character

Kansas – Schedule

Kentucky – Definitely

Louisiana – Restaurant

Maine – Definitely

Maryland – Business

Massachusetts – Schedule

Michigan – Which

Minnesota – Ukulele

Mississippi – Business

Missouri – Because

Montana – Appreciate

Nebraska – Congratulations

Nevada – Teacher

New Hampshire – Bougie

New Jersey – Because

New Mexico – Sincerely

New York – Judgement

North Carolina – Spaghetti

North Dakota – Adios

Ohio – Because

Oklahoma – Chihuahua

Oregon – Diamond

Pennsylvania – Maintenance

Rhode Island – Bougie

South Carolina – Quite

South Dakota – Congratulations

Tennessee – Through

Texas – Recycle

Utah – Basically

Vermont – Beautiful

Virginia – Spaghetti

Washington – Fiance

West Virginia – Beautiful

Wisconsin – Business

Wyoming – Chihuahua

The most misspelled words were:

1. Beautiful: 5 states: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Vermont, West Virginia
2. Business: 4 states: Alabama, Maryland, Mississippi, Wisconsin
3. Because: 4 states: Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio
4. Chihuahua: 3 states: Georgia, Oklahoma, Wyoming
5. Appreciate: 2 states: Hawaii, Montana
6. Color: 2 states: Colorado, Illinois
7. Congratulations: 2 states: Nebraska, South Dakota
8. Definitely: 2 states: Kentucky, Maine
9. Schedule: 2 states: Kansas, Massachusetts
10. Spaghetti: 2 states: North Carolina, Virginia
11. Through: 2 states: Arizona, Tennessee
12. Bougie: 2 states: New Hampshire, Rhode Island