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