![]() ![]() After all, a playwright “writes” a play, so why wouldn’t you spell it “playwrite”? Hint: There’s a history and grammar lesson involved.īelow, you’ll find some of the trickiest everyday words that people often misspell. Many people also get tripped up on “a lot.” Somewhere along the way, it’s become common for people to use “alot.” (Even our spell check isn’t telling us we’re wrong!) The spelling police will remind you, however, that you wouldn’t write “alittle,” so you shouldn’t write “alot.” The word “playwright” is another head-scratcher for many folks. The best explanation is simply that “weird” is a weird word. ![]() A great example? “Weird” doesn’t follow that familiar “I before e” saying, though many people still try to force it. Tricky words that can trip up even trained professionals often don’t follow the typical grammar and spelling rules or are pronounced much differently than they’re spelled. But when you have to sit down and spell them out, you end up getting them very wrong. Some words are easy enough to use regularly. ![]() Yikes!įun fact: Logorrhea means “pathologically excessive and often incoherent talkativeness.” Sound like anyone you know? *eyes babbling toddler* Hardest English Words to Spell (That You Probably Use Often) Also, the word “vivisepulture” means “the act or practice of burying alive.” The winner, who spelled it correctly, was only 12 years old at the time. It’s worth noting that the list includes “eczema.” We have a bathroom full of eczema-relief products, and we still try to include a non-existent “x” when writing about our ailments. Below, we’ve listed seven words kids in the competition have had to spell over the years to win. According to Britannica, America has had a national spelling bee since 1925. Spelling bee words are notoriously tricky, though. Want to hear a true story? I lost the school spelling bee in fourth grade because I completely flubbed how to spell “automobile.” To this day, that memory still haunts me - even though I know it was mostly just the audience and school news cameras that got me in a tizzy and left me flummoxed. Either way, today’s lesson is all about how grateful we are for spell-check! Hard Spelling Bee Words Or simply words that won spelling bees, but we’ve never even heard of them. These might be words we find ourselves constantly fudging. We put in a bit of time and rounded up some common or famous hard-to-spell words. Of course, once you learn what that unique travel word means, you’ll no doubt find yourself trying to use it whenever possible. There are many “foreign” words related to nature or travel where you might find yourself unsure of their meaning or spelling. Some words come from other languages and cultures that relate to specific ideas that simply don’t translate into their own single words in English. And both can be just as hard to spell as they are to pronounce. Then, just as there are hard to pronounce baby names, there are also obscenely big words. If someone asked us to spell it, we’d probably butcher it. For instance, one year, the National Spelling Bee’s winning word was “esquamulose.” Not only have we never used that word, but we’ve never even heard or seen it before researching this article. (Hey, no judgment.) Outside of simple casualties of rushing, though, hard-to-spell words typically fall into two categories: everyday words that break the rules of spelling, and words that are just so oddly specific or old that you never use them. Sure, you know the right “their, they’re, there” to use, but you’re rushing and just tap out whatever comes to mind first. ![]() For many of us, misspelling a word can boil down to a simple lack of focus. Admit it: You have words you struggle to spell all the time. ![]()
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