29 words that look misspelled

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Writers and editors often find it difficult to take off their editing hats when they leave work.

It seems that grammar, spelling and punctuation errors are everywhere, and we can’t help but notice them. It’s a gift and a curse.

I was recently reading an article with the word pancreas in it. And I just knew pancreas was spelled wrong, but it wasn’t. Pancreas is spelled pancreas.

Here are 28 other words that look misspelled but aren’t:

  1. Bellwether
  2. Carburetor
  3. Concatenate
  4. Changeable
  5. Dais
  6. Doughnut
  7. Handkerchief
  8. Heinous
  9. Hiccough
  10. Hindrance
  11. Imminent
  12. Ingenuous
  13. Inoculate
  14. Minuscule
  15. Memento
  16. Occasion
  17. Paraphernalia
  18. Pastime
  19. Perquisite
  20. Piranha
  21. Renege
  22. Restaurateur
  23. Sherbet
  24. Supersede
  25. Temperamental
  26. Usability
  27. Wildebeest
  28. Wintry

It seems there is little certainty in English spelling. If you’re not sure about the spelling of a word, don’t suppose, assume or guess. Look it up.

PR Daily readers, any other words to add to the list?

This post was first published on Ragan Communication’s PR Daily.

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