Most misspelled English words Most misspelled English words. Dr. Language has provided a one-stop cure for all your spelling ills. Here are the 100 words most often misspelled. Each word has a mnemonic pill with it and, if you swallow it, it will help you to remember how to spell the word . Master the orthography of the words on this page and reduce the time you spend searching dictionaries by 50%. A * acceptable o Several words made the list because of the suffix pronounced -êbl but sometimes spelled -ible, sometimes -able. Just remember to accept any table offered to you and you will spell this word OK. * accidentally o It is no accident that the test for adverbs on -ly is whether they come from an adjective on -al (" accidental " in this case). If so, the -al has to be in the spelling. No publical, then publicly. * accommodate o Remember, this word is large enough to accommodate both a double "c" AND a double "m". * acquire o Try ...