50 Commonly Misspelt Words in English & Rules to Remember Them

Spelling correction questions appear in almost every major competitive exam. English spelling is notoriously tricky because of words borrowed from French, Latin, and Germanic origins. Here are the 10 most frequently misspelt words with their memory tricks.

Accomodation / Acommodation

Accommodation

Trick: It has enough room to accommodate two Cs and two Ms!

Embarass / Embaras

Embarrass

Trick: Double r and double s.

Occured / Occurence

Occurrence

Trick: Double c and double r with an e.

Seperate

Separate

Trick: There is A RAT in separate.

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