What are the most common spelling errors

[LovelyYellowLabrador]

I’ve only learnt Some as an adult like there or their

You’re yours

Effected/affected I think. And stationary/stationery.

Loose / lose
Stationery/ stationary

Should of/ would of/ could of

Definitely.

I have trouble with business... should it is or si? Thank goodness for spell check

Free reign
Reign it in

Definitely Oh yes, this is why so many say deffo !!

There, their, they're.

Practice, practise. I swear people get it wrong more often than they get it right!

Bare/bear
Definitely
Lose/Loose
Discrete/discreet
Etc/ect
Faint/feint
He's/His

One I see a lot is 'could of'/ 'would of', instead of could've/ would've.

It annoys me... but also makes me think those people just don't read that much.

Restaurant is supposedly the most frequently misspelled word on Google. But I assume that's because it's something a lot of people are looking for.

I struggle with dependent and dependant. I've also been known to mess up summary and summery and effect and affect. Basically all the ones that spell checkers don't spot.

I recently on here saw 'vito' for 'veto'. I don't suppose it's common. Perhaps a word heard but never seen.

License/licence. I have no idea which is which. Or how to remember.
I was told to think of then like advice/advise but that didn't help became they don't sound the same so I know which is which.

@Fireyflies

I struggle with dependent and dependant. I've also been known to mess up summary and summery and effect and affect. Basically all the ones that spell checkers don't spot.

dependent unless you are referring to a person who is dependent on you.

Summery is related to summer, summary is related to sum

I’m going to be honest enough and not google, but isn’t “enrolling” incorrect, it should be enroling?

In text messages, I always notice the following (I assume they don’t have autocorrect switched on)!

Definately
Loose
Ect

On MN, A ‘feint’ line on a pregnancy test or antigen test
“Should I have a forth baby”?

I usually have to have several run-ups to ‘bureaucracy’ (and I’m a professional writer, so don’t feel too bad!)

Ridiculous spelt as rediculous.

@chisanunian I thought it was free rein & rein it in?! I suppose both sort of make sense anyway.

Whet your appetite. Cemetery & broccoli are hard. I used to always get mixed up with address

License/licence. I have no idea which is which. Or how to remember.

A licence. To license. Like practice and practise.

Advice and advise are often mixed up, despite them not sounding the same.

On here ect for etc.

People saying 'brought' instead of 'bought' drives me mad! It's two entirely different words!!

Accommodation

I use it frequently in my work and the number of times it's missing a 'c' or an 'm' or both is incredible.

Often incorrect when outside pubs/B&Bs etc too.

On here, councillor when they meant counselor, and councilling for counselling