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Ceilling. Beleive. Scissers. Do you have trouble spelling everyday words? Is your spell check on overdrive? Well, this easy-to-use dictionary is just what you need! Organized with speed and convenience in mind, it gives you instant access to the correct spellings of more than 12,500 words.

Also provided are quick tips and memory tricks, such as:

• Help yourself get the spelling of their right by thinking of the phrase “their heirlooms.”

• Most words ending in a “seed” sound are spelled “-cede” or “-ceed,” but one word ends in “-sede.” You could say the rule for spelling this word supersedes the other rules.

No matter what you’re working on, you can be confident that your good writing won’t be marred by bad spelling. Words You Should Know How to Spell takes away the guesswork and helps you make a good impression!

Spell it rigHt—everY tiMe!

David Hatcher, MA has taught communication skills for three universities and more than twenty government and private-industry clients. He has written and cowritten several books on writing, vocabulary, proofreading, editing, and related subjects. He lives in Winston-Salem, NC.

Jane Mallison, MA teaches at Trinity School in New York City. The author or coauthor of several books, she worked for many years with the writing section of the SAT test and continues to work with the AP English examination. As a junior high school student, she was the runner-up in her school’s annual spelling bee, done in by the word “souvenir.” She lives in New York, NY.

WOrDS HOW

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Hatcher, MA &

Mallison, MA

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An A to Z Guide to Perfect SPellinG

David Hatcher, MA and Jane Mallison, MA

Avon, Massachusetts

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To John Pitman, our journalism

teacher, who taught us to

choose our words with care.

Acknowledgments

We both extend our deep appreciation to Lane

Goddard, whose skills—with language and software—

and untiring efforts were so valuable.

We also want to thank our most-careful editors—

Lisa Laing, Elizabeth Kassab, and Katie Corcoran Lytle—

and special thanks to our ever-helpful agent, Grace

Freedson.

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introduction  |  vii

Introduction

“I put a spell on you / Because you’re mine.” Whether sung languorously by Nina Simone or wildly by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, these lines from the song “I Put a Spell on You” remind us of a peculiar truth. The noun “spell” with its meaning of a charm put on someone stems from the very same word as “spell,” the verb that refers to naming off the letters that make up a word.

This surprising ancestry lets us start off this introduc-tion to Words You Should Know How to Spell with a more glamorous aura than spelling usually receives. Equally startling is the fact that the word “glamor” is a variant of the word “grammar.” Those of us with awful memo-ries of underlining the subject once and the verb twice find it amazing—but it’s essentially the same story. Hav-ing power over words was what seemingly gave sorcer-ers their prowess. In a world where recording devices lay far in the future and where most people were illiterate, the very phenomenon of writing packed a magic of its own. Imagine being able to preserve a thought forever by making some little scratch marks! Today, writing is not as novel; nonetheless, power over words remains a vitally important skill.

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Why Is sPeLLIng ImPortant?A misspelled word in an otherwise well-executed report is like egg on the face of an otherwise impeccably turned-out individual. At a minimum, misspellings can suggest slop-piness, a telling lack of attention to detail. No one wants to write “You are my best fried” to his buddy, although, of course, the buddy will know what you mean. Yes, good friends do read our minds, but we can’t count on mental telepathy with everyone. At their worst, misspellings can lead to downright confusion and misinterpretation. If you received an e-mail that said a co-worker had a “rye look” on his face, you might think of meanings that a “wry look” could never convey. Similarly, an imminent storm has only a minuscule chance of becoming an eminent storm. (And yes, “minuscule” is related to the world of math—“minus”—not to the world of tiny—“mini.”)

Why Do We mIssPeLL?What’s the source of spelling errors? Carelessness, for start-ers. Lack of sufficient knowledge. Textual editors of F. Scott Fitzgerald, a notoriously weak speller, are still wondering about Fitzgerald’s use of “orgastic” near the end of The Great Gatsby. Did he mean “orgiastic?” “Orgasmic?” We don’t know. Sometimes, particularly in informal contexts, spelling vari-ants are intentional. They can signal proud rebellion against the mainstream as in the spelling of “boys” in the movie Boyz n the Hood. Using a z instead of an s for a plural has gained some currency. Will it ever lose its rebel status and infiltrate mainstream spelling? It’s possible—the plural of “eye” used to be “eyne”—but none of us are likely to be around for the corporate report that refers to stockz and bondz.

Similarly, technological developments that began in the late twentieth century have made most people—particularly

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those under, say, thirty—users of a new kind of spell-ing shorthand. R U OK? Gr8! C U at 9. (New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik had a wonderful anecdote about frequent instant messaging with his teenage son—who was in the next room—and believing for months that his son’s “LOL” sign-off meant “lots of love.”) Expressions like these make you an instant member of an in-group, but their primary benefit is speed. You want to be quick about answering your pal—especially if you’re typing with your thumb. Will any of these abbreviations ever come into standard English? The letter and number hybrid has a certain chirpy appeal, but it would seem inappropriate to read that the patient was “4tunate that the lab test showed the 2mor 2B B9.” Police dogs as members of the K-9 corps may be as far as this device will go, but you never know—historians of the early days of printing inform us that some spellings were altered because printers needed more or fewer letters to justify their margins.

Yes, many factors produce deviations from orthodox spelling. Perhaps foremost among them is the very nature of the English language. Writers of Italian and Spanish—those beautifully phonetic tongues—need to worry much less about spelling; it’s the spelling of English that is incon-sistent, irregular, and (some say) insane. Mark Twain is well known for a hilarious piece called “The Awful German Language,” but he might have done an equally elaborate onslaught on English, a language that once spelled ghost “gost” (which replicates its sound) but went to “ghost,” the Dutch spelling, under the influence of one individual. Other wits and linguists have made the public aware of how thorny English spelling is. (Consider the pronunciation of the similarly spelled “rough,” “cough,” and “through,” and rejoice that the western hemisphere has dropped the British “plough” and “hiccough.”)

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CouLDn’t sPeLLIng Be sImPLer?Over the centuries, language experts and laypeople have advocated reform. Perhaps most famous to ordinary users of the language is George Bernard Shaw, who left money in his will to reward the creator of the best phonetic (fonetik?) alphabet in English. (The winner and his system were soon forgotten.) Similarly, it was Shaw who called our attention to the fact that “ghoti” could be a logical spelling for “fish”: gh as in “cough,” o as in “women,” and ti as in “nation.” Even Theodore Roosevelt weighed in on the subject of spelling, with a plea that our spelling be made “a little less foolish and fantastic.”

Despite this off-and-on hubbub, nothing much has changed. Yes, in the United States we can now write “humor,” not “humour,” but we’re still writing “thorough” for what sounds like “thuro.” Not to mention that we write (or try to write) “ophthalmology” for a word almost every-one pronounces “ofthamology.” If you decide to work for—or at least to cheer for—further radical changes in standard English spelling, fine. In the meantime, you’re going to have to cope with the current system as best you can.

What aBout sPeLL CheCk?We’re not mind readers, but we suspect you’ve been thinking, “but spell check has changed all that!” To some extent, yes—and hurrah for that! But as many writers have learned the hard way, spellcheckers can sometimes hurt. Have you ever offered spell check a misspelling and gotten back something far from what you had in mind? A friend was recently trying to write “nonchalant.” Spell check’s best guess was “non-sealant”—not quite the same thing! Similarly, the spell check program of an acquaintance in the health profession let him down badly when a draft of

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a report referred to chronic hick upping. Even worse, spell-ing checkers are totally impotent in regard to determining what correctly spelled word fits your context. When you write that the vice president of the company had “free reign” to make decisions, your spell checker doesn’t know that you meant to use “free rein,” a metaphor drawn not from royalty but from horses. And although many people have their laptops practically welded to their hands, some of us still have moments of writing when we’re away from a computer and its program.

you Can Be a Better sPeLLerIt’s not only helpful to bulk up the spelling lobe of your brain; it’s also possible. This book can help you. Let’s begin to look at some specifics. As you glance through this book, you’ll see columns of common misspellings and their cor-rect counterparts. You now have instant access to the cor-rect spelling of more than 12,500 words, organized with speed and convenience in mind. This book takes the guess-work out of spelling. In our Spell It Right Appendix you’ll also find various cautions, memory hooks, notes about words that do or do not follow rules, and guides to help you sort out tricky pairs such as affect and effect or trip-lets like censor, sensor, and censure. Adopting our tips and memory tricks can assist you, and beginning to work out tips and hooks of your own can be even more beneficial. This dictionary also helps by being a book that fits in your hand, your pocket, and your bag. Whatever your goal, this is the book for you!

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Words You should KnoW hoW to spell  |  1

Amost Commonly misspelled Words

• absence

• accommodate

• achieve

• acquire

• address

• among

• apparent

• argument

• athlete

• awful

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a

a capella a cappella

a pryori a priori

abac aback

abait abate

abasse abase

abayence abeyance

abba abbé

abbacus abacus

abbaft abaft

abbalishionist abolitionist

abbaloney abalone

abbandon abandon

abbariginal aboriginal

abbash abash

abbatement abatement

abbatoire abattoir

abbcissa abscissa

abbduct abduct

abbduction abduction

abberation aberration

abberent aberrant

abbet abet

abblative ablative

abblaze ablaze

abbolish abolish

abbolition abolition

abbominable abominable

abboriginee aborigine

abbott abbot

abbracadabra abracadabra

abbrasive abrasive

abbrazzo abrazo

abbrupt abrupt

abbs abs

abbscond abscond

abbsentee absentee

abbsolution absolution

abbsolve absolve

abbstemious abstemious

abbstruse abstruse

abbusive abusive

abbutment abutment

abby abbé

abbye abbey

abbysmal abysmal

abbzorption absorption

abdacate abdicate

abdommen abdomen

abdomminal abdominal

abell Abel

abeyence abeyance

abhore abhor

abhorent abhorrent

abhorrance abhorrence

abiss abyss

abissal abyssal

abjoor abjure

abnagate abnegate

abnagation abnegation

abnormallity abnormality

aborshun abortion

abrevviate abbreviate

abscent absent

absense absence

abserd absurd

absess abscess

absorbant absorbent

abstension abstention

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abstinance abstinence

abundence abundance

abundent abundant

abzurdity absurdity

acadamy academy

acanthis acanthus

acauaintence acquaintance

accacia acacia

accademia academia

accanthus acanthus

accarage acreage

acceed accede

accelaration acceleration

accellerator accelerator

accellerent accelerant

accensuate accentuate

acceptible acceptable

accesable accessible

accesory accessory

accetic acetic

accidense accidence

accidic acidic

accidintly accidentally

acclame acclaim

acclammation acclamation

acclimmate acclimate

accollade accolade

accolyte acolyte

accomodate accommodate

accompanniment accompaniment

accompleshmant accomplishment

accomplise accomplice

accooter accouter

accordence accordance

accordian accordion

accresion accretion

accrid acrid

accrobat acrobat

accronym acronym

accrophobia acrophobia

accropolis acropolis

accros across

accrostic acrostic

accruel accrual

acction action

acctress actress

accuantance acquaintance

accuity acuity

accuizition acquisition

accummulate accumulate

accupuncture acupuncture

accurracy accuracy

accurrsed accursed

accusitive accusative

accustic acoustic

accustum accustom

accute acute

accuzation accusation

accuze accuse

accuzing accusing

acentuate accentuate

acerbait acerbate

acettaline acetylene

acheeve achieve

achevement achievement

achey achy

achrommatic achromatic

aciditty acidity

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acidoffalous acidophilus

acke ache

ackeron Acheron

ackilles heel Achilles heel

ackmee acme

acknollege acknowledge

ackny acne

ackorn acorn

ackrylic acrylic

ackseed accede

acksent accent

acksess access

ackwire acquire

ackwit acquit

aclat eclat

acomplish accomplish

acost accost

acountant accountant

acouterment accouterment

acqueus aqueous

acquiese acquiesce

acquiesence acquiescence

acquisative acquisitive

acquital acquittal

acquited acquitted

acredit accredit

acrillic acrylic

acrimoneus acrimonious

acromeggaly acromegaly

acsellarate accelerate

acsept accept

actavate activate

actavism activism

acter actor

actionible actionable

activaties activities

actuallity actuality

actualy actually

acturrial actuarial

actuwary actuary

aculturate acculturate

add hock ad hoc

add homanem ad hominem

add infinitem ad infinitum

add lib ad lib

add nauseum ad nauseam

add vallorem ad valorem

addage adage

addamantine adamantine

addapt adapt

addaquit adequate

addative additive

addeau adieu

addel addle

addendam addendum

addenoyds adenoids

addept adept

addhere adhere

addherent adherent

addhezive adhesive

addic addict

addipose adipose

addit adit

addjative adjective

addjudge adjudge

addjunk adjunct

addjutent adjutant

addmit admit

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addmonision admonition

addobe adobe

addopt adopt

addore adore

addorn adorn

adduccion adduction

addulate adulate

adduse adduce

addvantage advantage

addvantageous advantageous

addventuress adventuress

addverse adverse

addvertize advertise

addze adz

addze adze

adelvise edelweiss

ademant adamant

adherance adherence

adhezion adhesion

adjoor adjure

adjurn adjourn

admier admire

administrater administrator

adminnister administer

admirasion admiration

admirrel admiral

admittence admittance

admonnish admonish

adollescence adolescence

adollescent adolescent

adonnis Adonis

adoo ado

adorrable adorable

adreatic Adriatic

adrennal adrenal

adress address

adroyte adroit

adsorbant adsorbent

adultary adultery

adulterrate adulterate

adulterrer adulterer

adulterrous adulterous

adverbeal adverbial

adversaty adversity

advisary advisory

advizable advisable

advizement advisement

advocasy advocacy

advoccate advocate

aeolean Aeolian

afect affect (change)

affadavit affidavit

affar afar

affebel affable

affeck affect

affectasion affectation

afficiannodo aficionado

affid aphid

afflame aflame

afflic afflict

afflicksion affliction

afflote afloat

affluense affluence

afflutter aflutter

affoot afoot

afforist aphorist

affresh afresh

affro Afro

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affter after

affterberth afterbirth

afftermath aftermath

affterward afterward

affterword afterword

afilliate affiliate

afilliated affiliated

afilliation affiliation

afinnity affinity

afirm affirm

afirmattive affirmative

afix affix

afluent affluent

aformentioned aforementioned

afray affray

afrodisiac aphrodisiac

afrokans Afrikaans

afront affront

agap agape

agarric agaric

aggain again

aggar-aggar agar-agar

aggate agate

aggency agency

aggent provoccateur agent provocateur

aggervate aggravate

aggitater agitator

aggonize agonize

aggony agony

aggorophobia agoraphobia

aggove agave

aggranomics agronomics

aggraphia agraphia

aggrarian agrarian

aggree agree

aggreed agreed

aggrement agreement

aggresser aggressor

aggriculture agriculture

aggronemy agronomy

aggue ague

agid aged

agism ageism

agonise agonize

agorra agora

agrabusiness agribusiness

agreeible agreeable

agressive aggressive

agrumentattive argumentative

ahhoy ahoy

ahn garde en garde

ahnt aunt

ahnvoy envoy

aidd aid (help)

aidd aide (helper)

aIDDs AIDS (disease)

aigth eighth

ailleron aileron

ailllurephile ailurophile

airabble arable

airborn airborne

airdale Airedale

airloom heirloom

airobattics aerobatics

airomechanics aeromechanics

aironaut aeronaut

aironautical aeronautical

aironautics aeronautics

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airosol aerosol

airospace aerospace

airplain airplane

airr heir (inheritor)

aite eight

aiy-aiy aye-aye

ajile agile

ajility agility

ajinda agenda

ajjar ajar

ajoin adjoin

ajudicate adjudicate

akkimbo akimbo

akkin akin

akute acute

al denty al dente

al kaidda al Qaeda

alagory allegory

alass alas

alay allay

albakerky Albuquerque

albanism albinism

albe alb

albuman albumin

alchaemy alchemy

aleanate alienate

alegiance allegiance

alegretto allegretto

alegro allegro

aleuit Aleut

aleviate alleviate

alexandrea Alexandria

alfa and ommega alpha and omega

alfanumerric alphanumeric

alfoulfa alfalfa

algee algae (plural)

algi alga (singular)

algorythm algorithm

alian alien

alianthus ailanthus

alkahaul alcohol

alkahollic alcoholic

alkalie alkali

alkalloid alkaloid

alkammy alchemy

alkatrazz Alcatraz

alkilyze alkalize

alla cart a la carte

alla mode a la mode (stylish, or with ice cream)

alla mode alamode (silk fabric)

allabaster alabaster

allaby alibi

allacate allocate

allagation allegation

allagator alligator

allagorical allegorical

allamode alamode (silk)

allamonde allemande

allamony alimony

allaphone allophone

allbacore albacore

allbatross albatross

allbeit albeit

allbum album

allderman alderman

alleas alias

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alledge allege

allee alee

allembic alembic

allergee allergy

allert alert

alleut Aleut

alleutian Aleutian

allexia alexia

allfa alpha

allfresco alfresco

allgebra algebra

allie alley (passageway)

allie ally (friend)

allience alliance

allight alight

allike alike

alline align

allit alit

allitarasion alliteration

allmanack almanac

allmighty almighty

allmond almond

allmost almost

allms alms

alloe aloe

alloft aloft

allone alone

alloof aloof

allopecia alopecia

alloted allotted

alloud aloud (heard)

allpine Alpine

allready already (past)

allreddy all ready (prepared)

alltar altar (stand)

allter alter (change)

allterasion alteration

alltercation altercation

allternative alternative

allternator alternator

allthough although

alltogather altogether (completely)

alltogether all together

(combined)

allum alum

allumnas alumnus

allvaolur alveolar

allways always

ally-oop alley-oop

allzhiemer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease

alma matter alma mater

alot allot (give)

alot a lot (many)

alow allow

alowance allowance

alowed allowed (permitted)

aloy alloy

alpacka alpaca

alphorne alphorn

alreddy all ready (prepared)

alreddy already (past)

alright all right

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altatude altitude

altimmeter altimeter

altocumulous altocumulus

altrueism altruism

altruistick altruistic

alude allude (refer)

aluminnium aluminum

alure allure

alussion allusion

aluvial alluvial

amalgum amalgam

amalgumate amalgamate

amannuensis amanuensis

amature amateur

ambadexterous ambidextrous

ambaguety ambiguity

ambeant ambient

ambeyance ambience

ambigguous ambiguous

ambivulant ambivalent

ambullence ambulance

ameeba amoeba

amfora amphora

ammandine amandine

ammathyst amethyst

ammative amative

ammber amber

ammego amigo

ammenable amenable

ammenity amenity

ammeno amino

ammenorea amenorrhea

ammentia amentia

ammicable amicable

ammid amid

ammidships amidships

ammigdala amygdala

ammiss amiss

ammneosentesis amniocentesis

ammorous amorous

ammorphus amorphous

ammortazation amortization

ammortise amortize

ammount amount

ammour amour

ammpersand ampersand

ammpitheater amphitheater

ammuk amok

ammung among

ammuze amuse

amnezia amnesia

amnisty amnesty

amonnia ammonia

amorral amoral

ampeer ampere

amperrage amperage

amphettamine amphetamine

amphibbean amphibian

amphibbious amphibious

ampile ample

amplafy amplify

amplatude amplitude

ampull ampoule

amputtee amputee

amulett amulet

amunition ammunition

amyable amiable

anafrodisiac anaphrodisiac

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analyasis analysis

anarky anarchy

anartick Antarctic

anceint ancient

ancestrel ancestral

anchorege anchorage

anchorrite anchorite

anclave enclave

ancore encore

andirron andiron

andontay andante

andragen androgen

androjenous androgynous

andrommeda Andromeda

androyd android

aneal anneal

anel anal

anemmanee anemone

anex annex

angellic angelic

angest angst

anglacism Anglicism

anglo saxxon Anglo Saxon

anglofile Anglophile

angorra angora

angryer angrier

angryest angriest

angstrum angstrom

angul angle

anguler angular

angziety anxiety

animacule animalcule

animasm animism

animossity animosity

animuss animus

anisthetic anesthetic

anjina angina

anjioplasty angioplasty

anker anchor

ankorage anchorage

anklette anklet

annababtist Anabaptist

annachronism anachronism

annaconda anaconda

annagram anagram

annal anal

annalgesic analgesic

annalize analyze

annalls annals

annalog analog

annalogy analogy

annalyst analyst

annalytic analytic

annamometer anemometer

annanimmity anonymity

annapest anapest

annarchist anarchist

annarobic anaerobic

annatate annotate

annathema anathema

annatomy anatomy

annchovy anchovy

annecdotal anecdotal

annecdote anecdote

annellid annelid

annemia anemia

anngler angler

annguish anguish

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annihillate annihilate

annimadversion animadversion

annimate animate

annimation animation

annise anise (flower, seed)

annisette anisette (liqueur)

anniversery anniversary

annode anode

annoey annoy

annorexic anorexic

annorexxia anorexia

annoyence annoyance

annser answer

annterior anterior

annthem anthem

annthrax anthrax

annuel annual

annuitee annuity

annuitent annuitant

annurism aneurysm

annus anus

annvil anvil

anomallous anomalous

anomally anomaly

anonnamous anonymous

anoynt anoint

ansestor ancestor

ansillery ancillary

antabiotic antibiotic

antaboddy antibody

antacyclone anticyclone

antagen antigen

antaggonize antagonize

antagonnizm antagonism

antalope antelope

antamatter antimatter

antapasto antipasto

antartick Antarctic

antaseptic antiseptic

ante merridium ante meridiem

antecedant antecedent

antechrist antichrist

antecoagulent anticoagulant

antedilluvean antediluvian

anteek antique

antemony antimony

anthollogy anthology

anthrasite anthracite

anthropoffagi anthropophagi

anthropollogy anthropology

anthroposentric anthropocentric

anthroppoid anthropoid

antibacterrial antibacterial

antibalistic antiballistic

anticippate anticipate

antick antic

antidate antedate

antideppressent antidepressant

antidissestablishmentareanism

antidisestablishmentarianism

antidoat antidote

antihistammine antihistamine

anti-intellectuel anti-intellectual

antimacasser antimacassar

antinna antenna

antinym antonym

antioxident antioxidant

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antipathey antipathy

antipenultimmate antepenultimate

antipersonal antipersonnel

antiperspirrant antiperspirant

antipodez antipodes

antiquarean antiquarian

antiqwated antiquated

antisemmitic anti-Semitic

antissipitory anticipatory

antithessis antithesis

antitoxxin antitoxin

antivennin antivenin

antivivvisection antivivisection

antraprenure entrepreneur

antybellum antebellum

anuelly annually

anull annul

anullment annulment

anxius anxious

aoarta aorta

aolein Aeolian

apalled appalled

apalling appalling

apaloosa appaloosa

apay epee

apeal appeal

apear appear

apease appease

apendix appendix

aperature aperture

aperteef aperitif

aphrodiziac aphrodisiac

apiarry apiary

apocryphel apocryphal

aportion apportion

apositive appositive

apothecarry apothecary

appace apace

appal appall

appalachean Appalachian

appaplexy apoplexy

apparant apparent

apparatchick apparatchik

apparattus apparatus

apparision apparition

apparrel apparel

appathy apathy

appatite appetite

appawl appall

appearence appearance

appelasion appellation

appellent appellant

appendaces appendices

appendacitis appendicitis

appendectamy appendectomy

appendege appendage

appetising appetizing

appiary apiary

appiece apiece

appithet epithet

applacant applicant

applacation application

applaque appliqué

applaude applaud

applaus applause

applenty aplenty

applicabel applicable

applience appliance

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appocalypse apocalypse

appogee apogee

appologize apologize

appoplectic apoplectic

appostacy apostasy

appostel apostle

appostrophe apostrophe

appothem apothegm

appotheosis apotheosis

appozible opposable

apprahend apprehend

apprapo apropos

appreceate appreciate

appricot apricot

appron apron

appropreate appropriate

appse apse

appurtnence appurtenance

apraise appraise

aprehension apprehension

aprentice apprentice

aprise apprise

aproach approach

aproval approval

aprove approve

aproximate approximate

aptarix apteryx

aptittude aptitude

aqqua aqua

aqua vitea aqua vitae

aquaduct aqueduct

aquafur aquifer

aquaint acquaint

aquaream aquarium

aquattic aquatic

aquculture aquaculture

aquilline aquiline

arabesk arabesque

arain arraign

arass arras

arayan Aryan

arbatrage arbitrage

arbatrary arbitrary

arbatrate arbitrate

arbatration arbitration

arbitter arbiter

arbor vita arborvitae

arborretum arboretum

arborrial arboreal

arbur arbor

arbutas arbutus

arcaid arcade

archary archery

archdiosese archdiocese

arche arch

archenamy archenemy

archimeades Archimedes

archipelligo archipelago

architec architect

architecter architecture

archyopteryx archaeopteryx

ardant ardent

arder ardor

ardous arduous

ardvark aardvark

areal aerial

arears arrears

areate aerate

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areater aerator

arest arrest

argentena Argentina

argossy argosy

argueable arguable

arguemint argument

arguile argyle

argut argot

argyoo argue

arial aerial

aristocrasy aristocracy

arithmatick arithmetic

arithmeticlky arithmetically

arkaic archaic

arkane arcane

arkangel archangel

arke ark (boat, box)

arke arc (curve)

arkeology archaeology

arketype archetype

arkives archives

armagedden Armageddon

armamant armament

armary armory

armastice armistice

armeture armature

armidillo armadillo

armoir armoire

arogance arrogance

arpaggio arpeggio

arrabesque arabesque

arrachnid arachnid

arrachnoid arachnoid

arragant arrogant

arrahead arrowhead

arramaic Aramaic

arrangemant arrangement

arranje arrange

arrarat Ararat

arraroot arrowroot

arrayel arrayal

arree aerie

arrena arena

arrent arrant

arreola areola

arrgon argon

arrgyle argyle

arrhythmea arrhythmia

arria aria

arrid arid

arright aright

arrise arise

arristocrat aristocrat

arrivaderche arrivederci

arrmada armada

arrogel aerogel

arroma aroma

arromatic aromatic

arround around

arrouse arouse

arrugula arugula

arrum arum

arsanic arsenic

arsannel arsenal

arsson arson

art decko art deco

artachoke artichoke

artafact artifact

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artafice artifice

artaficial artificial

artarry artery

artereal arterial

artezean artesian

arthrapod arthropod

arthritick arthritic

arthritus arthritis

artic arctic

articullate articulate

articullation articulation

artifacs artifacts

artillary artillery

artizan artisan

asault assault

asay assay

asbestus asbestos

ascendint ascendent

ascention ascension

ascettic ascetic

asent assent

aseptick aseptic

asert assert

asess assess

asetts assets

asexuel asexual

asfault asphalt

asfixiate asphyxiate

ashan ashen

ashrem ashram

asignation assignation

asilum asylum

asimmilate assimilate

asimtottick asymptotic

asist assist

askanse askance

asociate associate

asort assort

aspan aspen

asparragus asparagus

aspe asp

asperation aspiration

asperraty asperity

aspirent aspirant

asprine aspirin

assale assail

assanine asinine

assasin assassin

assatone acetone

asscot ascot

asscribe ascribe

asseffalus acephalous

assembledge assemblage

assemmbly assembly

assend ascend

asserbaty acerbity

asserbic acerbic

assersion assertion

assertain ascertain

assesser assessor

assetaline acetylene

assett asset

asseverrate asseverate

assian Asian

assiatic Asiatic

assidous assiduous

assimetrical asymmetrical

assine assign

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assininaty asininity

assissi Assisi

assistence assistance

assonence assonance

assoom assume

asspect aspect

asspersion aspersion

asspire aspire

assthma asthma

asstound astound

asstringent astringent

assumpsion assumption

assunder asunder

assurence assurance

asta luego hasta luego

astaroid asteroid

astericks asterisk

astigmatizm astigmatism

astonnish astonish

astoot astute

astor aster

astradome astrodome

astranaut astronaut

astranautical astronautical

astraphysics astrophysics

astraturf Astroturf

astrollogy astrology

astronommical astronomical

asturn astern

asuage assuage

asurb acerb

asymetry asymmetry

atach attach

atack attack

atarr attar

ateen eighteen

atenuate attenuate

atest attest

athalete athlete

athalettic athletic

atheizm atheism

atherosclarossis atherosclerosis

atinngle atingle

atire attire

atlantick Atlantic

atlantiss Atlantis

atmasphere atmosphere

atoufay étouffée

atracity atrocity

atreum atrium

atribute attribute

attachay attaché

attachmant attachment

attander attainder

attane attain

attatude attitude

attavism atavism

attellea atelier

attemp attempt

attendence attendance

attension attention

attick attic

attol atoll

attomic atomic

attomize atomize

attonal atonal

attop atop

attornies attorneys

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attrabute attribute

attracsion attraction

attribusion attribution

attrision attrition

attrocious atrocious

attrofie atrophy

attunne attune

au contrare au contraire

au gratten au gratin

au naturrele au naturel

aucsion auction

aucsioneer auctioneer

audable audible

audaccious audacious

audassity audacity

audiance audience

audiollogy audiology

audiovizual audiovisual

auditoreum auditorium

auditt audit

audittion audition

audittor auditor

audobon Audubon

auer hour

augary augury

auggar auger (tool)

augger augur

aughte aught

augmint augment

augusst August

aul awl

aurra aura

aurrora borrealis aurora borealis

auschwits Auschwitz

auspisces auspices

auspiscious auspicious

austeer austere

australlia Australia

autem autumn

autharitarian authoritarian

autharize authorize

autharizing authorizing

authentick authentic

authoritattive authoritative

authur author

autobiografy autobiography

autobonn Autobahn

autocrasy autocracy

autocratt autocrat

autodidac autodidact

autoerrotic autoerotic

autograff autograph

autohipnosis autohypnosis

autoimune autoimmune

automattion automation

automatton automaton

autonnomous autonomous

autonnomy autonomy

autonommic autonomic

autoppsy autopsy

autorchy autarchy

auttoharp autoharp

autumnel autumnal

autysm autism

auxillery auxiliary

avacado avocado

avale avail

averiss avarice

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averzion aversion

avoidence avoidance

avont-guard avant-garde

avordapoi avoirdupois

avouche avouch

avunculler avuncular

avvalanche avalanche

avvatar avatar

avvenge avenge

avvenue avenue

avver aver

avverage average

avverse averse

avvert avert

avvian avian

avviation aviation

avviatrix aviatrix

avvid avid

avvocation avocation

avvoid avoid

awakenning awakening

awburn auburn

awefully awfully

awfull awful

awk auk

awkwerd awkward

awrie awry

awwe awe

awweigh aweigh

axiommatic axiomatic

axxe axe

axxel axle

axxiom axiom

axxis axis

ayatolla ayatollah

aysle aisle

ayurvedda Ayurveda

azalia azalea

azmuh asthma

azzimuth azimuth

azztec Aztec

azzure azure

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Bmost Commonly misspelled Words

• baffle

• balance

• balloon

• beginning

• believe

• benefit

• beverage

• bicycle

• breathe

• business

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baba oh room baba au rhum

Babbalon Babylon

babbel babble

Babbit Babbitt

babboon baboon

babbushka babushka

Babell Babel

Babtist Baptist

babtize baptize

baccalarette baccalaureate

baccarrat baccarat

baccon bacon

Bachous Bacchus

backannal bacchanal

backgamon backgammon

backho backhoe

backwatter backwater

bacterria bacteria

badinaze badinage

badje badge

badjer badger

badminten badminton

baeth bathe (verb)

baffel baffle

Baggdad Baghdad

baggaje baggage

baggatele bagatelle

baggel bagel

baggette baguette

Baha California Baja California

Bahammas Bahamas

bah-relief bas-relief

baillable bailable

baizh beige

balefull baleful

balene baleen

baleywick bailiwick

balisstic ballistic

ball pean ball peen

ballalika balalaika

ballance balance

ballarena ballerina

ballay ballet

balletamane balletomane

ballistrade balustrade

ballitt ballot

ballodd ballad

ballony bologna

ballsa balsa

ballsum balsam

Balltic Baltic

ballust ballast

balmey balmy

baloon balloon

bambinno bambino

bamboozzle bamboozle

bammboo bamboo

bandaleer bandoleer

bandidge bandage

bandycoot bandicoot

Bangaloor Bangalore

bankrupp bankrupt

bankruppsy bankruptcy

bannal banal

bannana banana

bannaster banister

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banndana bandanna

bannish banish

bannyann banyan

banquit banquet

bantar banter

bantem bantam

banz banns (wedding)

baptizm baptism

baracks barracks

barage barrage

barbacue barbecue

barbarrean barbarian

barbarrous barbarous

barbaturrate barbiturate

barck bark

barcke barque (boat)

barell barrel

baren barren

baricade barricade

barister barrister

barkarole barcarolle

barnicle barnacle

barr mittsvah bar mitzvah

barraccuda barracuda

barrear barrier

barrgan bargain

barritone baritone

barrkeeper barkeeper

barrley barley

barrometer barometer

barrometric barometric

barron baron

barroque baroque

bartar barter

basett basset

bashfull bashful

basillisk basilisk

basillus bacillus

baskit basket

baskule bascule

basmotti basmati

baso proffundo basso profundo

basoon bassoon

bassalt basalt

bassanet bassinet

basse bass

bassel basil (herb)

bassel basal

bassenjy basenji

bassic basic

bassilica basilica

bassin basin

Bassque Basque

Basteel Bastille

basteon bastion

bastird bastard

batche batch

batcheler bachelor

bateek batik

bathose bathos

batt mitsva bat mitzvah

Battaan Bataan

battallion battalion

battan batten

batterring ram battering ram

batth bath (noun)

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battries batteries

baubble bauble

baudy bawdy

Bavarean Bavarian

Baydekker Baedeker

Bayjing Beijing

baylif bailiff

bayobabb baobab

bayonnet bayonet

Bayrut Beirut

bayt bait (lure)

bayte bate (hold back)

bayth bathe

baze baize

bazzar bazaar (sale site)

beastial bestial

beatel beetle (bug)

beatiffic beatific

beattitude beatitude

beauticean beautician

beautyfull beautiful

Beawolf Beowulf

becaus because

beceech beseech

becken beckon

becomm becalm

beday bidet

bedazzel bedazzle

bedeked bedecked

bedlem bedlam

bedraggel bedraggle

bedriddan bedridden

beeche beach

beedle beadle (order-keeper)

beegle beagle

beehoove behoove

beejabbers bejabbers

beelay belay

Beelzabbub Beelzebub

beem beam

beemoan bemoan

beequest bequest

beerate berate

beeset beset

beesmerch besmirch

beest beast

beestow bestow

beetle nut betel nut

Beetlejuice Betelgeuse

beetray betray

beever beaver

befuddel befuddle

begeen beguine

beger beggar

beggonia begonia

beginer beginner

begining beginning

begruge begrudge

beguyle beguile

behaviour behavior

beheemuth behemoth

beholdan beholden

beich beech (tree)

bejou bijou

bekeeper beekeeper

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beleager beleaguer

beleave believe

beleef belief

beleive believe

beligerant belligerent

bell conto bel canto

bellacose bellicose

bellated belated

bellch belch

belledonna belladonna

bellfry belfry

belligerancy belligerency

bell-letters belles-lettres

bello bellow

bellos bellows

belluga beluga

bellweather bellwether

belvadere belvedere

bemuze bemuse

benadiction benediction

beneeth beneath

benine benign

benited benighted

bennafactor benefactor

bennafit benefit

benneffacent beneficent

benneffasence beneficence

benneficial beneficial

benneficiary beneficiary

bennevolant benevolent

bennevolence benevolence

benzeen benzene

beqweath bequeath

bereeve bereave

Berkley, Ca Berkeley, CA

berme berm

bernaze béarnaise

Bernooly principle Bernoulli principle

bernoose burnoose

berray beret

Berring sea Bering Sea

berryl beryl

beseige besiege

beserk berserk

besteallity bestiality

Bethlaham Bethlehem

betrothel betrothal

bett noir bête noire

betta beta

bettelling beetling

bevvel bevel

bevverage beverage

bevvy bevy

bewich bewitch

bezzel bezel

bianual biannual

biarhythm biorhythm

biathalon biathlon

Bib lettuce Bibb lettuce

bibbliofile bibliophile

bibbliography bibliography

bibbulous bibulous

bibliomannia bibliomania

bicammeral bicameral

bicceps biceps

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bicentenial bicentennial

bicussped bicuspid

biday bidet

bienneal biennial

bies bias

biet bight

biffurcate bifurcate

bifocle bifocal

biggamous bigamous

biggamy bigamy

biggit bigot

biggitry bigotry

bikker bicker

bikkini bikini

bilabbial bilabial

bilabong billabong

bilatteral bilateral

bild build

biliards billiards

biline byline

bilinguel bilingual

bilje bilge

billa-dou billet-doux

billdungsroman bildungsroman

billge bilge

billionnaire billionaire

billious bilious

billit billet

billo billow

billyrubin bilirubin

bilque bilk

binarry binary

binch bench

binnaural binaural

binnecle binnacle

binoccular binocular

binommial binomial

biodegradebel biodegradable

biohazzard biohazard

biollogical biological

biollogy biology

biopsey biopsy

biottic biotic

bipartisen bipartisan

bipartitte bipartite

bipead biped

bipoler bipolar

birracial biracial

bisecter bisector

bisen bison

bisexuel bisexual

bisicle bicycle

bisk bisque

biskit biscuit

bissect bisect

bisstro bistro

bitturn bittern

bituminnous bituminous

bivwack bivouac

bizantenne byzantine

bizzare bizarre (weird)

bladdar bladder

bladderwirt bladderwort

blahzay blasé

blairr blare

blandishmant blandishment

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blanshe blanch

Blarny stone Blarney Stone

blasphamy blasphemy

blasphemme blaspheme

blatent blatant

blazzen blazon

blazzer blazer

bleech bleach

bleek bleak

bleery bleary

bleet bleat

blemmish blemish

blenney blenny

blesst blest or blessed

bleugrass bluegrass

blints blintz

blite blight

blitzkreeg blitzkrieg

blizzerd blizzard

bloch blotch

blockaid blockade

blocke bloc (allied group)

blocke block square piece)

bloodcurdeling bloodcurdling

bloosey bluesy

blossum blossom

blote bloat

blouzy blowzy

blowse blouse

bluette bluet

bluggeon bludgeon

blunderbus blunderbuss

blurte blurt

boardelo bordello

boaste boast

boatson boatswain

bobbalink bobolink

bobbel bobble

boch botch

bochy bocce

bockxite bauxite

bocoo beaucoup

bodaga bodega

boddis bodice

bodken bodkin

boere bore (drill, be dull)

boerr boar (male hog)

boeu beau

Bofort scale Beaufort scale

boggel boggle

boggey bogey

bohemmean bohemian

boille boil

Boil’s law Boyle’s law

boistarous boisterous

Bojulay Beaujolais

bok choey bok choy

boklava baklava

boldrope boltrope

boline bowline

bolk balk

Bolkans Balkans

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bolla bola

bollder boulder

bolle boll

bollero bolero

bollicks bollix

bollo bolo

Bollshoy Bolshoi

bollster bolster

bollurd bollard

bollus bolus

Bolshavik Bolshevik

Bolshavism Bolshevism

bombadier bombardier

bomm balm

bon moe bon mot

bon swar bonsoir

bon vevant bon vivant

bon vowaje bon voyage

bondible bondable

bonna fida bona fide

bonnamie bonhomie

bonndage bondage

bonnett bonnet

bonnfire bonfire

bonnsigh bonsai (plant)

bonnus bonus

bonzai banzai (Japanese cheer)

boobie booby

Booda Buddha

Boodism Buddhism

boodwar boudoir

boofont bouffant

boogy boogie

bookeeping bookkeeping

Boollean Boolean

boomarang boomerang

boondocs boondocks

boondoggel boondoggle

Boore War Boer War

booresh boorish

bootane butane

booy buoy

booyancy buoyancy

borbon bourbon

boredam boredom

borgeoisie bourgeoisie

Borrdoe Bordeaux

borre boar (male hog)

borre Boer (S. African)

borreal boreal

borrough borough

borrzoy borzoi

Bosk Bosc

bosmotti basmati

botannist botanist

botche bocce

boteak boutique

botique boutique

bott baht

bottanical botanical

bottulism botulism

bou bough

bougle bugle

boukay bouquet

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boul boll

boullabase bouillabaisse

boullavard boulevard

boullion bouillon (broth)

boundry boundary

bountious bounteous

bourscht borscht

bourzhwa bourgeois

boutt bought

bouy buoy

bouzum bosom

bovinne bovine

bowary bowery

bowdlarize bowdlerize

bowell bowel

bowey knife bowie knife

bowspritt bowsprit

boycot boycott

boze-arts beaux-arts

bracelette bracelet

brackesh brackish

brackycephalic brachycephalic

bradicardea bradycardia

bragadoccia braggadocio

braggert braggart

braide braid

brambel bramble

Brammin Brahmin

brandesh brandish

brassero bracero

braul brawl

braun recluse brown recluse

braune brawn

bravaddo bravado

bravary bravery

bravvura bravura

braye brae (Scottish hill)

braye bray (harsh noise)

brayle braille

braze braise

brazere brassiere (twin cups)

brazzen brazen

brazzier brazier (firepit)

brazzile nut Brazil nut

breakedge breakage

breakible breakable

breaze breeze

bredth breadth

bree brie

breeche breach

breef brief

breethe breathe (verb)

breeve breve

breir briar (shrub, pipe)

brekfast breakfast

brem bream (fish)

bremm brim (edge)

breth breath (noun, air)

bretheren brethren

breveary breviary

brevvet brevet

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brewerey brewery

bribbery bribery

briches britches

brickabrack bric-a-brac

brickett briquette

bridel bridal (in regard to a wedding)

bridel bridle (horse strap)

bridgroom bridegroom

brien brine

briere brier or briar (prickly plant)

brige bridge

briggade brigade

briggadere brigadier

briggand brigand

brillianse brilliance

brindel brindle

briskit brisket

bristel bristle

Britainnia Britannia

brite bright

Brittan Briton (person)

brittel brittle

Britteny spaniel Brittany spaniel

Brittian Britain

Brobdingnaggean Brobdingnagian

broch broach

brochet brochette

brockade brocade

brocolli broccoli

brode broad

brodleaf broadleaf

broggan brogan

broggue brogue

broiller broiler

brokerrage brokerage

bromilliad bromeliad

brommide bromide

bronchitus bronchitis

Bronks Bronx

bronschweiger braunschweiger

brontossaur brontosaur

bronz bronze

broose bruise

broot bruit

broshett brochette

broshure brochure

brothal brothel

brothe broth

brott brought

brotworst bratwurst

brouny brownie

brouse browse

broyl broil

bruche brooch

brucksism bruxism

bruhaha brouhaha

brunete brunette (woman)

brunett brunet (man)

Brunzwic stew Brunswick stew

brusk brusque

Brussle sprouts Brussels sprouts

brutallity brutality

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brutt brut

bruttle brutal

bubbaley bubbly

bubbel bubble

bubonnic bubonic

buccanneer buccaneer

bucher butcher

buckel buckle

Buckenwalled Buchenwald

buckit bucket

buckrum buckram

bucksom buxom

buckwheet buckwheat

bucollic bucolic

Buddah Buddha

budgetteer budgeteer

budje budge

budjit budget

Budwiser Budweiser

buebonnic bubonic

bufallo buffalo

buffay buffet (food bar)

buffit buffet (hit)

bufoon buffoon

buggaboo bugaboo

buhwanna bwana

bulbus bulbous

bulemmia bulimia

bulimmic bulemic

bulkee bulky

bulkhed bulkhead

bullatin bulletin

bulleon bullion

bullge bulge

bulluck bullock

bullwark bulwark

bullyen bullion (gold)

bumpken bumpkin

bundel bundle

bungaloe bungalow

bunnion bunion

Bunnsen burner Bunsen burner

bunnting bunting

buoyency buoyancy

bureaucrassy bureaucracy

bureaucratteze bureaucratese

burgamott bergamot

burgandy burgundy

burgar burgher (townsperson)

burgerr burger (sandwich)

burgion burgeon

burgler burglar

buritto burrito

burjee burgee

burlesk burlesque

burrden burden

burrdock burdock

burre burr

burrey bury

burrial burial

burrlap burlap

burrnish burnish

burrnoose burnoose

burrsitis bursitis

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burser bursar

bushle bushel

bussken buskin

bussker busker

bussle bustle

busstier bustier

busterd bustard

butonniere boutonniere

butterscoch butterscotch

buttler butler

buttrass buttress

buttucks buttocks

buyou bayou

buziboddy busybody

buziness business

buzouki bouzouki

buzzerd buzzard

buzzward buzzword

bycammerel bicameral

byelawe bylaw

bylatteral bilateral

byoote butte

bysexuel bisexual

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Cmost Commonly misspelled Words

• calendar

• careful

• category

• ceiling

• cemetery

• certain

• chief

• citizen

• convenience

• criticize

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cabaal cabal

cabarray cabaret

cabbagge cabbage

cabbalero caballero

cabbernay cabernet

cabbinet cabinet

cabboodel caboodle

cabboose caboose

cabell cable

cabriolay cabriolet

cabur caber

cacayo cacao

cachiatory cacciatore

cackel cackle

cacktus cactus

cacoffany cacophony

cadavver cadaver

caddaverus cadaverous

caddenza cadenza

caddet cadet

caddey caddie (club carrier)

caddey caddy (tea holder)

caddray cadre

caddus caddis

cadense cadence

cadeucious caduceus

cadmeum cadmium

caern cairn

cafay café

cafay corranery café coronary

caffateria cafeteria

caffeen caffeine

caftann caftan

cahutz cahoots

cajolle cajole

cajollery cajolery

calamory calamari

calcifacation calcification

calcullable calculable

calcullate calculate

calcullator calculator

calculous calculus

calderra caldera

calender calendar

caligraffy calligraphy

calimari calamari

calke caulk

callabash calabash

callabrate calibrate

callabration calibration

callah lily calla lily

callamatous calamitous

callamine calamine

callamity calamity

callapygean callipygian

calldron cauldron

calleef caliph

callefaction calefaction

callends calends

calliber caliber

callico calico

calliflower cauliflower

callipers calipers

callipso calypso

callisthentics calisthenics

callo callow

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cassolay cassoulet

calloric caloric

callory calorie

callossaty callosity

callumet calumet

calluss callous (uncaring)

calluss callus (thick skin)

Callvery Calvary

calmattive calmative

caloomneate calumniate

calsafie calcify

calsium calcium

calumnee calumny

calv calve

Calvanism Calvinism

cambar camber

cambeum cambium

camellea camellia

camellion chameleon

camera obscurra camera obscura

Camerroon Cameroon

camm calm

camm cam

cammaflage camouflage

Cammalot Camelot

cammarodery camaraderie

Cammbridge Cambridge

cammel camel

cammera camera

cammfer camphor

cammicaze kamikaze

cammio cameo

cammise camise

cammpo campo

cammshaft camshaft

Camoo Camus

campane campaign

campassino campesino

campuss campus

cancilation cancellation

cancker canker

candadate candidate

canded candid

candel candle

candellabra candelabra

candleabrum candelabrum

candore candor

caniballize cannibalize

Cann Cannes

Cannada Canada

cannal canal

cannaloni canneloni

Cannan Canaan

cannapay canapé (snack)

cannapy canopy (cover)

cannard canard

cannary canary

cannasta canasta

Cannaveral Canaveral

cannen cannon (big gun)

cannen canon (church rule)

cannester canister

canney canny

cannibel cannibal

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cannibiss cannabis

cannister canister

cannoe canoe

cannonize canonize

cannto canto

cannton canton

canolli cannoli

canonnic canonic

Canoote Canute

cansel cancel

canser cancer

cantalever cantilever

cantalope cantaloupe

Cantaneze Cantonese

cantankarus cantankerous

cantatta cantata

Canterburry Canterbury

canterr canter (trot)

canticul canticle

cantine canteen

cantur cantor (singer)

canulla cannula

canvis canvas (tough cloth)

canvus canvass (survey)

canyen canyon

capabel capable

capabillity capability

capan capon

capilet caplet

capitalise capitalize

capitallism capitalism

capitullate capitulate

capitullation capitulation

capoot kaput

capor caper

cappacious capacious

cappacity capacity

cappilary capillary

cappital capital

Cappital hill Capitol Hill

capprice caprice

cappricious capricious

Cappricorn Capricorn

cappsize capsize

cappstan capstan

cappture capture

cappuchin capuchin

cappybara capybara

capsion caption

capsuel capsule

capsullize capsulize

captavate captivate

capteous captious

capter captor

captian captain

captivaty captivity

capuccino cappuccino

carabener carabiner or karabiner (fastener)

caraffe carafe

caramelise caramelize

carbahydrate carbohydrate

carbarrater carburetor

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carbarrundem carborundum

carbean carbine

carbon dioxxide carbon dioxide

carbon monoxxide carbon monoxide

carbonifferous carboniferous

carbonnara carbonara

carbouy carboy

carbun carbon

carbunkle carbuncle

carcinnogen carcinogen

carcinnoma carcinoma

cardaggan cardigan

cardemum cardamom

cardinel cardinal

cardiogramm cardiogram

cardiollagist cardiologist

cardiollogy cardiology

cardiovascullar cardiovascular

cardyac cardiac

cardyalgia cardialgia

carefull careful

carkas carcass

carma karma

carmel caramel

Carmellite Carmelite

carminne carmine

Carnagie Carnegie

carnasion carnation

carnel carnal

carnellean carnelian

carneval carnival

carnevore carnivore

carnidge carnage

carnivvarous carnivorous

carolle carol (song, sing)

Carollinean Carolinian

carot carrot (vegetable)

carottid carotid

caroussle carousal

carpanter carpenter

carpay diem carpe diem

carpentery carpentry

carple carpal

carple tunnell carpal tunnel

Carrabean Caribbean

Carracas Caracas

carrakoo karakul

carramba caramba

carrapace carapace

carravan caravan

carravel caravel

carrbide carbide

carrear carrier

carreen careen

carreer career

carress caress

carret carat (jewel weight)

carret caret (insert mark)

carret carrot (vegetable)

carret karat (gold measure)

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carrian carrion

carribeaner carabiner

carricature caricature

carrige carriage

carrilon carillon

carrob carob

carroll carrel (library nook)

carrom carom

carrosel carousel (carnival ride)

carrouse carouse (go carousing)

carrousel carousal (wild outing)

carrton carton

cart blansh carte blanche

cartalaginous cartilaginous

cartell cartel

Cartezzean Cartesian

cartilege cartilage

cartredge cartridge

cartune cartoon

casehardin caseharden

casett cassette

cashay cachet

cashe cache

casheer cashier

cashue cashew

caskit casket

cass system caste system

cassaba casaba

Cassanndra Cassandra

Cassanova Casanova

cassarole casserole

cassavva cassava

casscade cascade

cassein casein

cassino casino

cassoc cassock

cassowarry cassowary

casst cast

casstaway castaway

casstrate castrate

cassual casual

cassualty casualty

cassuistry casuistry

cassus belli casus belli

castagate castigate

castannets castanets

castar bean castor bean

castel castle

Castillean Castilian

castratto castrato (singular)

castratty castrati (plural)

catail cattail

catallepsy catalepsy

catatonnic catatonic

cataulba catalpa

catharsus catharsis

cathartick cathartic

cathater catheter

cathedrel cathedral

cathoad cathode

Catholicizm Catholicism

Cathollic Catholic

cator cater

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catspaw cat’s-paw

cattabolism catabolism

cattachresis catachresis

cattaclysm cataclysm

cattacomb catacomb

cattagorical categorical

cattagory category

cattakism catechism

cattalist catalyst

cattalize catalyze

cattalog catalog

cattalytick catalytic

cattameran catamaran

cattamount catamount

cattanery catenary

cattapault catapult

cattar catarrh

cattarack cataract

cattastrophe catastrophe

catterpiller caterpillar

catterwall caterwaul

cattrafoil quatrefoil

Caucassian Caucasian

caudel caudal

caudeyo caudillo

cause cellebra cause célèbre

caushious cautious

causion caution

caussal causal

caustick caustic

cauterrize cauterize

cautionnary cautionary

cauzeway causeway

cavernus cavernous

cavvalcade cavalcade

cavvallier cavalier

cavvalry cavalry (horses)

cavvaty cavity

cavvendish cavendish

cavviar caviar

cavvil cavil

cavvitation cavitation

cawcus caucus

cayanne cayenne

caymann caiman

Caymann Islands Cayman Islands

Cayne Cain

caynine canine

cayolin kaolin

cayoose cayuse

cayotte coyote

caypo capo

Cayro Cairo

cayson caisson

cazbar casbah

cazzmere cashmere

Ceaser Caesar

Ceaserian Caesarean

ceasurra caesura

cecuum cecum

ceddar cedar

ceddila cedilla

ceelia cilia

ceelocanth coelacanth

ceese cease

ceffalopod cephalopod

ceilling ceiling

celabration celebration

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cellabacy celibacy

cellebrate celebrate

cellebraties celebrities

cellebrent celebrant

cellebrity celebrity

celler cellar

cellerity celerity

cellesteal celestial

cellibate celibate

Cellseus Celsius

celluller cellular

cellullite cellulite

cellullose cellulose

celophane cellophane

cematary cemetery

Cennozoic Cenozoic

cennser censor

cenotaff cenotaph

censership censorship

censhur censure

censoreus censorious

centagrade centigrade

centameter centimeter

centapede centipede

centenial centennial

centennarean centenarian

centerbord centerboard

centerrary centenary

centore centaur

centrafuge centrifuge

centrallize centralize

centrepittal centripetal

centriffugal centrifugal

cephallick cephalic

ceptic septic

cerabellum cerebellum

Cerberrus Cerberus

ceremonnial ceremonial

cerial serial (series)

Cerino de Berzerak Cyrano de Bergerac

cerramic ceramic

cerrebrel cerebral

cerrebrum cerebrum

cerremony ceremony

cerriel cereal (food)

certafiable certifiable

certatude certitude

certefy certify

certificatte certificate

certin certain

cerviccal cervical

cervics cervix

ceseum cesium

cessasion cessation

cessta cesta

cetasean cetacean

cetollogy cetology

Cezzane Cezanne

chabley chablis

chaf chaff

chalcadony chalcedony

challace chalice

challange challenge

chamberlin chamberlain

chamfur chamfer

chammomeal chamomile

chammy chamois

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champaine champagne

champian champion

chanell channel

changable changeable

changelling changeling

chansan chanson

chansary chancery

chansellor chancellor

chanticlear chanticleer

chantuse chanteuse

chao ciao

chaoss chaos

chaottic chaotic

chaperron chaperone

chaplin chaplain

chapparel chaparral

chappel chapel

chappou chapeau

charaty charity

charcole charcoal

chardonay chardonnay

chardosh czardas

chargable chargeable

charjay d’affairs charge d’affaires

Charlamain Charlemagne

charleton charlatan

charnal charnel

Charolay Charolais

charoscurro chiaroscuro

charracter character

charracteristic characteristic

charracterize characterize

charrade charade

charriot chariot

charrisma charisma

charritable charitable

charrwoman charwoman

charry chary

chartroos chartreuse

charzhe d’affaires charge d’affaires

chased chaste

chasse lounge chaise longue

chassten chasten

chassy chassis

chastety chastity

chastize chastise

Chatenooga Chattanooga

chatteau chateau

chattle chattel

chattobriand chateaubriand

chauvanism chauvinism

chayf chafe

chazable chasuble

chazm chasm

cheaf chief

Checkoslovokia Czechoslovakia

checkrain checkrein

chedder cheddar

cheechy chichi

cheenos chinos

cheepe cheap (low-cost, stingy)

cheepskate cheapskate

cheerfull cheerful

cheet cheat

cheeta cheetah

chef-d’ouver chef-d’oeuvre

cheffon chiffon

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chein chine

chello cello

chemastry chemistry

chembly chimney

chemmical chemical

chemmin de fir chemin de fer

chemmise chemise

chemmist chemist

chemmotherrapy chemotherapy

chenchilla chinchilla

chennin blank chenin blanc

chenook chinook

cherchay la fomme cherchez la femme

chern churn

cherrish cherish

Cherrokee Cherokee

cherroot cheroot

cherrub cherub

cherrup chirrup

Chesire Cheshire

chesse pie chess pie

chessnut chestnut

Chesspeak Chesapeake

chevran chevron

chevvalier chevalier

Cheyanne Cheyenne

chez longue chaise longue

chicannary chicanery

chickel chicle

chickenpocks chickenpox

chickery chicory

chickpee chickpea

chieftane chieftain

chiffarobe chifforobe

chiggar chigger

chil facter chill factor

chili rallano chile relleno

chillblanes chilblains

Chille Chile

chilli con carney chili con carne

chimmera chimera

chimpansy chimpanzee

chinkapin chinquapin

chints chintz

chintzey chintzy

Chipandale Chippendale

chipmonk chipmunk

Chippawah Chippewa

chirromansee chiromancy

chirropracter chiropractor

chirropractick chiropractic

Chissom Chisholm

chitlings chitterlings

chitten chitin

chizle chisel

chloraphil chlorophyll

choccablok chockablock

chockful chockfull

chocolit chocolate

choer chore

choffeur chauffeur

choire choir

chok chock

chokra chakra

Choktaw Choctaw

cholesterrol cholesterol

chollera cholera

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cholleric choleric

Chommski Chomsky

chooreezo chorizo

choot chute

chop sooey chop suey

chorragraph choreograph

chorrister chorister

chorrus chorus

chortel chortle

chou-chou chowchow

chouder chowder

chow main chow mein

chozen chosen

chrisanthamum chrysanthemum

Chrismass Christmas

chrisote creosote

chrissalis chrysalis

chrissen christen

Christean Christian

Christianaty Christianity

chrom chrome

chromasome chromosome

chromattic chromatic

chromiam chromium

chrommatography chromatography

chronalogical chronological

chronical chronicle

chronnic chronic

chronograf chronograph

chronollogy chronology

chuckel chuckle

chucker chukker (polo)

chuggalugg chug-a-lug

chukkar chukar (bird)

churchey churchy

Churchhill Churchill

churllish churlish

chuttnee chutney

chutzzpa chutzpah

cicadda cicada

ciccatrix cicatrix

Cicerro Cicero

ciggar cigar

ciggerette cigarette

cignett cygnet

cillantro cilantro

cimball cymbal

Cimmaron Cimarron

cinammon cinnamon

Cincinatti Cincinnati

Cinderrela Cinderella

cinemmatograffy cinematography

cinnema cinema

cinnema veritay cinema verite

cintch cinch

circadean circadian

circcatry circuitry

circkits circuits

circomscribed circumscribed

circuitus circuitous

circuler circular

circullation circulation

circumcission circumcision

circumferense circumference

circumlocusion circumlocution

circumnavvigate circumnavigate

circumsize circumcise

circumspec circumspect

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circumstanses circumstances

circumstatiel circumstantial

circumvint circumvent

circuss circus

cirhossis cirrhosis

cirkit circuit

cirrcumflecks circumflex

cirrcumscribe circumscribe

cirrocumulous cirrocumulus

cirrostrattus cirrostratus

cirrous cirrus

cisturn cistern

citrick citric

citronnela citronella

citrous citrus

cittadell citadel

cittation citation

cittazen citizen

civillian civilian

civillity civility

civily civilly

civvet civet

civvic civic

civvilization civilization

civvilize civilize

clabboard clapboard

clairvoyent clairvoyant

clak claque

clame claim

clammarous clamorous

clammor clamor

clams cassino clams casino

clandestin clandestine

clareon clarion

clarevoyence clairvoyance

clarrinet clarinet

clarrit claret

classafy classify

classasist classicist

classick classic

classisism classicism

clau hammar claw hammer

claustraphobia claustrophobia

claut clout

clauze clause

clavez claves

clavicord clavichord

clavvicle clavicle

clayie clayey

claymor claymore

clearity clarity

clearrence clearance

cleavver cleaver

cleek clique

cleenze cleanse

cleeshay cliché

cleet cleat

cleevage cleavage

cleeve cleave

cleff clef

cleff cleft

cleff pallate cleft palate

clemattis clematis

clemmancy clemency

clemmant clement

clennse cleanse

clergie clergy

clerrastory clerestory

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clerrasy clerisy

clerrical clerical

clevver clever

clevvis clevis

cliant client

clientell clientele

cliffhangar cliffhanger

climacterric climacteric

climactick climactic

climatollogy climatology

climete climate

climmax climax

climmed climbed

clinche clinch (fasten, hug)

clinicle clinical

clinisian clinician

clinnic clinic

clintch clench (close tightly)

clitorus clitoris

clochur cloture

cloey cloy

cloistir cloister

cloke cloak

cloo clew

cloo clue

closehawled close-hauled

closh cloche

closset closet

clossure closure

clothear clothier

clotheng clothing

cloun clown

clouthe clothe

clumsey clumsy

clusster cluster

coadajutent coadjutant

coagguelate coagulate

coaggulant coagulant

coalle coal

coallition coalition

Coalmann stove Coleman stove

coamming coaming

coan koan

coapse copse

coastel coastal

coate cote (shed)

coatty coati

coaxeal coaxial

cobbalt cobalt

cobbel cobble

cobblar cobbler

cobura cobra

cocanut coconut

coccoon cocoon

cockamamey cockamamie

cockatryce cockatrice

cockelburr cocklebur

cocketeal cockatiel

cocknee cockney

cockroche cockroach

cockscomb coxcomb

cocksix coccyx

cocksun coxswain

cockus coccus

codda coda

coddacil codicil

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coddafy codify

coddger codger

codecks codex

codene codeine

Coe-BoLL COBOL

coefficiant coefficient

coelesce coalesce

coerse coerce

coersion coercion

coetus coitus

coetus interruptas coitus interruptus

coff cough

coffen coffin

coffeure coiffeur (hairdresser)

coffey coffee

cognazance cognizance

cognision cognition

cognizent cognizant

cognoman cognomen

cohabbit cohabit

coheer cohere

coherance coherence

cohezion cohesion

cohoe coho

cohones cojones

cohourt cohort

coi coy (shy)

coi koi (fish)

coiffere coiffure

coinscedance coincidence

coinside coincide

Cointro Cointreau

cojensy cogency

cojito urgo sum cogito ergo sum

cojjatate cogitate

cokain cocaine

cokeel coquille

cokette coquette

colaborrate collaborate

colate collate

colatteral collateral

coldslaw coleslaw

cole chisel cold chisel

coleague colleague

colegean collegian

colide collide

colission collision

collacate collocate

collafon colophon

collagin collagen

collanade colonnade

collandar colander

Collarado Colorado

collaratura coloratura

collazhe collage

collectabals collectibles

collectavism collectivism

coller collar

collerd collard

collery colliery

colley collie

collic colic

collige college

colliseum coliseum

collon colon

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collone cologne

collonise colonize

collonnel colonel

collony colony

colloquee colloquy

colloquiel colloquial

colloquilizm colloquialism

collor choler

colloring coloring

collosal colossal

collossus colossus

collostomy colostomy

colloyd colloid

collum column

Collumbia Columbia

Collumbus Columbus

collushion collusion

collyer collier

collyform coliform

Comanchee Comanche

combanation combination

combattent combatant

combustable combustible

combusteon combustion

comemmorate commemorate

comensurrable commensurable

comfortible comfortable

comingle commingle

comiserate commiserate

comissioner commissioner

comittee committee

comittment commitment

commador commodore

commandmant commandment

commazar commissar

commedia d’el arte commedia dell’arte

commedian comedian

commediene comedienne (female)

commedy comedy

commendasion commendation

commense commence

commensel commensal

commensement commencement

commensurit commensurate

commentery commentary

commerse commerce

commersial commercial

commersialize commercialize

commestible comestible

commical comical

commiscion commission

commisery commissary

committ commit

commity comity

commodaty commodity

commonallity commonality

commondant commandant

commondeer commandeer

commontater commentator

commosion commotion

commrade comrade

communacable communicable

communer commoner

communicay communiqué

communiterian communitarian

communizm communism

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communnal communal

communwealth commonwealth

commuppense comeuppance

commutater commutator

comode commode

comodeous commodious

compack compact

compackter compactor

compadray compadre

compannion companion

compansate compensate

comparrable comparable

comparrative comparative

comparrison comparison

compartmint compartment

compasino campesino

compasion compassion

compasition composition

compatable compatible

compeling compelling

compell compel

compendeum compendium

compensible compensable

competance competence

competative competitive

compillation compilation

complacate complicate

complacensy complacency

complainent complainant

complament complement

(part of a whole)

complament compliment (praise)

complamentary complementary

complane complain

complant complaint

complasence complaisance

complecks complex

complection complexion

complexaty complexity

complicasion complication

complience compliance

complient compliant

complimentery complimentary

complissity complicity

componant component

compossite composite

compoze compose

compozure composure

comprahend comprehend

comprahensible comprehensible

comprahension comprehension

compresion compression

comprize comprise

comptroler comptroller

compullsive compulsive

compulsary compulsory

compuncion compunction

compus compass

computarize computerize

computasion computation

comquat kumquat

comu coma

comunication communication

comutose comatose

concabine concubine

concatennation concatenation

concavvity concavity

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conceed concede

conceptualise conceptualize

concertena concertina

concessionair concessionaire

concherto concerto

concievable conceivable

concloosion conclusion

concocksion concoction

concommitant concomitant

concordence concordance

concordent concordant

concreet concrete

concupascent concupiscent

concupisance concupiscence

concurr concur

concurranse concurrence

concusion concussion

condament condiment

condasend condescend

condasension condescension

condem condemn

condemnasion condemnation

conder condor

condiscion condition

condoit conduit

condolense condolence

condominnium condominium

conduccion conduction

conducter conductor

condusive conducive

confabbulate confabulate

confadant confidant

confarence conference

confeccion confection

confecsionery confectionery

confeddaracy confederacy

confederrit confederate

confesser confessor

confessionel confessional

confetty confetti

confidense confidence

confidintially confidentially

configurration configuration

confir confer

confirmasion confirmation

confiskatory confiscatory

conflasion conflation

conflic conflict

confligration conflagration

confluance confluence

conformasion conformation

conformaty conformity

confrantation confrontation

confrer confrere

confuscate confiscate

Confuscius Confucius

Confusianism Confucianism

confuzion confusion

congennial congenial

congennital congenital

congerries congeries

conglommerate conglomerate

Congoe Congo

congosenty cognoscenti

congradulate congratulate

congragant congregant

congragasion congregation

congragate congregate

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congretationallism congregationalism

congruance congruence

congruety congruity

conie coney

conipsion conniption

conjeal congeal

conjeccure conjecture

conjegate conjugate

conjer conjure

conjoine conjoin

conjuggel conjugal

conjuncion conjunction

conjunctivitus conjunctivitis

Connastoga Conestoga

connasur connoisseur

connatation connotation

connclave conclave

conncourse concourse

Conneticut Connecticut

connexion connection

connfidential confidential

connflate conflate

connga conga (dance)

connifer conifer

connifferus coniferous

connivence connivance

connsort consort

connubiel connubial

conote connote

conquistidore conquistador

conqure conquer

conqwest conquest

consacrate consecrate

consalation consolation

consanant consonant

consangwin consanguine

consangwinity consanguinity

consaquense consequence

consciencious conscientious

conscrip conscript

conseal conceal

conseat conceit

conseccutive consecutive

conseed concede

conselut consulate

consentrasion concentration

consentrate concentrate

consentric concentric

consentual consensual

conseption conception

conseptual conceptual

consequensial consequential

conserge concierge

consern concern

conservatore conservator

conservatorry conservatory

conservency conservancy

conservitizm conservatism

consession concession

conshous conscious

consice concise

considerasion consideration

consience conscience

consient consent

consieve conceive

consillatory conciliatory

consinement consignment

consistancy consistency

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consistantly consistently

consollidate consolidate

consolling consoling

consommay consommé

consortiom consortium

consoul console

conspectis conspectus

conspiccuous conspicuous

conspirasy conspiracy

conspirrator conspirator

constabel constable

constabullery constabulary

constallation constellation

constapate constipate

constatution constitution

constency constancy

constittuant constituent

constituancy constituency

constrane constrain

constrant constraint

constricsion constriction

constricter constrictor

constru construe

construcsion construction

consturnation consternation

consubstancial consubstantial

consull consul

consummer consumer

consummit consummate

contageon contagion

contageous contagious

contamanent contaminant

contamminate contaminate

contane contain

contatta cantata

contects context

contempararry contemporary

contemporanious contemporaneous

contemptous contemptuous

contentuous contentious

contenuo continuo

contestent contestant

contextuel contextual

contigguous contiguous

contimpt contempt

contimptible contemptible

continance continence

continentel continental

contingancy contingency

contingeant contingent

contingince contingence

continnual continual

continnum continuum

continnuous continuous

continuaty continuity

contoor contour

contorsionist contortionist

contrabasoon contrabassoon

contracsion contraction

contracter contractor

contractuel contractual

contradic contradict

contradistincsion contradistinction

contraltoe contralto

contrapsion contraption

contrapuntel contrapuntal

contrarean contrarian

contrarywise contrariwise

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contraseptive contraceptive

contratemps contretemps

contraveen contravene

contraversial controversial

contraversy controversy

contravert controvert

contreban contraband

contribusion contribution

contributorry contributory

contrivence contrivance

contumaly contumely

contumescious contumacious

contumplate contemplate

contussion contusion

conundram conundrum

convalessence convalescence

convalution convolution

convay convey

convayence conveyance

conveccion convection

convecks convex

conveen convene

convence convince

conveniance convenience

convennient convenient

convensional conventional

convergance convergence

conversent conversant

convertable convertible

converzion conversion

convicsion conviction

convint convent

convirge converge

convivvial convivial

convoi convoy

convolluted convoluted

convultion convulsion

cookaracha cucaracha

coolent coolant

cooly coolly

coom granno salis cum grano salis

coomin cumin

coomulative cumulative

coomulus cumulus

cooparate cooperate

coopela cupola

coopon coupon

coorary curare

coordanate coordinate

cooscoos couscous

cooticle cuticle

copeing saw coping saw

Copenhaggen Copenhagen

copeous copious

Copernacus Copernicus

coppasetic copacetic

copp-out cop-out

coppra copra

coppula copula

coppulate copulate

coppywriter copywriter

copullative copulative

copywright copyright

corbell corbel

cordadge cordage

cordan cordon

cordan blue cordon bleu

cordaroy corduroy

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cordavan cordovan

cordeal cordial

corect correct

corellation correlation

corellative correlative

corespondense correspondence

coretex cortex

coriddor corridor

cormarant cormorant

corneesh corniche

corness cornice

cornett cornet (horn)

cornia cornea

cornucoppea cornucopia

corodde corrode

corpass dilecti corpus delicti

corporial corporeal

corporrate corporate

corprell corporal

corpulant corpulent

corpullence corpulence

corpus collosum corpus callosum

corpussle corpuscle

corr corps

corragated corrugated

corrageous courageous

corralate correlate

corrale chorale

corrall corral (horse pen)

corrall coral (as in reef)

corranery coronary

corraspond correspond

correda corrida

correl coral

correspondant correspondent

corrgy corgi

corriculum vitay curriculum vitae

corrigendam corrigendum

Corrintheans Corinthians

Corrnish Cornish

corrobarate corroborate

corrola corolla

corrona corona

corronation coronation

corroner coroner

corronet coronet (crown)

corrps corpse

corrsage corsage

corrset corset

corruptibel corruptible

corruscate coruscate

corsare corsair

corse coarse

cortasone cortisone

cortazhe cortege

cort-marshall court-martial

corupt corrupt

coruption corruption

corvet corvette

cosher kosher

cosmanaut cosmonaut

cosmapolitan cosmopolitan

cosmatology cosmetology

cosmettic cosmetic

cossecant cosecant

cossign cosign (sign together)

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cossine cosine (math term)

cossite cosset

cotage cottage

cotanjent cotangent

cotary coterie

cotchaneal cochineal

cottaleydon cotyledon

cottan cotton

cottanmouth cottonmouth

cottar pin cotter pin

cottileon cotillion

cou day graaz coup de grace

cou daytah coup d’état

cougger cougar

cought caught

coul cowl

counsell counsel (advise, lawyer)

counsil council (group)

countarpoise counterpoise

counterculcher counterculture

counterfit counterfeit

counterpropossal counterproposal

countersine countersign

countertennor countertenor

countervale countervail

countnence countenance

countryfied countrified

couplett couplet

courrage courage

courrier courier

courtiere courtier

courtizan courtesan

coutch couch

coverege coverage

covnent covenant

covurt covert

covveat caveat

covverlet coverlet

cowardiss cowardice

cowery cowrie

cowtow kowtow

cowwer cower

crackel crackle

cradell cradle

cradensials credentials

craneal cranial

craneum cranium

crapullence crapulence

crapullent crapulent

crashindo crescendo

crauw craw

cravan craven

cravass crevasse

cravatte cravat

crayun crayon

cread creed

creal creel

creap creep

creap paper crepe paper

creascion creation

creast crest

createen creatine

creater creator

creationnism creationism

creativvity creativity

creayfish crayfish

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creddulus credulous

crediter creditor

creditible creditable

creece crease

creedence credence

creedo credo

creeky creaky

creemate cremate

creeole creole

Creesus Croesus

cremanes cremains

cremasion cremation

cremetorium crematorium

cremp crimp

cremson crimson

crenge cringe

crengle cringle

crennalated crenelated

crepe mertle crape myrtle

creppuscular crepuscular

crepz crepes

creshe crèche

cressent crescent

cressfallen crestfallen

cretacious cretaceous

crettanism cretinism

creviss crevice

crewal crewel

crewit cruet

cribbige cribbage

crickit cricket

crim de la crim crème de la crème

criminallity criminality

criminnal criminal

criminollogy criminology

crimpson crimson

crinnalin crinoline

criogenics cryogenics

crippel cripple

criptick cryptic

criptography cryptography

crispley crisply

Crissendom Christendom

crissis crisis

cristaline crystalline

cristall crystal

criteeque critique

criterea criteria (plural)

criterian criterion (singular)

critisizm criticism

crittasize criticize

crittic critic

critticle critical

croan crone

crobarr crowbar

croccadile crocodile

croch crotch

crocke crock

crockerry crockery

crocuss crocus

crokay croquet

croke croak

crokett croquette

Crones disease Crohn’s disease

croney crony

croneyism cronyism

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croodity crudity

croodutay crudités

crool cruel

croopeay croupier

crootan crouton

croshay crochet

crossant croissant

croud crowd

croud crude

croun crown

croutch crouch

Crow-magnin Cro-Magnon

cruch crutch

crucibel crucible

crucificcion crucifixion

crucks crux

cruddenza credenza

crudulaty credulity

cruize cruise

crummie crummy

crushall crucial

crusifix crucifix

crussade crusade

crussafy crucify

crustascion crustacean

cruth crwth

cryp crypt

crystalize crystallize

cuaff coif

cubbacle cubicle

cubbic cubic

cubeism cubism

cubeit cubit

cuckled cuckold

cuddel cuddle

cudgil cudgel

cueue queue

culchure culture

cull de sack cul de sac

cullinery culinary

cullpret culprit

culltavator cultivator

cullturel cultural

cullvert culvert

culmenate culminate

culpabel culpable

culturelly culturally

cumbarsome cumbersome

cumbshaw cumshaw

cummerbunn cummerbund

cumpass compass

cuncoct concoct

cuneyform cuneiform

Cupey Kewpie (doll)

cupfull cupful

cuppidity cupidity

curdel curdle

cureater curator

cureossity curiosity

cureous curious

curfue curfew

curicullum curriculum

curit curate

curlycue curlicue

curmuggion curmudgeon

currable curable

currunt current (flow, or up to date)

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currunt currant (shrub or its berry)

currantly currently

currensy currency

currey curry

currint currant (dried berry)

currser cursor

currsive cursive

currtail curtail

cursary cursory

curteous courteous

curtesy courtesy

curtian curtain

curtsey curtsy (bow)

curvasious curvaceous

curviture curvature

cushen cushion

cusstady custody

cussterd custard

custamary customary

custoddean custodian

custommise customize

cutanious cutaneous

cutless cutlass

cuttelbone cuttlebone

cuttlery cutlery

cuvven coven

cuvvet covet

cuvvy covey

cuzzen cozen

cybernettics cybernetics

cycal cycle

cyclick cyclic

cycloan cyclone

cyclopps cyclops

cyder cider

cyenide cyanide

cylender cylinder

cylindracle cylindrical

cynansure cynosure

cynasizm cynicism

cynick cynic

cypruss cypress (tree)

cypruss Cyprus (city, island)

cystascope cystoscope

cystick fibbrosus cystic fibrosis

cytollagy cytology

czair czar

Czechaslovokia Czechoslovakia

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• daffodil

• dandelion

• definitely

• desperate

• develop

• difference

• dilemma

• disappoint

• discipline

• during

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da facto de facto

da Vinchi da Vinci

dabbel dabble

dabue debut

Dacarte Descartes

dacktolollagy dactylology

dacore decor

daffadil daffodil

dafft daft

dagerrotype daguerreotype

daggar dagger

dailly daily

dain deign

dairey dairy

dallea dahlia

Dallmation Dalmatian

dallyanse dalliance

damisk damask

dammage damage

Dammascus Damascus

dammnation damnation

damsal damsel

danamond denouement

dandel dandle

dandriff dandruff

dandylion dandelion

dangerus dangerous

dannish danish (pastry)

dansure danseur

danty dainty

dappar dapper

dappel dapple

daquiri daiquiri

Dardanneles Dardanelles

daredevvil daredevil

Darjeelling Darjeeling

darrear derriere

darring daring

Darwanism Darwinism

Darwinnean Darwinian

dashbord dashboard

dasheeky dashiki

dashhound dachshund

dasterd dastard

dattive dative

daun dawn

daus dais

davvenport davenport

davvit davit

dawdel dawdle

Daycron Dacron

daydo dado

dayta data

daytont detente

dayze daisy

de fackto de facto

de rigguer de rigueur

deacide deicide

deactavate deactivate

Deadalus Daedalus

deafication deification

deaft deft

debait debate

debarck debark

debatible debatable

debbit debit

debbonair debonair

debboshee debauchee

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debbutant debutante

debillitate debilitate

debillity debility

deboch debauch

debochery debauchery

debockle debacle

debree debris

debunck debunk

decadant decadent

decadense decadence

decaffanated decaffeinated

decaid decade

decapatate decapitate

decathalete decathlete

decathalon decathlon

Deccalogue Decalogue

deccanter decanter

deccapod decapod

deccarous decorous

deccorate decorate

deccoy decoy

deccree decree

deceazed deceased

decedant decedent

deceitfull deceitful

decellarate decelerate

decend descend

decensy decency

decentrallize decentralize

decepsion deception

deciet deceit

decieve deceive

decifer decipher

decilitter deciliter

decimmel decimal

decinneal decennial

decission decision

deckstrose dextrose

declair declare

declame declaim

declammation declamation

declammatory declamatory

declanation declination

declassafy declassify

declassay déclassé

declenchion declension

decleration declaration

decliene decline

declivaty declivity

decoad decode

decollatzhe decolletage

decommision decommission

decompresion decompression

decontammanate decontaminate

decorrum decorum

decouppage decoupage

decrashindo decrescendo

decreese decrease

decreppit decrepit

decrie decry

deddacate dedicate

dedeuce deduce

dedline deadline

dedlock deadlock

deductabel deductible

deeafy deify

deeaty deity

deecon deacon

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deefenbackia dieffenbachia

deefer defer

deeism deism

deele dele (delete)

de-emphacize de-emphasize

deemure demure

deen dean

de-escallate de-escalate

deevious devious

defalt default

defammasion defamation

defammatory defamatory

defe deaf

defecktive defective

defeet defeat

defendent defendant

defennestration defenestration

defensabble defensible

deffacate defecate

deffacation defecation

deffacit deficit

deffalcation defalcation

deffanission definition

deffening deafening

defferanse deference

defferential deferential

defferment deferment

deffile defile

defformation deformation

defformaty deformity

deffray defray

defibralation defibrillation

defibrallate defibrillate

defience defiance

defient defiant

defillade defilade

definately definitely

definnative definitive

defishency deficiency

deflassion deflation

defleccion deflection

deflour deflower

defolleate defoliate

defollient defoliant

defraude defraud

defunkt defunct

defusse defuse

Degah Degas

deggredation degradation

deggustation degustation

deginnerit degenerate

degousse degauss

dehidrate dehydrate

dehiss dehisce

dehummitify dehumidify

deisel diesel

deja vue déjà vu

dejeccion dejection

dekahedron decahedron

dekal decal

dekay decay

delamminate delaminate

delectible delectable

deleerious delirious

delibberate deliberate

delicattesen delicatessen

delinnyate delineate

delinquant delinquent

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delinquinsy delinquency

delireum tremmens delirium tremens

delishous delicious

dellagate delegate

dellaquesce deliquesce

dellaterious deleterious

Dellaware Delaware

delletion deletion

Dellfick Delphic

dellicacy delicacy

delliver deliver

delliverance deliverance

dellphineum delphinium

dellta delta

delltoid deltoid

dellusion delusion

delluxe deluxe

delooshe deluge

dem summ dim sum

demagnettize demagnetize

demanize demonize

demarcasion demarcation

demarkate demarcate

demateriallize dematerialize

demeaner demeanor

demensia dementia

demerrit demerit

demijon demijohn

demillaterise demilitarize

demin demon

demisstafy demystify

demize demise

demmacrat democrat

demmagog demagogue

demmagogy demagogy

demmagraphics demographics

demmalicion demolition

demmented demented

demmimond demimonde

demmonstrate demonstrate

demmonstration demonstration

demmotick demotic

demmurije demurrage

demoballize demobilize

demollish demolish

demonick demonic

demurr demur

demurre demure

dendriet dendrite

dengo dingo

deniabillity deniability

dennagrate denigrate

dennazen denizen

denniable deniable

denniele denial

dennotation denotation

denominasion denomination

denomminator denominator

denoomond denouement

denounse denounce

denounsing denouncing

densetty density

dentafrise dentifrice

dentasion dentation

denunciasion denunciation

deoderent deodorant

departmentel departmental

dependanse dependence

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dependansy dependency

dependant dependent

depersonnalise depersonalize

depillatory depilatory

depleet deplete

deplorrible deplorable

depoppulate depopulate

deportasion deportation

deportmant deportment

depossatory depository

depposition deposition

deppracate deprecate

deppravation deprivation

deppth depth

depravvity depravity

depreciasion depreciation

depressent depressant

depresser depressor

depressian depression

deputee deputy

deracinnation deracination

derailler derailleur

deregullation deregulation

derk dirk

dermabrassion dermabrasion

dermatitas dermatitis

dermatollogy dermatology

dernea cri dernier cri

derrack derrick

derralict derelict

derrisive derisive

derrivation derivation

derrivative derivative

derrizion derision

derrogatory derogatory

dervesh dervish

desallanation desalination

descripsion description

desegreggate desegregate

desendent descendant (from specific lineage) descendent (moving downward)

desensatise desensitize

desent descent (going down)

desent decent (suitable)

desiduous deciduous

desirabel desirable

desparate desperate

desparation desperation

despare despair

despatism despotism

desperrado desperado

despiccable despicable

despize despise

despoile despoil

despondansy despondency

despondant despondent

despottic despotic

desput despot

dessacant desiccant

dessacate desiccate

dessacrate desecrate

dessart dessert (sweet)

dessibel decibel

dessimate decimate

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dessurt desert (sandy)

destabellize destabilize

destanation destination

destatute destitute

destatution destitution

destiney destiny

destroier destroyer

deswatude desuetude

detanee detainee

deteccion detection

detension detention

detereorate deteriorate

determinnant determinant

determinnation determination

deterrance deterrence

deterrgent detergent

detoxafy detoxify

detraccion detraction

detrament detriment

detrytus detritus

dettanate detonate

dettanation detonation

dettanator detonator

detter deter

dettor debtor

deus ex maccana deus ex machina

deva diva

devalluation devaluation

devallue devalue

devane devein

devellop develop

devient deviant

devinity divinity

devitallize devitalize

devoyd devoid

devvastate devastate

devvastating devastating

devvotee devotee

dewey dewy

dextarous dexterous

dexterraty dexterity

dextrus dexterous

dezidderatum desideratum

deziner designer

dezist desist

dezzalate desolate

dezzignate designate

dezzultory desultory

diabollic diabolic

diacrittical diacritical

diadd dyad

diadim diadem

diaffanus diaphanous

diaframm diaphragm

diaggonal diagonal

diagnoce diagnose

diagnosstic diagnostic

diagnosus diagnosis

dialate dilate

diallasis dialysis

diallectic dialectic

diallogue dialogue

diamater diameter

diametricly diametrically

diannthos dianthus

diaphannus diaphanous

diarrea diarrhea

diarry diary

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diaspara diaspora

diatonnic diatonic

diattribe diatribe

dibbel dibble

dibeteze diabetes

dibettic diabetic

diccion diction

dich ditch

dichottamy dichotomy

dicktum dictum

dicotyleedan dicotyledon

dictatorreal dictatorial

dictionerry dictionary

diddapper didapper

diddy ditty

didjit digit

diedactic didactic

diellect dialect

diepole dipole

dier straights dire straits

dierrasis dieresis

dieterry dietary

diey dye

diffacult difficult

diffadence diffidence

diffadent diffident

differance difference

differant different

differencial differential

differenciate differentiate

difftheria diphtheria

diffthong diphthong

diffuce diffuse

diffuseon diffusion

digerrydoo didgeridoo

digestable digestible

diggress digress

digitallas digitalis

digittal digital

dignafied dignified

dignafy dignify

digniterry dignitary

dignitty dignity

digressian digression

dijestion digestion

dilappidated dilapidated

dillagence diligence

dillatonte dilettante

dillatory dilatory

dillema dilemma

dillusion delusion

dillute dilute

diluveal diluvial

dimmanusion diminution

dimmenish diminish

dimminishing diminishing

dimminsion dimension

dimminutive diminutive

dimond diamond

dimpel dimple

dinasty dynasty

dinggy dinghy

dinjy dingy

dinnasour dinosaur

dinnete dinette

diociss diocese

Dioneesean Dionysian

dioramma diorama

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dioxxin dioxin

diper diaper

diphthirea diphtheria

diplamat diplomat

diplamatic diplomatic

diplomma diploma

diplommacy diplomacy

diploppia diplopia

dipploy deploy

dippthong diphthong

dipsomannia dipsomania

diptick diptych

directary directory

directer director

dirj dirge

dirndel dirndl

dirragible dirigible

disabillaty disability

disadvantageos disadvantageous

disapate dissipate

disapline discipline

disastarous disastrous

disatisfaction dissatisfaction

disatisfied dissatisfied

disberse disburse

discipal disciple

disciplinery disciplinary

disclame disclaim

disclossure disclosure

discoggraphy discography

discoller discolor

discommfit discomfit

discomode discommode

disconsallit disconsolate

disconsert disconcert

discontinnuence discontinuance

discouragment discouragement

discource discourse

discreat discreet (circumspect)

discrepensy discrepancy

discression discretion

discriet discrete (of separate parts

discrimmanation discrimination

discrimminate discriminate

discurrage discourage

discurrsive discursive

discurteous discourteous

disdane disdain

disect dissect

disembowwel disembowel

disent dissent (disagree)

disent descent (going down)

disertation dissertation

disfuncsion dysfunction

disgorje disgorge

disgruntel disgruntle

disguize disguise

disharmany disharmony

dishevval dishevel

dishonnorable dishonorable

disinfectent disinfectant

disintagrate disintegrate

diske disk, disc

dislexxia dyslexia

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dislexxic dyslexic

disloccate dislocate

disloyaltey disloyalty

dismantel dismantle

dismel dismal

dismissel dismissal

disociation dissociation

disorgannized disorganized

dispair despair

disparrige disparage

disparrity disparity

disparrut disparate

dispassionit dispassionate

dispence dispense

dispensasion dispensation

dispensible dispensable

dispeptic dyspeptic

dispise despise

dispite despite

displazia dysplasia

displeazure displeasure

disposess dispossess

disposible disposable

dispossition disposition

dispozel disposal

disprapportionate disproportionate

disproporsion disproportion

dispurse disperse

dispurzion dispersion

disputent disputant

disquallify disqualify

disreggard disregard

disrepputable disreputable

dissabedience disobedience

dissabille dishabille

dissable disable

dissabuze disabuse

dissadent dissident

dissadvantige disadvantage

dissagree disagree

dissagreeable disagreeable

dissalusion disillusion

dissalute dissolute

dissanance dissonance

dissanent dissonant

dissaplinarian disciplinarian

dissapline discipline

dissapoint disappoint

dissaray disarray

dissassemble disassemble

dissaster disaster

disscord discord

disscordent discordant

disscredit discredit

disscus discus

dissease disease

dissembark disembark

dissembody disembody

dissenchant disenchant

dissencion dissension

dissengenuous disingenuous

dissentary dysentery

dissequalibrium disequilibrium

dissern discern

dissestablish disestablish

dissfigure disfigure

dissgorge disgorge

dissharten dishearten

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dissimble dissemble

dissiminate disseminate

dissimmilar dissimilar

dissinclination disinclination

dissinsentive disincentive

dissinter disinter

dissjunct disjunct

dissmay dismay

dissorderly disorderly

dissorient disorient

disspell dispel

dissplease displease

dissputible disputable

dissrespectful disrespectful

disstaff distaff

disstinctive distinctive

dissuede dissuade

distell distal

distenguish distinguish

disterb disturb

distick distich

distilation distillation

distillary distillery

distimper distemper

distincsion distinction

distind distend

distingay distingue

distink distinct

distoppia dystopia

distrabution distribution

distrac distract

distraccion distraction

distrafee dystrophy

distraut distraught

distressfull distressful

distribbute distribute

distributer distributor

districk district

distructive destructive

disturbence disturbance

disunnity disunity

dithyram dithyramb

dittoe ditto

diuressis diuresis

diuretick diuretic

diurnel diurnal

divann divan

diversafy diversify

diversatty diversity

divertamento divertimento

diverticullitus diverticulitis

diverzionery diversionary

divestature divestiture

divirge diverge

divissable divisible

divission division

divorse divorce

divorsee divorcée (woman), or divorcé (man)

divour devour

divout devout

divurse diverse

divurt divert

divvadend dividend

divvergent divergent

divversion diversion

divvide divide

divvination divination

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divvine divine

divvisor divisor

divvulge divulge

dizzie dizzy

doat dote

dobarmen doberman

dobb daub

dobbson fly dobsonfly

dobrow Dobro

doccument document

dockit docket

docksun dachshund

doctorette doctorate

doctranair doctrinaire

doctrin doctrine

documentery documentary

docummentation documentation

dodeccahedron dodecahedron

dodje dodge

dogerrel doggerel

dogmattick dogmatic

doilly doily

doldrems doldrums

dolful doleful

dollfin dolphin

Dolli Lomma Dalai Lama

dollicocephalic dolichocephalic

dollorous dolorous

dolmin dolmen

dolop dollop

domestissity domesticity

dominnasion domination

dommacile domicile

dommain domain

dommano domino

dommesticate domesticate

dommestick domestic

domminatricks dominatrix

dommineering domineering

domminence dominance

dommineon dominion

Don keyhotey Don Quixote

donacion donation

donky donkey

donnate donate

donnebrook donnybrook

donseuss danseuse

doobeous dubious

dooce deuce

doodel doodle

doolap dewlap

doop dupe

dooplex duplex

doorjam doorjamb

doovay duvet

doppamine dopamine

Dopplar affect Doppler effect

doppleganger doppelganger

dorke dork

Dorkus Dorcas

dormar dormer

dormatory dormitory

dorment dormant

dorry dory

dorsel dorsal

dossage dosage

dossea dossier

dossent docent

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dossil docile

dosydo dos-a-dos

dot-mattrix dot-matrix

dottage dotage

dotter daughter

doublitt doublet

doue dough (pastry)

doue doe (deer)

doughnutt doughnut

dountless dauntless

doure dour

dout doubt

doutfull doubtful

douze douse

dovecoat dovecote

dovetale dovetail

downrite downright

dowwager dowager

dowwal dowel

dowwery dowry

doxollagy doxology

draconean draconian

draggonfly dragonfly

dramattic dramatic

drammaticly dramatically

drammatis personey dramatis personae

drammatize dramatize

drammaturgy dramaturgy

drane drain

dranije drainage

draparry drapery

drasstick drastic

drauss dross

drawwar drawer

dreadlox dreadlocks

dredd dread

dredje dredge

drednaut dreadnaught

dreem dream

dreery dreary

dreggs dregs

dreidle dreidel

driad dryad

dribbel dribble

driffwood driftwood

drinch drench

drivvel drivel

drivven driven

drizzel drizzle

droa de sinyer droit du seigneur

droag drogue

droan drone

drockma drachma

drole droll

drollary drollery

dromma drama

drommadery dromedary

drooid druid

droppsy dropsy

drossofila drosophila

drothers druthers

droun drown

droup droop

drouse drowse

drout drought

drugerry drudgery

drunkeness drunkenness

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drunkerd drunkard

drussazh dressage

Duay Bible Douay Bible

dubble double

Dubbye Dubai

duble-entonde double-entendre

dubloon doubloon

Duch treet Dutch treat

duckt duct

ducktile ductile

dudgeun dudgeon

duece deuce

duell dual (twin)

duell duel (fight)

duena duenna

dueo duo

Dueteranomy Deuteronomy

duett duet

duffal duffel

duggong dugong

duh zhour du jour

dukkat ducat

dulcit dulcet

dullerd dullard

dulsammer dulcimer

dulsit dulcet

dumbdumb dumdum

dumbell dumbbell

dungerees dungarees

dungion dungeon

dunn dun

dunse dunce

duoddanem duodenum

duodecimmal duodecimal

duplacate duplicate

duplissaty duplicity

durasion duration

durible durable

durramater dura mater

durress duress

durring during

durth dearth

dutchess duchess

dutchy duchy

dutifull dutiful

duzzen dozen

Dvorshock Dvorák

dwel dwell

dwendel dwindle

dworff dwarf

dyeng dyeing

dynamizm dynamism

dynammick dynamic

dynne dyne

dyode diode

Dyonesius Dionysus

dyool duel (contest)

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• easily

• either

• embarrass

• environment

• exaggerate

• exercise

• existence

• expect

• experience

• explanation

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e Cheng I Ching

e plurribus unam e pluribus unum

e. colli E coli

eaclare eclair

eaggel eagle

eagger eager

eaite eight

eal eel

ean eon

eardrumm eardrum

earee eerie

earing earring

earley early

earnast earnest

earne earn

earthe earth

earthernwear earthenware

earthqwake earthquake

earwigg earwig

easally easily

easle easel

easment easement

eastar Easter

eatible eatable

eaze ease

eb ebb

ebbonics Ebonics

ebbony ebony

ebulliant ebullient

eccinaccia echinacea

eccocide ecocide

eccosystem ecosystem

eccru ecru

eccsintric eccentric

ecctoplasm ectoplasm

eccumenical ecumenical

eche etch

eckdizziast ecdysiast

ecko echo

eckolallia echolalia

ecksimma eczema

eclampsea eclampsia

eclay éclat

eclectick eclectic

ecleeseastes Ecclesiastes

eclippse eclipse

ecollogy ecology

econnomy economy

econommical economical

ecse homo ecce homo

ecsintricity eccentricity

ecstattic ecstatic

ecstissy ecstasy

ectomorff ectomorph

eday feecks idée fixe

eddema edema

eddentate edentate

eddict edict

eddiface edifice

eddification edification

eddify edify

eddition edition (publication)

eddition addition (math)

edditor editor

edditorial editorial

edducable educable

edducate educate

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edducater educator

edeuce educe

editorrialize editorialize

eech each

eegis aegis

eeke out eke out

eemcee emcee

eepay epee

eequine equine

eerie Canal Erie Canal

eermark earmark

eeves eaves

efase efface

efeet effete

efemminate effeminate

effacasious efficacious

effacassy efficacy

effagy effigy

effarvese effervesce

effarvesent effervescent

effeck effect

effectsual effectual

effemerra ephemera

effemerral ephemeral

efficiant efficient

efficiensy efficiency

effimanacy effeminacy

effluant effluent

effluince effluence

effluvea effluvia

effluveum effluvium

effrontry effrontery

effucive effusive

effulginse effulgence

efuljent effulgent

egadd egad

egalitarrian egalitarian

egg fu yung egg foo yong

eggnogg eggnog

eggo ego

eggotist egotist

eggress egress

eggret egret

eggs Bennadict eggs Benedict

egomannia egomania

egosentric egocentric

egotisticcal egotistical

egotizm egotism

egreegious egregious

egypsion Egyptian

eiffle tower Eiffel Tower

eightteen eighteen

eigth eight

eigth eighth

einsconse ensconce

einstine Einstein

eissenhowar Eisenhower

eithere either

ejecshun ejection

ejeculate ejaculate

ejject eject

ekidna echidna

el neenio El Niño

elaborrate elaborate

elamentery elementary

elastick elastic

elastissity elasticity

eldar elder

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eldarly elderly

elecsion election

electorrate electorate

electorrel electoral

electrafy electrify

electralite electrolyte

electrallasis electrolysis

electramagnet electromagnet

electrissaty electricity

electroenseffalogram

electroencephalogram

electronnic electronic

eleet elite

eleetizm elitism

elfe elf

elfes elves

elimmanate eliminate

elipse ellipse

elipsis ellipsis

elipticle elliptical

elizzabethen Elizabethan

ellafantiasis elephantiasis

ellagance elegance

ellagant elegant

ellagible eligible

ellajiac elegiac

ellament element

ellamossanery eleemosynary

elland eland

ellaphent elephant

ellapse elapse

ellaquense eloquence

ellate elate

ellavation elevation

ellavator elevator

ellbow elbow

ellect elect

ellectorel electoral

ellectracute electrocute

ellectrocardiagram

electrocardiogram

ellectromagnatism

electromagnetism

ellectron electron

ellegy elegy

ellevate elevate

elleven eleven

ellide elide

ellisit elicit

ellission elision

ellixer elixir

ellocusion elocution

ellon elan

ellongate elongate

ellope elope

elloquent eloquent

ellusive elusive

eluciddate elucidate

emansipate emancipate

emansipation emancipation

emascalate emasculate

embalism embolism

embarass embarrass

embarck embark

embassey embassy

embelish embellish

embezzel embezzle

embibe imbibe

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emblamatic emblematic

emblazzen emblazon

emblim emblem

emboddiment embodiment

embolm embalm

embrase embrace

embrio embryo

embroader embroider

embryonick embryonic

embur ember

emergint emergent

emfacema emphysema

emfassis emphasis

emfattic emphatic

emmaciate emaciate

emmanance eminence

emmanate emanate

emmanent eminent

emmarold emerald

emmasary emissary

emmbargo embargo

emmend emend

emmendasion emendation

emmeratus emeritus

emmergancy emergency

emmerge emerge

emmergence emergence

emmery emery

emmetick emetic

emmigrate emigrate

emmision emission

emmit emit

emmoliant emollient

emmotion emotion

emmploy employ

emmu emu

emmunity immunity

emollumint emolument

emp imp

empass impasse

emperical empirical

emperror emperor

empethy empathy

emphacise emphasize

emphatick emphatic

emplanted implanted

emporeum emporium

emullate emulate

emullsify emulsify

emullsion emulsion

en rout en route

enammel enamel

enammored enamored

encapsullate encapsulate

enceffalitis encephalitis

enchallada enchilada

enchantement enchantment

enclossure enclosure

encommeum encomium

encompess encompass

encourrage encourage

encript encrypt

encroche encroach

encumbar encumber

encumberence encumbrance

encyclopeddic encyclopedic

encyclopedea encyclopedia

endemmick endemic

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endevvor endeavor

endivve endive

endokrin endocrine

endomorf endomorph

endorce endorse

endorphan endorphin

endou endow

endowmint endowment

endurense endurance

enfallade enfilade

enfeebelled enfeebled

enfranchize enfranchise

engauge engage

engaugement engagement

engendar engender

engourge engorge

engroce engross

enhanse enhance

enigmattic enigmatic

enjaneer engineer

enject inject

enlightenmant enlightenment

enliten enlighten

enmitty enmity

enn masse en mass

ennama enema

ennate innate

ennergetic energetic

ennergized energized

ennervate enervate

ennervated enervated

enngrave engrave

ennigma enigma

ennormatey enormity

ennough enough

ennrich enrich

ennsue ensue

ennsure ensure

ennunciate enunciate

ennuresis enuresis

enorrmus enormous

enovation innovation

enquest inquest

enrapsher enrapture

enrole enroll

enschrine enshrine

ensconse ensconce

ensiddious insidious

ensillage ensilage

ensinn ensign

ensinnuate insinuate

ensomble ensemble

enstagate instigate

ensullar insular

ensurgence insurgence

ensurgints insurgents

entager integer

entale entail

entamollogy entomology

entatty entity

enterprize enterprise

entertane entertain

enthoosiast enthusiast

enthroll enthrall

enthuziasm enthusiasm

entigrate integrate

entise entice

entittle entitle

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entra acte entr’acte

entranse entrance

entrappment entrapment

entrappy entropy

entraprenure entrepreneur

entreet entreat

entregue intrigue

entrensic intrinsic

entreppid intrepid

entrills entrails

entrinch entrench

entrude intrude

entruder intruder

enuff enough

enummerate enumerate

enureses enuresis

envalope envelope

envestigator investigator

envie envy

envirans environs

envirenment environment

envirenmental environmental

envissage envisage

envizion envision

envyous envious

enwee ennui

enzime enzyme

eonn eon

epadural epidural

ephemmera ephemera

ephemmeral ephemeral

epipheny epiphany

episcopallean Episcopalian

episle epistle

epittamy epitome

eponnamous eponymous

epoxxie epoxy

eppacure epicure

eppademic epidemic

eppagram epigram

eppalepptic epileptic

eppalepsy epilepsy

eppallet epaulet

eppasene epicene

eppic epic

eppicanthus epicanthus

eppicenter epicenter

eppicurian epicurean

eppidermis epidermis

eppifany epiphany

eppiglotas epiglottis

eppigramatic epigrammatic

eppigraph epigraph

eppilog epilogue

eppiscopal Episcopal

eppisoddic episodic

eppisode episode

eppistemollogy epistemology

eppitaph epitaph

eppitheleum epithelium

eppizootic epizootic

eppoch epoch

eqquate equate

equallize equalize

equanimmity equanimity

equassion equation

equatter equator

equel equal

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equestrean equestrian

equilatteral equilateral

equillibrium equilibrium

equinimmaty equanimity

equinnox equinox

equinoctil equinoctial

equipmant equipment

equipoze equipoise

equitasion equitation

equitorreal equatorial

equittable equitable

equitty equity

equivelance equivalence

equivelant equivalent

equivvocate equivocate

erace erase

eraddacate eradicate

erand errand

erectille erectile

erganommics ergonomics

ergg erg

ergott ergot

ermin ermine

erra era

erratta errata

errattic erratic

errect erect

errection erection

erremite eremite

errent errant

errganomic ergonomic

errly early

errode erode

errogenous erogenous

erronius erroneous

errosion erosion

errotic erotic

errudite erudite

errudition erudition

erruption eruption

ersotz ersatz

erstwile erstwhile

escalater escalator

escallate escalate

escapegoat scapegoat

escargo escargot

eschatollogy eschatology

escheet escheat

eschoo eschew

escritorre escritoire

escro escrow

escutchon escutcheon

eshallon echelon

eskamo Eskimo

espeanaje espionage

especialy especially

espedrill espadrille

esperranto Esperanto

esplannade esplanade

espoussel espousal

esquirre esquire

essateric esoteric

esscapaid escapade

esscort escort

essencial essential

essense essence

essentielly essentially

essophagus esophagus

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esspalia espalier

essthetics aesthetics

esstranged estranged

estabblish establish

establishmantarianism

establishmentarianism

establishmentarean

establishmentarian

establishmint establishment

estamate estimate

esteam esteem

estheete aesthete

esthettic esthetic

estragen estrogen

estras estrus

estuerry estuary

et cettera et cetera

etable edible

eternel eternal

eternitty eternity

ethere ether

etherial ethereal

ethick ethic

ethnacentrism ethnocentrism

ethneck ethnic

etiollogy etiology

etoufay etouffee

ettamology etymology

ettaquette etiquette

ettude etude

etymollogy etymology

eucaliptus eucalyptus

eucherist Eucharist

eugennics eugenics

euivoccal equivocal

euker euchre

eullagize eulogize

eullogy eulogy

eunuck eunuch

euphamism euphemism

euphoneum euphonium

euphonius euphonious

euphonnic euphonic

euphorria euphoria

euphorric euphoric

euphuizm euphuism

eurapean European

eurasean Eurasian

eurika eureka

europpe Europe

eustashean eustachian

evaccuate evacuate

evaid evade

evalluate evaluate

evanesince evanescence

evangellical evangelical

evangellism evangelism

evangellist evangelist

evangellize evangelize

evappurate evaporate

evassion evasion

evenning evening

eventfull eventful

eventfuly eventfully

eventuallity eventuality

eventualy eventually

eventuel eventual

evisserate eviscerate

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evoccative evocative

evvalution evolution

evverglades Everglades

evvergreen evergreen

evvidence evidence

evvident evident

evvidential evidential

evvince evince

evvinescent evanescent

ex catheedra ex cathedra

ex officeo ex officio

ex poste facto ex post facto

exactatude exactitude

exactoe X-acto

exagirate exaggerate

exalation exhalation

examinnation examination

exasperrate exasperate

exasserbait exacerbate

excallaber Excalibur

excalpate exculpate

excavasion excavation

excell excel

excellense excellence

excellsior excelsior

exchecker exchequer

excitible excitable

exclame exclaim

exclammation exclamation

exclammatory exclamatory

excloosive exclusive

excluseon exclusion

excommunnicate excommunicate

excorriate excoriate

excrament excrement

excrusiate excruciate

excurseon excursion

excusible excusable

excusitory excusatory

exellance excellence

exemplery exemplary

exercize exercise

exersism exorcism

exfoleate exfoliate

exhallation exhalation

exhaltation exaltation

exhibbit exhibit

exhibbition exhibition

exhillarate exhilarate

exhoust exhaust

exibit exhibit

exibition exhibition

exigesis exegesis

exilarate exhilarate

eximplar exemplar

existance existence

existentualism existentialism

exogammy exogamy

exoskelton exoskeleton

expadition expedition

expaditious expeditious

expance expanse

expantion expansion

expatriot expatriate

expeate expiate

expeck expect

expectasion expectation

expectency expectancy

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expectent expectant

expecterate expectorate

expediancy expediency

expediant expedient

expell expel

expence expense

expendature expenditure

expendible expendable

experament experiment

experamental experimental

experamentation experimentation

expergate expurgate

experiense experience

experteece expertise

expidite expedite

explacate explicate

explaination explanation

explane explain

explannatory explanatory

explative expletive

explissit explicit

exploratorry exploratory

explossion explosion

exponensial exponential

exponnent exponent

exportasion exportation

expositorry expository

expozition exposition

expozure exposure

expresion expression

expressionizm expressionism

expropreate expropriate

expullsion expulsion

exquizit exquisite

exseed exceed

exsept excerpt

exsess excess

exsize excise

extemporraneous extemporaneous

extemporrize extemporize

extenct extinct

extenguish extinguish

extennsive extensive

extennuate extenuate

exterminnate exterminate

exterminnator exterminator

externallize externalize

externel external

exterrior exterior

extincion extension

extole extol

extorsion extortion

extrac extract

extracate extricate

extraccion extraction

extracurriculer extracurricular

extramarrital extramarital

extranious extraneous

extraordanary extraordinary

extrapollate extrapolate

extrasensary extrasensory

extraterrestreal extraterrestrial

extravagganza extravaganza

extravegance extravagance

extravegant extravagant

extraversion extroversion

extravurt extrovert

extredite extradite

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extredition extradition

extreem extreme

extremizm extremism

extremmity extremity

extrensic extrinsic

exuberrance exuberance

exurben exurban

exxact exact

exxacute execute

exxacution execution

exxadus exodus

exxalt exalt

exxecrable execrable

exxecutive executive

exxemplify exemplify

exxempt exempt

exxemption exemption

exxert exert

exxigency exigency

exxile exile

exxonerate exonerate

exxorbitent exorbitant

exxorcise exorcise

exxorsist exorcist

exxort exhort

exxortation exhortation

exxotic exotic

exxpansive expansive

exxploit exploit

exxploitation exploitation

exxpress express

exxpunge expunge

exxtant extant

exxtend extend

exxude exude

exxult exult

exxurbia exurbia

eyefull eyeful

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• fallible

• familiar

• festival

• fictitious

• finally

• foreign

• forty

• fundamentalist

• furniture

• futility

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fabalist fabulist

fabbul fable

fabracation fabrication

fabrick fabric

fabulus fabulous

faccalty faculty

facillation facilitation

facillities facilities

facsimmaly facsimile

facsion faction

facsual factual

facteous factious

facter factor

factorreal factorial

factotem factotum

fadd fad

fadied faded

fadish faddish

fai fey

faillure failure

fairry fairy

faise faze

faithfull faithful

fakeer fakir

fallable fallible

fallaceous fallacious

fallafel falafel

fallasy fallacy

fallcon falcon

fallick phallic

falloe fallow

fallopean tube fallopian tube

fallsetto falsetto

fallsify falsify

fallter falter

fallus phallus

falselly falsely

falsety falsity

familliar familiar

familliarity familiarity

familliarize familiarize

fammen famine

fammish famish

fammus famous

fane feign

fanfair fanfare

fannatic fanatic

fannaticism fanaticism

fanntail fantail

fanntan fantan

fansifull fanciful

fansy fancy

fant faint

fantacy fantasy

fantastick fantastic

fantazia fantasia

fantisize fantasize

faraggo farrago

farkelberry farkleberry

farmasootical pharmaceutical

farmasy pharmacy

farrad farad

farrenhite Fahrenheit

farrina farina

farro faro

farrthingale farthingale

farse farce

farsiccal farcical

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farsie Farsi

fasceal facial

fasciest fascist

fascinnate fascinate

fasecious facetious

fashea fascia

fashionible fashionable

fasillity facility

fasset facet

fassil facile

fassination fascination

fassizm fascism

fassod façade

fasstidius fastidious

fatallity fatality

fate accomplee fait accompli

fatefull fateful

fatel fatal

fathum fathom

fatid fated

fatteague fatigue

fattuity fatuity

fattuous fatuous

fau pah faux pas

faunn fawn

faunna fauna

fauset faucet

faustean Faustian

faver favor

favorible favorable

feansay fiancé or fiancée

fearfulley fearfully

feasco fiasco

featt fiat

feazable feasible

feazzanse feasance

februle febrile

febuary February

fech fetch

feddayean fedayeen

fedderal federal

fedderation federation

fedorra fedora

feebil feeble

feecal fecal

feecees feces

feecund fecund

feecundaty fecundity

feeline feline

feelty fealty

feenominal phenomenal

feetal fetal

feeture feature

feetuss fetus

feifdom fiefdom

feind fiend

feindish fiendish

feirce fierce

fekless feckless

fellany felony

fellasheo fellatio

fellicitation felicitation

fellicitious felicitous

fellicity felicity

fellon felon

fellonious felonious

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fellspar feldspar

fem fatalle femme fatale

femminine feminine

femurre femur

fenn fen (swamp)

fenn fin (on a fish)

fennder fender

fennell fennel

fennestration fenestration

fennugreak fenugreek

fenommanon phenomenon

fent feint

feord fjord

fermentasion fermentation

feromagnetic ferromagnetic

ferossity ferocity

ferral feral

ferrett ferret

ferrey ferry

ferrment ferment

ferrocious ferocious

ferrul ferrule

ferrus ferrous

fertille fertile

fertillity fertility

fertillizer fertilizer

fervant fervent

ferved fervid

fesscue fescue

fesster fester

festivel festival

festivitty festivity

fether feather

fetherwaite featherweight

fett fete

fetta cheese feta cheese

fettaccine fettuccine

fettar fetter

fettid fetid

fettish fetish

feudel feudal

feuze fuse

feverrish feverish

fewse fuse

feyted feted

fezz fez

fezzant pheasant

fhonnagraf phonograph

fiansay fiancé or fiancée

fibar fiber

fibberglas fiberglass

fibbonacci Fibonacci

fibbralate fibrillate

fibbralation fibrillation

fibbula fibula

fibrossis fibrosis

ficcsion fiction

fickal fickle

ficticious fictitious

fidd fid

fiddel fiddle

fidellaty fidelity

fiducciery fiduciary

fiecuss ficus

fiesty feisty

fiffe fife

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fifftieth fiftieth

figgmant figment

figgurine figurine

figurrative figurative

figurratively figuratively

fillabuster filibuster

fillagree filigree

fillament filament

fillanderer philanderer

fillay fillet

fillbert filbert

fillet menyon filet mignon

filley filly

filliel filial

fillipino Filipino

fillop fillip

fillter filter

fillth filth

fillthy filthy

fin du seacle fin de siècle

finelly finally

finerry finery

fingerbord fingerboard

finnally finale

finnance finance

finnancial financial

finnancier financier

finnangle finagle

finneal finial

finnese finesse

finnicky finicky

finnite finite

firbelow furbelow

firey fiery

firmamment firmament

firr tree fir tree

fischion fission

fisherry fishery

fisscal fiscal

fisseur fissure

fissical physical

fistacuffs fisticuffs

fistulla fistula

fite fight

fitfally fitfully

fitfull fitful

fixxate fixate

fixxation fixation

fizzel fizzle

flaak flak

flabbargast flabbergast

flac flack

flacsid flaccid

flaer flare

flageolay flageolet

flaggelate flagellate

flaggelum flagellum

flagrent flagrant

flakey flaky

flale flail

flamboyence flamboyance

flamboyent flamboyant

flammenco flamenco (dance)

flammible flammable

flammingo flamingo (bird)

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flanell flannel

flannge flange

flashe flash

flasque flask

flattary flattery

flattus flatus

flatulant flatulent

flau flaw

flaunder flounder

flaur flour

flauss floss

flaut flout

flauttest flautist

flauwer flower

flaver flavor

flawd flawed

flaxx flax

flayre flair

fleace fleece

flecher fletcher

fledgeling fledgling

flegmattic phlegmatic

flei flea

flem phlegm

flemflam flimflam

flench flinch

flent flint

flentlock flintlock

flert flirt

flertation flirtation

flesch flesh

flexable flexible

flexx flex

flexxtime flextime

fliar flier

flibbertyjibbet flibbertigibbet

flimsey flimsy

flippency flippancy

flite flight

flixxer flexor

floc flock

flont flaunt

floo flu

floodgait floodgate

flooid fluid

flook fluke

floom flume

floorist florist

flootist flutist

florascope fluoroscope

floressence fluorescence

floressent fluorescent

florest florist

florish flourish

florrid florid

flotasion flotation

flotsum flotsam

flottila flotilla

flou flue (air duct)

flounse flounce

flowe floe (ice)

flowerry flowery

fluansy fluency

fluant fluent

fluccuate fluctuate

fluiddaty fluidity

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flunnky flunky

fluoradate fluoridate

fluoressence fluorescence

flurroscope fluoroscope

flusster fluster

focuss focus

foddar fodder

foel foul

foem foam

foest foist

foibel foible

foke lore folklore

fole foal

folkner Faulkner

follacle follicle

follderol folderol

folley folly

folliation foliation

follige foliage

follio folio

fome foam

fomment foment

fonagraf phonograph

fondel fondle

fondoo fondue

fonettic phonetic

fonnic phonic

fontain fountain

foocauld Foucault

foogue fugue

footahn futon

fopparry foppery

forbearence forbearance

forbiddan forbidden

forboad forebode

forboding foreboding

forcastle forecastle

forcibally forcibly

forcibel forcible

forcips forceps

forclosure foreclosure

forebad forbade

forefit forfeit

forein foreign

forfinger forefinger

forgerry forgery

forhand forehand

forhead forehead

forige forage

forjery forgery

forlorne forlorn

formaldahide formaldehyde

formallaty formality

forman foreman

formasion formation

formatt format

formel formal

formiddable formidable

formika Formica

formulla formula

fornacate fornicate

forplay foreplay

forray foray

forrensic forensic

forrest forest

forrestry forestry

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forrge forge

forrgo forego

forrth fourth

forrum forum

forrunner forerunner

forseen foreseen

forshadow foreshadow

forstall forestall

fortafie fortify

fortatude fortitude

fortay forte

forteith fortieth

fortell foretell

forthrite forthright

fortissamo fortissimo

fortnite fortnight

fortrass fortress

fortuitus fortuitous

forword foreword (book introduction)

fosfurrus phosphorus

fosille fossil

foule foil

foundasion foundation

fountan fountain

fourtine fourteen

fourty forty

fout fought

fowle fowl (bird)

foyur foyer

fraccious fractious

frachure fracture

fracsion fraction

fractile fractal

fracuss fracas

fragill fragile

fragmenterry fragmentary

fragrence fragrance

frai fray

frait freight

frale frail

fraltee frailty

frances of assissi Francis of Assisi

franchize franchise

frangibel frangible

frangipanny frangipani

frankanstine Frankenstein

frankensense frankincense

fransiscan Franciscan

frantick frantic

frappay frappé

fraternaty fraternity

fraternel fraternal

fratraside fratricide

frawd fraud

frawdulant fraudulent

frawt fraught

frazzel frazzle

freckel freckle

freek freak

freeky freaky

freeley freely

frenge fringe

frenzzy frenzy

frequensy frequency

frequint frequent

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fressco fresco

fretid fretted

friare friar

friccassee fricassee

friccion friction

friese frieze

friet fright

friggate frigate

friggean Phrygian

friggid frigid

friggidity frigidity

frippary frippery

frisby Frisbee

friskee frisky

frissahn frisson

fritatta frittata

frite fright

frivollaty frivolity

frivvalous frivolous

froid Freud

froidean Freudian

frolick frolic

fronde frond

fronk franc

frontaspiece frontispiece

fronteer frontier

frontege frontage

frontonn fronton

frooctose fructose

froo-froo froufrou

frotage frottage

frothey frothy

froun frown

frozan frozen

fruite fruit

fruitfull fruitful

fruittion fruition

frusterate frustrate

frustram frustum

fryable friable

fuall fuel

fude feud

fujitive fugitive

fullcram fulcrum

fulley fully

fullfil fulfill

full-fleged full-fledged

fullmanate fulminate

fullsome fulsome

fumagant fumigant

fumbel fumble

fumeroll fumarole

funcsion function

functionerry functionary

fundamentellist fundamentalist

funerrel funeral (noun)

funerrial funereal (adjective)

fung schway feng shui

fungass fungus

fungicidde fungicide

funiculer funicular

funji fungi

funjible fungible

funnal funnel

fureous furious

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furlow furlough

furnature furniture

furness furnace

furra furrow

furrbish furbish

furror furor (uproar)

furror fuhrer (Ger. leader)

furrther further

furrtive furtive

furrze furze

fusallod fusillade

fushea fuchsia

fusilage fuselage

fusile oil fusel oil

fussee fusee

futall futile

futillaty futility

futurizm futurism

fuzel oil fusel oil

fuzion fusion

fuzzee fusee

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• gallant

• garbage

• ghastly

• giraffe

• gorgeous

• graduate

• grammar

• guarantee

• guidance

• guillotine

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g

gabberdine gabardine

gabel gable

gaddabout gadabout

gaddfly gadfly

gadjit gadget

gaege gage (pledge)

gaege gauge (measure)

gaelick Gaelic

gaf gaff (hook)

gaf gaffe (error)

gail gale

gaite gait

gaite gate

galivant gallivant

galla gala

gallactic galactic

gallahad Galahad

gallalean Galilean

gallalee Galilee

gallaleo Galileo

gallaria galleria

gallary gallery

gallax galax

gallaxy galaxy

gallen gallon

gallent gallant

gallimaufrey gallimaufry

gallion galleon

galloes gallows

galloot galoot

gallopping galloping

gallore galore

gallupp gallop

gally galley

galvannic galvanic

galvannize galvanize

gambal gambol (leap, skip)

gambel gamble (bet)

gambet gambit

gambrill gambrel

gamma globbulen gamma globulin

gammete gamete

gammin gamin

gammut gamut

gandar gander

gangleon ganglion

gangreene gangrene

gannit gannet

gantlitt gantlet

gantree gantry

garbel garble

garbige garbage

garbonzo garbanzo

gard guard

gardennia gardenia

gargantuen gargantuan

gargel gargle

gargoil gargoyle

garlick garlic

garlicy garlicky

garmet garment

garnashee garnishee

garnesh garnish

garnett garnet

garotte garrote

garrage garage

garralous garrulous

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garrimond Garamond

garrish garish

garrisson garrison

garrit garret

garson garçon

gaskit gasket

gassahol gasohol

gassious gaseous

gassolene gasoline

gasstly ghastly

gastranommical gastronomical

gastrick gastric

gastroenterrology gastroenterology

gastroentestinnal gastrointestinal

gattling gun Gatling gun

gauk gawk

gauntlit gauntlet

gause gauze

gavvel gavel

gavvot gavotte

gawdy gaudy

gayaty gaiety

gaylax galax

gaylaxy galaxy

gaysha geisha

gazpaccio gazpacho

gazza Gaza

gazzateer gazetteer

gazzeebo gazebo

gazzele gazelle

gazzet gazette

geak geek

gecco gecko

geenome genome

geezar geezer

gefilta fish gefilte fish

geise geese

gelattinous gelatinous

gellaten gelatin

gellato gelato

gellaty gelati

gellding gelding

gellid gelid

gemani Gemini

gendarm gendarme

geneology genealogy

geeneous genius

geenus genus

generossity generosity

generus generous

geney genie

gengiss khan Genghis Khan

gennasis genesis

gennative genitive

gennder gender

genneral general

genneralization generalization

gennerate generate

gennerator generator

genneric generic

gennetics genetics

gennial genial

gennocide genocide

gennotype genotype

gennuflect genuflect

gennuine genuine

genous genius

genruh genre

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genteele genteel

gentel gentle

gentriffy gentrify

genuflexion genuflection

genyus genius

geocentrick geocentric

geodde geode

geodesick geodesic

geollogy geology

geommatry geometry

geommetric geometric

geophissics geophysics

geostationery geostationary

gerbal gerbil

gerd gird

gerdel girdle

gerder girder

gerkin gherkin

germain germane

germanate germinate

germmacide germicide

gerontollogy gerontology

gerranium geranium

gerrontocracy gerontocracy

gerrund gerund

gerryatric geriatric

gerrymandar gerrymander

gerth girth

gesoondhite gesundheit

gesst guest

gestacion gestation

gesticullate gesticulate

gestoppo Gestapo

gestuer gesture

gethsemminy Gethsemane

getto ghetto

gewurstraminner Gewurztraminer

ghanna Ghana

ghelding gelding

ghoolish ghoulish

ghostley ghostly

ghout gout

gibben gibbon

gibblit giblet

gibbuss gibbous

gibralter Gibraltar

gigantick gigantic

giggahurtz gigahertz

giggolo gigolo

gimbel gimbal

gimlitt gimlet

gimmeck gimmick

gimmpy gimpy

ginghem gingham

gingir ginger

ginko ginkgo

ginsing ginseng

gippsy gypsy

girraffe giraffe

gisst gist

gizzerd gizzard

gizzmo gizmo

glabruss glabrous

glaceir glacier

glaciel glacial

gladiatter gladiator

gladiolla gladiola

glaire glare

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g

glammorous glamorous

glanduller glandular

glaucomma glaucoma

gleem gleam

gleen glean

glent glint

glibb glib

glidder glider

glimmar glimmer

glimse glimpse

glisando glissando

gloamming gloaming

globbular globular

globel global

globely globally

glockenspeil glockenspiel

gloo glue

glorrify glorify

glossery glossary

glossey glossy

glossolallia glossolalia

glote gloat

glowwer glower

gluclose glucose

glutan gluten

glutius gluteus

glutten glutton

gluttiny gluttony

gniece gneiss

gnoem gnome

gnoman gnomon

gnosstic Gnostic

goattee goatee

gobblet goblet

gobblin goblin

goddiva Godiva

gode goad

godess goddess

godforsakin Godforsaken

goffer gofer

gogles goggles

goitter goiter

goldalocks Goldilocks

gole goal

golieth Goliath

golum golem

gommorah Gomorrah

gondala gondola

gondalier gondolier

gondhi Gandhi

gonnad gonad

gonnarea gonorrhea

gooda cheese Gouda cheese

googloplex googolplex

goolog gulag

goolosh goulash

goord gourd

gordean knot Gordian knot

gordge gorge

gorgan gorgon

gorgious gorgeous

gorrilla gorilla (ape)

goshe gauche

gospil gospel

gossammer gossamer

gossup gossip

gote goat

gotthic gothic

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g

gouash gouache

gouje gouge

goul ghoul

govennor governor

governence governance

govvern govern

grabbel grabble

graceous gracious

gradduate graduate

gradiant gradient

graduasion graduation

graduel gradual

graffite graphite

graffitti graffiti

grakkel grackle

gramace grimace

grammaphone gramophone

grammattical grammatical

grammer grammar

grammerian grammarian

grampass grampus

gran moll grand mal

gran pree grand prix

grandeose grandiose

grandilloquent grandiloquent

grane grain

granje grange

granjure grandeur

grannary granary

grannite granite

grannulated granulated

grannuler granular

grapheem grapheme

graphollagy graphology

grappel grapple

grappnel grapnel

grassp grasp

grattafication gratification

gratte grate (shred, like cheese)

gratte great (super)

grattitude gratitude

gratto grotto

grattuatous gratuitous

grattuaty gratuity

graut grout

gravally gravelly

gravamin gravamen

gravelly gravely

gravetis gravitas

gravin graven

gravvel gravel

gravvid gravid

gravvitate gravitate

gravvity gravity

grayhounde greyhound

grayl grail

greate grate (shred, like cheese)

greate great (wonderful)

greatfull grateful

greeb grebe

greef grief

greenbryar greenbrier

greengo gringo

greenich Greenwich

greenry greenery

greese grease

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greesy greasy

greevance grievance

gregarrious gregarious

gregorrean Gregorian

gremlen gremlin

grendal Grendel

grennade grenade

grennadier grenadier

grennadine grenadine

greshem’s law Gresham’s law

grewsome gruesome

griddel griddle

gridirron gridiron

griepp grippe

grievuss grievous

grimey grimy

grimme grim

grimmis grimace

grissle gristle

grissly grisly

grizzel grizzle

groap grope

grocerry grocery

groen groin

grograin grosgrain

grommit grommet

grone groan

groop group

grouce grouse

grouchey grouchy

groul growl

groundbraking groundbreaking

groupper grouper

grovvel grovel

growtesk grotesque

grubily grubbily

grudje grudge

gruil gruel

grumbily grumbly

grundge grunge

grundgy grungy

grunnion grunion

guaccamole guacamole

guacho gaucho

guage gauge

guant gaunt

guantannamo Guantanamo

guardean guardian

guarden garden

guarnareus Guarnerius

guarrantee guarantee

guattamalla Guatemala

guavva guava

gubbernatorial gubernatorial

guber goober

gudginn gudgeon

gueld guild

guelt guilt

guerilla guerrilla (fighter)

guernsy Guernsey

guesst guessed

guffah guffaw

guidence guidance

guideon guidon

guilde gild

guillatine guillotine

guille guile

guilte gilt

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g

guinny guinea

guittar guitar

gullable gullible

gullit gullet

gumpsion gumption

gunnal gunnel

gunnell gunwale

gunneysac gunnysack

gurken gherkin

gurny gurney

gurrmay gourmet

gurrmond gourmand

gurrue guru

gussit gusset

gustalt gestalt

gustatorry gustatory

gutta purtcha gutta-percha

guttanberg Gutenberg

guttarel guttural

guyse guise

guyser geyser

gwano guano

gyanandrus gynandrous

gymnaseum gymnasium

gymnasticks gymnastics

gymnist gymnast

gynacollogy gynecology

gypsem gypsum

gyrascope gyroscope

gyrfalkan gyrfalcon or gerfalcon

gyrocumpass gyrocompass

gyrrate gyrate

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• hallelujah

• handful

• handkerchief

• hesitate

• hiccup

• hieroglyphics

• holiday

• honest

• hors d’oeuvres

• humorous

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h

habachi hibachi

habbatat habitat

habberdasher haberdasher

habbichual habitual

habbitable habitable

habbitant habitant

habbituate habituate

habillament habiliment

habillatate habilitate

habittuay habitué

habius corpus habeas corpus

hackels hackles

hackneed hackneyed

hackny hackney

haddoc haddock

hadrean’s wall Hadrian’s wall

hael hale (healthy)

haggerd haggard

haggiology hagiology

hagiss haggis

haikoo haiku

hair-brained hare-brained

hairem harem

hairlip harelip

haishean Haitian

halell Hallel

halestone hailstone

half nellson half nelson

halie’s comet Halley’s comet

hallaluya hallelujah

hallapanyo jalapeño

hallibut halibut

halloe hallow

halloeen Halloween

hallogin halogen

hallucinnogen hallucinogen

hallusannate hallucinate

haloe halo

halsyon halcyon

haltar halter

halyerd halyard or haliard

hamlitt hamlet

hammadriad hamadryad

hammar hammer

hammate bone hamate bone

hammster hamster

hammstring hamstring

hammuck hammock

hancho honcho

handfull handful

handsome cab hansom cab

handycap handicap

handycraft handicraft

handywork handiwork

hangor hangar (for planes or hanger (for clothes)

hankerchief handkerchief

hankey-pankey hanky-panky

hannaka Hanukkah or Hannukah

hannger hangar (for planes or hanger (for clothes)

hansome handsome

haphazzerd haphazard

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h

happanstants happenstance

hapployd haploid

harbenger harbinger

harc hark

hardpann hardpan

hardwear hardware

harken hearken

harlet harlot

harleyquin harlequin

harmoneous harmonious

harmonnic harmonic

harmonnica harmonica

harmonnize harmonize

harniss harness

harpest harpist

harpoone harpoon

harpsacord harpsichord

harraden harridan

harrang harangue

harrasment harassment

harrear harrier

harri krishna Hare Krishna

harrico haricot

harri-karri hara-kiri

harro harrow

harrumf harrumph

harsch harsh

hartebeast hartebeest

harth hearth

hartthrob heartthrob

harvist harvest

hasheesh hashish

hassac hassock

hassel hassle

hassenfeffer hasenpfeffer

hassienda hacienda

hasta luewago hasta luego

hatchett hatchet

hatefull hateful

hatrid hatred

hauk hawk

haund hound

haur hour

hauthorn hawthorn

hauthorn effect Hawthorne effect

hautty haughty

hauzer hawser

havan haven

havvarty havarti

havversac haversack

havvock havoc

hawaiya Hawaii

hawaiyan Hawaiian

hawnt haunt

hayday heyday

haydez Hades

haynous heinous

hazell hazel

hazzard hazard

hazzardus hazardous

headake headache

headress headdress

heaft heft

heale heal (cure) or heel (foot)

heall heal (cure) or heel (foot)

healthfull healthful

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h

heartilly heartily

heavilly heavily

heavvier heavier

heckell heckle

hectagram hectogram

hectarring hectoring

hecter hectare

hectick hectic

heddel heddle

hedonnism hedonism

heedlass heedless

heeth heath

heethen heathen

heether heather

heeve heave

heffer heifer

heffty hefty

hege hedge

hegemmony hegemony

heirarchy hierarchy

heiroglyphics hieroglyphics

hejirra hejira or hegira

hela monster Gila monster

helascious hellacious

heleum helium

helgremmite hellgrammite

heliatrope heliotrope

helickel helical

helics helix

hellabore hellebore

hellaspont Hellespont

hellenick Hellenic

helleocentric heliocentric

hellical helical

hellicopter helicopter

hellmet helmet

hellotry helotry

hellyon hellion

hemm hymn

hemmacrania hemicrania

hemmademmasemmaquaver

hemidemisemiquaver

hemmaglobin hemoglobin

hemmaphilia hemophilia

hemmaplegic hemiplegic

hemmaroid hemorrhoid

hemmasfere hemisphere

hemmatology hematology

hemmloc hemlock

hemmorige hemorrhage

henbain henbane

hendi Hindi

henge hinge

hennah henna

henseforth henceforth

henshman henchman

henterland hinterland

heppatitis hepatitis

heptigon heptagon

herassy heresy

heratick heretic

herbacide herbicide

herbacious herbaceous

herbel herbal

herbivvarus herbivorous

hercullean Herculean

herediterry hereditary

herematige hermitage

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hermafrodite hermaphrodite

hermanootics hermeneutics

hermettic hermetic

hermitt hermit

hernea hernia

herpees herpes

herrald herald

herras harass

herrcales Hercules

herredity heredity

herreldry heraldry

herrengbone herringbone

herritage heritage

herriticle heretical

herroic heroic

herroine heroine

herron heron

herse hearse

hersuit hirsute

hessatate hesitate

hessitent hesitant

hetterodoxy heterodoxy

hetterogenious heterogeneous

hetterosexual heterosexual

hevvenly heavenly

hexadessammal hexadecimal

hexagonnal hexagonal

heyfield hayfield

hi alie jai alai

hiattas hiatus

hiattel hiatal

hibarnate hibernate

hibiscuss hibiscus

hickerry hickory

hickup hiccup

hiddeous hideous

hidraullic hydraulic

hidrosus hydrosis

hieghth height

hier heir

hierling hireling

hierloom heirloom

hiest heist

hiett height

higeen hygiene

highfallutin highfalutin

highjac hijack

highten heighten

hikoo haiku

hillarity hilarity

hillarreous hilarious

hilluck hillock

himelick Heimlich

himen hymen

himenoptera Hymenoptera

himm hymn

himmalayas Himalayas

himp hemp

hindar hinder

hindrence hindrance

hipadermic hypodermic

hiperbollic hyperbolic

hiperopia hyperopia

hipnatise hypnotize

hipnosis hypnosis

hippacampus hippocampus

hippapottamus hippopotamus

hippocratees Hippocrates

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hippodroam hippodrome

hippster hipster

hirsuit hirsute

hispannic Hispanic

histamene histamine

historrean historian

historrical historical

histrionnics histrionics

hi-tek high-tech

hoagey hoagie

hoan hone

hoarde hoard

hoare hoar (gray, frost)

hobbel hobble

hobgobblin hobgoblin

hobsen’s choice Hobson’s choice

hocky hockey

hodgpodge hodgepodge

hodown hoedown

hoerse hoarse

hogmannay Hogmanay

hoitty-toitty hoity-toity

hokes hoax

hokus-pokus hocus-pocus

hollendaise hollandaise

holliday holiday

hollihauk hollyhock

hollistic holistic

hollocost Holocaust

hollograph holograph

holsteen Holstein

holyness holiness

homberg homburg

hombray hombre

homested homestead

homiopathic homeopathic

hommage homage

hommanid hominid

hommanoid hominoid

hommiletic homiletic

hommily homily

hommonoid homonoid

hommonym homonym

hommophobia homophobia

homo sapians homo sapiens

homocidal homicidal

homoerrotic homoerotic

homogenious homogeneous

homogennize homogenize

homosexuallity homosexuality

homosexuel homosexual

homuncullus homunculus

honch haunch

honeysuccle honeysuckle

honkee-tonk honky-tonk

honner honor

honnest honest

honnika Hanukkah

honnor honor

honnorable honorable

honnorerium honorarium

honnorery honorary

honoriffic honorific

hoodlem hoodlum

hookuh hookah

hoola hula

hoolagan hooligan

hoonta junta

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hooping cough whooping cough

hootanannie hootenanny

hoozier Hoosier

hopefull hopeful

hopey Hopi

hopscoch hopscotch

hor d’urve hors d’oeuvres

hord horde (crowd)

hord hoard (save)

horehouse whorehouse

horhound horehound

hormoan hormone

hornit hornet

horrable horrible

horrascope horoscope

horred horrid

horrendus horrendous

horrer horror

horrizon horizon

horrizontal horizontal

horsepowwer horsepower

horsreddish horseradish

hortaculture horticulture

hortatorry hortatory

hoserry hosiery

hospis hospice

hospitallity hospitality

hospittable hospitable

hospittal hospital

hosslar hostler

hostellery hostelry

hostige hostage

hostill hostile

hostillaty hostility

hostiss hostess

hostuh hosta (plant)

hote coture haute couture

hote cuizine haute cuisine

hotellier hotelier

hottantot Hottentot

houl howl

housefraw hausfrau

houzing housing

hovvel hovel

howitzar howitzer

howley haole

hoy polloy hoi polloi

hoyst hoist

hozannah hosanna

hu hue

hubbell Hubble

hubriss hubris

huckelberry huckleberry

huckstir huckster

huddel huddle

hueristic heuristic

hugonot Huguenot

huhbub hubbub

hullaballoo hullabaloo

humain humane

humanitarrian humanitarian

humannoid humanoid

humas humus

humbel humble

humectent humectant

humer humor

humeresque humoresque

humeris humerus (bone)

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humeris humorous (funny)

humerous humerus (bone)

humerous humorous (funny)

humidatty humidity

humilleation humiliation

humilliate humiliate

hummanist humanist

hummas hummus

hummuck hummock

hummunculous homunculus

huncker hunker

hundridth hundredth

hurdel hurdle (barrier)

hurdle hurtle (hurl)

hurracane hurricane

hurtz hertz

huskey husky

hussel hustle

husser hussar

hustengs hustings

huvver hover

hwuinnim Houyhnhnm

hyasinth hyacinth

hybred hybrid

hydrangia hydrangea

hydraphobea hydrophobia

hydrawlic hydraulic

hydrocephallus hydrocephalus

hydrodynammic hydrodynamic

hydrogin hydrogen

hydrollagist hydrologist

hydrollagy hydrology

hydrollasis hydrolysis

hydrommater hydrometer

hydroxxide hydroxide

hyenna hyena

hygeine hygiene

hygenic hygienic

hymnel hymnal

hypadermic hypodermic

hyperbalee hyperbole

hyperbolla hyperbola

hyperbollic hyperbolic

hyperropia hyperopia

hypertencion hypertension

hyperthiroidism hyperthyroidism

hypertraffy hypertrophy

hyperventillation hyperventilation

hypnatise hypnotize

hypnossis hypnosis

hypnottic hypnotic

hypochrondea hypochondria

hypochrondeac hypochondriac

hypocrissy hypocrisy

hypocritt hypocrite

hypothallamus hypothalamus

hypothassis hypothesis

hypothermea hypothermia

hypottenuse hypotenuse

hysterea hysteria

hysterectamy hysterectomy

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• imaginary

• immediately

• inalienable

• incidentally

• interference

• interruption

• inconsequential

• irrelevant

• irritable

• itchy

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I

I Cheng I Ching

iambick iambic

ibbex ibex

ibbis ibis

I-beem I-beam

Iberrean Iberian

ibuproffin ibuprofen

Icarean Icarian

ichy itchy

Ickarus Icarus

icktheology ichthyology

iconn icon

iconnoclast iconoclast

iconoklastic iconoclastic

icycle icicle

icyly icily

iday feecs idée fixe

iddiamatic idiomatic

iddiosincracy idiosyncrasy

iddiosincrattic idiosyncratic

iddiot idiot

iddium idiom

ideagram ideogram

ideelism idealism

ideelistic idealistic

idel idle (not working)

idel idol (admired one)

identacle identical

identaty identity

ideolog ideologue

ider eider

idettic eidetic

idiapathic idiopathic

idiolec idiolect

idiology ideology

idiot savvant idiot savant

idolen eidolon

idoll idle (not working)

idoll idol (admired one)

idollatrous idolatrous

idylic idyllic

igglue igloo

ignious igneous

ignission ignition

ignobel ignoble

ignominneous ignominious

ignommany ignominy

ignorramus ignoramus

ignorrence ignorance

ignorrent ignorant

igwanna iguana

ilck ilk

Illead Iliad

illeggible illegible

illegittimate illegitimate

illegle illegal

illeum ileum

illimmitible illimitable

illiteration alliteration

illitterite illiterate

illium ilium

illuseon illusion

illustreous illustrious

imatereal immaterial

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imballance imbalance

imbasellic imbecilic

imbasill imbecile

imbellish embellish

imbibbe imbibe

imboss emboss

imboue imbue

imbrio embryo

imbroil embroil

imemmorial immemorial

imemorial immemorial

immacullate immaculate

immaginare imaginary

immago imago

immalashun immolation

immatereal immaterial

immateur immature

immeasureable immeasurable

immediatley immediately

immegrate immigrate (move into)

immerce immerse

immercion immersion

immessurably immeasurably

immobilise immobilize

immoliant emollient

immovabel immovable

immpale impale

immunisation immunization

immutible immutable

impass impasse

impassibel impassable

impatense impotence

impathy empathy

impatiant impatient

impatigo impetigo

impations impatiens (flower)

impattense impotence

impatus impetus

impeccunious impecunious

impeckible impeccable

impeddament impediment

impeed impede

impell impel

impellar impeller

impenge impinge

impennatrable impenetrable

impeous impious

imperfecsion imperfection

impermeabel impermeable

imperrative imperative

imperreal imperial

imperril imperil

imperseptible imperceptible

impersonnate impersonate

impertenance impertinence

imperterbible imperturbable

impettuous impetuous

impiaty impiety

implacate implicate

implaccable implacable

implament implement

implissit implicit

impload implode

imployee employee

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impondarible imponderable

impoote impute

importence importance

importoon importune

impossition imposition

imposstor imposter

impoverrish impoverish

impoze impose

impractacable impracticable

impragnate impregnate

impragnible impregnable

impramature imprimatur

impresionism impressionism

impressario impresario

impresst imprest (funds)

improbbable improbable

impropriaty impropriety

improptu impromptu

improvize improvise

improvvadint improvident

imprudant imprudent

impudanse impudence

impudunt impudent

impulce impulse

impullsive impulsive

impunatty impunity

impune impugn

impurrity impurity

impurtune importune

impurveous impervious

imune immune

imunity immunity

in absintea in absentia

in memmoriem in memoriam

in utarro in utero

inaccesable inaccessible

inaddaquacy inadequacy

inadvirtant inadvertent

inaleanible inalienable

inamored enamored

inate innate

inauddable inaudible

Incah Inca

incalcullable incalculable

incandessant incandescent

incannabula incunabula

incannoe inconnu

incantasion incantation

incappassitate incapacitate

incarnet incarnate

incarserrate incarcerate

incennarate incinerate

incessent incessant

inciddant incident

incidently incidentally

incindiarry incendiary

incippiant incipient

inciscion incision

inciscive incisive

inclimment inclement

inclinnation inclination

inclusseon inclusion

incogneto incognito

incoherrant incoherent

incoit inchoate

incommunacative incommunicative

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incomodeous incommodious

incomparrable incomparable

incompatable incompatible

incompatant incompetent

incomprehensable

incomprehensible

inconcievable inconceivable

inconcloosive inconclusive

incongarrous incongruous

incongruant incongruent

inconsaquential inconsequential

inconsistant inconsistent

inconsolible inconsolable

inconspiccuous inconspicuous

incontinnent incontinent

inconvenniant inconvenient

incorporrial incorporeal

incorragible incorrigible

incorruptable incorruptible

increddible incredible

increddulaty incredulity

incredulus incredulous

incremment increment

incrimminate incriminate

incrypt encrypt

incubasion incubation

incubuss incubus

incullcate inculcate

incumbansy incumbency

incurcion incursion

incureous incurious

incurrable incurable

indaccation indication

indafattagable indefatigable

indagense indigence

indagestion indigestion

indago indigo

indeccarous indecorous

indecipherible indecipherable

indecissive indecisive

indeffinite indefinite

indellable indelible

indellacasy indelicacy

indemnafy indemnify

indensure indenture

independance independence

indesancy indecency

indescribabel indescribable

indetermannit indeterminate

indettedness indebtedness

indiccative indicative

indifferanse indifference

indiginous indigenous

indignent indignant

indimnafy indemnify

indiscresion indiscretion

indiscrimmanately indiscriminately

indispinsible indispensable

indistinguishible indistinguishable

indite indict

indivizable indivisible

indivvidualism individualism

indolance indolence

indolant indolent

indomorf endomorph

inndorse endorse

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indubatibly indubitably

induccsion induction

indullgense indulgence

indullgent indulgent

industreal industrial

ineddible inedible

ineffible ineffable

inelligible ineligible

inershia inertia

inestimmable inestimable

inevittable inevitable

inexorrable inexorable

inexpliccable inexplicable

infallable infallible

infammy infamy

infantaside infanticide

infante terrribel enfant terrible

infarcsion infarction

infattuated infatuated

infeasable infeasible

infeccious infectious

infeebled enfeebled

infered inferred

inferrance inference

inferrno inferno

infidellaty infidelity

infilltrate infiltrate

infinnatesimal infinitesimal

infinnative infinitive

infirmery infirmary

inflamible inflammable

inflationery inflationary

infleccion inflection

inflexable inflexible

inflimmation inflammation

influanse influence

influencial influential

influinza influenza

influxx influx

informent informant

infraccion infraction

infrenge infringe

infrustructure infrastructure

infuryate infuriate

infusian infusion

ingraciating ingratiating

ingraditude ingratitude

ingrashiate ingratiate

ingreat ingrate

ingreediant ingredient

ingres ingress

ingross engross

inguinnel inguinal

ingut ingot

inhabbatent inhabitant

inhabition inhibition

inhance enhance

inherant inherent

inherratance inheritance

inhumannity inhumanity

inimmical inimical

iniquitty iniquity

inishative initiative

injeck inject

injenious ingenious

injenuous ingenuous

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injest ingest

injureous injurious

inkwest inquest

inmatty enmity

innane inane

innapropriate inappropriate

innapt inapt

innarticulit inarticulate

innaugural inaugural

innauspiciously inauspiciously

innead ennead

innebreate inebriate

inneluctible ineluctable

innept inept

innercept intercept

Innercoastal Waterway

Intracoastal Waterway

innerdenominational

interdenominational

innerdict interdict

innerlude interlude

innernecine internecine

innert inert

inngrave engrave

innocense innocence

innoculate inoculate

innumerrabel innumerable

innundate inundate

innure inure

inoccuous innocuous

inordennate inordinate

inovation innovation

inquisittive inquisitive

inquizision inquisition

insaciable insatiable

insannity insanity

insciser incisor

insconse ensconce

inscrutible inscrutable

insectavore insectivore

insemmination insemination

insense incense

insensittive insensitive

insentiv incentive

insepperable inseparable

inseption inception

insestuous incestuous

inshrine enshrine

insiddious insidious

insiggnea insignia

insigniffacant insignificant

insinnuate insinuate

insipped insipid

insistance insistence

insistant insistent

inslave enslave

insollance insolence

insolluble insoluble

insomnea insomnia

insousiance insouciance

insparation inspiration

inspecter inspector

instabillaty instability

instagate instigate

instantannious instantaneous

insted instead

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instence instance

institutionnal institutional

instruccion instruction

instrummental instrumental

insubordinnation insubordination

insue ensue

insufficiant insufficient

insulan insulin

insulater insulator

insuler insular

insullation insulation

insurection insurrection

insurence insurance

insurgince insurgence

insurgints insurgents

intallio intaglio

intamacy intimacy

intangibel intangible

integraty integrity

integrel integral

intelectual intellectual

intelligencia intelligentsia

intensafy intensify

intensional intentional

intercesion intercession

interdisciplinery interdisciplinary

interegnam interregnum

interferranse interference

interferron interferon

interjeccion interjection

interloccuter interlocutor

interlopper interloper

intermediery intermediary

intermetzo intermezzo

interminnable interminable

intermittant intermittent

internellize internalize

interoggatory interrogatory

interplannitary interplanetary

Interpoll Interpol

interpollate interpolate

interprit interpret

interragation interrogation

interragator interrogator

interrim interim

intersede intercede

interspurse intersperse

intersticial interstitial

interuption interruption

interveen intervene

intervel interval

intesstate intestate

intigrate integrate

intijer integer

intimmadate intimidate

intollerence intolerance

intollerent intolerant

intonnation intonation

intooitive intuitive

intoxxicate intoxicate

intracate intricate

intractible intractable

intraducsion introduction

intramurrel intramural

intransagint intransigent

intransative intransitive

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intraspecsion introspection

intrauterrin intrauterine

intravanous intravenous

intravirt introvert

intreeg intrigue

intrench entrench

intrensic intrinsic

intreppid intrepid

introet introit

introod intrude

introoder intruder

introverseon introversion

intruseon intrusion

intuission intuition

inuendo innuendo

Inuett Inuit or Innuit

invacation invocation

invagenate invaginate

invagle inveigle

invallid invalid

invaluble invaluable

invarriably invariably

invay inveigh

invazion invasion

invazive invasive

invectave invective

inventorry inventory

invertabrate invertebrate

inverzion inversion

investagation investigation

investigattor investigator

invetterate inveterate

invialable inviolable

inviddious invidious

inviggerate invigorate

invizion envision

invollentary involuntary

invullnerable invulnerable

iodised iodized

ionnasphere ionosphere

Ionnian Ionian

ionnize ionize

iottacism iotacism

ippecack ipecac

ippso facto ipso facto

ircksome irksome

iregular irregular

iriss iris

irmin ermine

irradeate irradiate

irradescent iridescent

Irranian Iranian

Irraquoy Iroquois

irrascible irascible

irrassional irrational

irratable irritable

irreconsilable irreconcilable

irredemable irredeemable

irrefutible irrefutable

irreligeous irreligious

irrellavent irrelevant

irreparrible irreparable

irrepressable irrepressible

irreproachible irreproachable

irresalute irresolute

irresonsable irresponsible

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irrevocabel irrevocable

irrevvarent irreverent

irridectamy iridectomy

irritasion irritation

irronic ironic

isathurm isotherm

isatonnic isotonic

isatope isotope

isossales isosceles

issalation isolation

issametric isometric

issinglass isinglass

Isslam Islam

issmus isthmus

issobar isobar

issuence issuance

itallacise italicize

itallic italic

itennerary itinerary

itinnerent itinerant

itterate iterate

itts its (possessive), or it’s (it is)

ivary ivory

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• jacuzzi

• jealousy

• jeopardy

• jewelry

• judgment

• juvenile

• ketchup

• kindergarten

• koala

• knowledge

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jabbarwokky Jabberwocky

jabbor jabber

jaccarnada jacaranda

jaccobin Jacobin

jaccuzi jacuzzi

jackalantern jack-o’-lantern

jackel jackal

jackenapes jackanapes

jacknife jackknife

jactatatin jactitation

jagguar jaguar

jai alie jai alai

jajune jejune

jallapanyo jalapeño

jallasie jalousie (blinds)

jallasie jealousy (feeling of resentment)

jambe jamb

jambellaya jambalaya

jamborree jamboree

jangel jangle

janittor janitor

jannitoreal janitorial

jannus Janus

janrah genre

januerry January

jargun jargon

jaspar jasper

javvalin javelin

jawndice jaundice

jawnt jaunt

jaynus Janus

jazzmin jasmine

jekell and hide Jekyll and Hyde

jellatin gelatin

jellato gelato

jellid gelid

jellous jealous

jender gender

jengiss kon Genghis Khan

jenneology genealogy

jennerosity generosity

jennerous generous

jenney jenny

jentile gentile

jenuine genuine

jepperdize jeopardize

jepperdy jeopardy

jerbil gerbil

jerfalcon gyrfalcon

jeriatrick geriatric

jerraboem jeroboam

jerramiad jeremiad

jerrund gerund

jerry-bilt jerry-built

jerrymander gerrymander

jestalt gestalt

jestate gestate

jestation gestation

jesticulllate gesticulate

jestor jester

jesture gesture

jetsem jetsam

jettason jettison

jewellary jewelry

jeweller jeweler

jezzabel jezebel

jezzuit Jesuit

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jezzuittical Jesuitical

jibberish gibberish

jibbet gibbet

jiblit giblet

jiggalo gigolo

jihodd jihad

jinger ginger

jingoizm jingoism

jirate gyrate

jittney jitney

joccularrity jocularity

jocculer jocular

joccund jocund

jocky jockey

jodpurrs jodhpurs

joecose jocose

joeharry Johari

joeist joist

johnquill jonquil

jondarm gendarme

jonnboat johnboat

joonta junta

jossle jostle

joul jowl

joull joule

joviel jovial

jowst joust

joye joey (animal)

joyfull joyful

joyuss joyous

jubalee jubilee

jubalent jubilant

jubbalation jubilation

juddaism Judaism

judgemint judgment

judiscial judicial

judiscierry judiciary

judiscious judicious

jue nu say quoa je ne sais quoi

juggarnaut juggernaut

jugguler jugular

jujittsy jujitsu

jujubbe jujube

julipp julep

julliard Juilliard

julyann julienne

junapper juniper

junchure juncture

jungel jungle

junkit junket

junko junco

jurisprudense jurisprudence

jurnal journal

jurnalism journalism

jurnalist journalist

jurrasdiction jurisdiction

jurrasic Jurassic

jurror juror

jurry-rigged jury-rigged

jusstafy justify

juvanile juvenile

juxtepose juxtapose

jymnist gymnast

jynacollogy gynecology

kabbob kabob

kabbuky Kabuki

kacky khaki

kadish kaddish

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kael kale

kaffeeclatch kaffeeklatsch

kafkaesk Kafkaesque

kahki khaki

kairn cairn

kakimono kakemono

kakostochracy kakistocracy

kalazea chalaza

kaldean Chaldean

kalidascope kaleidoscope

kallus callous (uncaring) or callus (thick skin)

kamelleon chameleon

kammasutra Kama Sutra

kanter canter

kaola koala

kapock kapok

kapoot kaput

karaff carafe

karies caries

karisma charisma

karnashun carnation

karnel carnal

karomba caramba

karot carat (jewel weight)

karot karat (gold measure)

karrat carat (jewel weight)

karrat karat (gold measure)

karrkool karakul

kartoon cartoon

kashoe cashew

katch ketch (boat)

kaul caul

kaynsian Keynesian

kayoss chaos

kaysadilla quesadilla

kayyak kayak

kazm chasm

kechup ketchup

kedje kedge

keelbasa kielbasa

keesh quiche

keestone keystone

keewee kiwi

kelo kilo

kelpe kelp

kelvan Kelvin

kemmist chemist

kennell kennel

keosk kiosk

keppi kepi

kercheif kerchief

kernul colonel (officer)

kernul kernel (core)

kerratin keratin

kerron Charon

kestral kestrel

ketchuan Quechuan

kettel kettle

ketzell quetzal

keyeve Kiev

khmeer Khmer

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khnish knish

kiasmsus chiasmus

kibbits kibitz (meddle)

kibutz kibbutz (settlement)

kidush Kiddush

kikshaw kickshaw

killhaul keelhaul

killimanjaro Kilimanjaro

kimona kimono

kindergarden kindergarten

kindrid kindred

kinkijou kinkajou

kinnetic kinetic

kirn kern

kiromansy chiromancy

kiropractik chiropractic

kirrography chirography

kiser kaiser

kismett kismet

ki-square chi-square

kitsh kitsch

kittchen kitchen

klannish clannish

klarion clarion

klasp clasp

klaut clout

klavays claves

klaw hammar claw hammer

kleeg klieg

kleet cleat

kleff clef

kleptamaniac kleptomaniac

klezzmer klezmer

klone clone

klorene chlorine

kloride chloride

kloroform chloroform

klu klux klan Ku Klux Klan

klutch clutch

knapsac knapsack

kneid knead

knickname nickname

knicnack knickknack

knockneed knock-kneed

knowlege knowledge

koax coax

koche coach

kodeak Kodiak

koen koan

koeshur kosher

koff cough

koffer coffer

kofferdam cofferdam

koko cocoa

koleslaw coleslaw

kolesterol cholesterol

kolleric choleric

kolrabi kohlrabi

konk conk (a blow)

konk conch (a shell)

kookoo cuckoo

koop coop (pen)

kooskus couscous

koot coot

koo-ture couture

korale chorale

kord chord

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koreopsis coreopsis

korgy corgi

korm corm

korneesh corniche

kornet cornet

korniss cornice

korr corps

korragraf choreograph

korrea chorea

korrus chorus

kortaje cortege

koupe coupe (car)

kowl cowl

kracken kraken

krampun crampon

kranny cranny

kremmlen Kremlin

krepuscular crepuscular

kresh creche

krick crick

kript crypt

kripton krypton

krisanthamum chrysanthemum

krisote creosote

krissalis chrysalis

krocuss crocus

kromatic chromatic

kromatin chromatin

kromatograffy chromatography

krome chrome

kronic chronic

kronnical chronicle

kronograf chronograph

kronollogy chronology

kronological chronological

krotch crotch

krout kraut

krunch crunch

kudose kudos

kue cue

kurchif kerchief

kusp cusp

kuspid cuspid

kwala koala

kwalm qualm

kweasy queasy

kwell quell

kwench quench

kwest quest

kwetzel quetzal

kwid quid

kwid pro kwo quid pro quo

kwidnunk quidnunc

kwietuss quietus

kwill quill

kwince quince

kwinella quinella

kwip quip

kwirk quirk

kwirt quirt

kwonsit quonset

kwote quote

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• laboratory

• laundry

• length

• library

• license

• lieu

• likelihood

• linoleum

• loneliness

• lying

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labarynth labyrinth

labborious laborious

laber labor

Laberador Labrador

laberatory laboratory

laberinth labyrinth

lable label

labrinth labyrinth

labrynthine labyrinthine

lacconic laconic

laccuna lacuna

lach latch

lachramose lachrymose

lackadasical lackadaisical

lacker lacquer

lacktate lactate

lacktose lactose

lacluster lackluster

lacross lacrosse

ladel ladle

laeth lath (strip)

laety laity

laff laugh

laffable laughable

laffter laughter

laggerd laggard

laggoon lagoon

lam lamb

lamda lambda

lamma lama (priest)

lamma llama (beast)

lammanate laminate

lammanation lamination

lamment lament

lampoone lampoon

landaw landau

langarus languorous

langauge language

langwid languid

langwish languish

lanjeray lingerie

lanlubber landlubber

lannia lanai

lanniard lanyard

lannolin lanolin

lanse lance

lantanna lantana

lanyap lagniappe

lappadary lapidary

lappis lazooli lapis lazuli

lappse lapse

lappstrake lapstrake

lapracaun leprechaun

laquer lacquer

laringitis laryngitis

larinks larynx

larjess largess

larreate laureate

larres and pennates lares and penates

larrva larva (singular)

larseny larceny

larvee larvae (plural)

larynks larynx

lasar laser

lascivvious lascivious

lasserate lacerate

lassez-fair laissez-faire

latecks latex

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latere later (afterward)

latere latter (last of two)

lathar lather

latine lateen

latint latent

latitudinarrean latitudinarian

latreen latrine

lattise lattice

lattitude latitude

laudible laudable

laughtar laughter

laun lawn

laundrymat laundromat

laural laurel

lavetory lavatory

lavva lava

lawd laud

lawdable laudable

lawnch launch

layet layette

laythe lathe (machine)

lazanga lasagna

lazzaret lazaret

leasure leisure

lechary lechery

lecturn lectern

ledd led

lede lead

ledgerdemane legerdemain

leeche leech (worm)

leegue league

leeotard leotard

leesay lycee

leesure leisure

leetmotif leitmotif

legaslation legislation

leggality legality

leggato legato

legibel legible

legitimet legitimate

legoom legume

leich leach (drain)

leige liege

lein lien

lekchure lecture

lembo limbo

lemen lemon

lemmeng lemming

lemmur lemur

lempid limpid

lench lynch

lenght length

lengua franka lingua franca

lenoleum linoleum

lentill lentil

lentisimo lentissimo

lenyunt lenient

leonnine leonine

lepard leopard

leperous leprous

leppard leopard

lepresy leprosy

lerch lurch

lesbean lesbian

lespedesa lespedeza

lessez-faire laissez-faire

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letharjic lethargic

lethel lethal

lether leather

lettis lettuce

leud lewd

leveredge leverage

levitty levity

levvatate levitate

levven leaven

levvy levee

lexacon lexicon

lianna liana

liarbird lyrebird

liason liaison

libbertarean libertarian

libeedo libido

liberel liberal

liberry library

liberteen libertine

lible liable (responsible for)

lible libel (defamation)

libral liberal

librery library

libreto libretto

licence license

licentishus licentious

licorish licorice

lieble liable

liederkrans liederkranz

lier liar

lieutenent lieutenant

liggature ligature

ligiment ligament

likelyhood likelihood

likker liquor

lilack lilac

lillee lily

lillipushun lilliputian

limbec limbic

limelite limelight

limenal liminal

limm limn

limmitation limitation

limmrick limerick

limozine limousine

limph lymph

linchpen linchpin

lindin linden

linement lineament (outline)

linement liniment (medicine)

linin linen

linjerie lingerie

linkidge linkage

linneage lineage

linnear linear

linnen linen

linnidge lineage

linniment lineament (outline)

linniment liniment (medicine)

linnoleum linoleum

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lintell lintel

lipp lip

liqudate liquidate

liquer liqueur

liquify liquefy

liric lyric

liscense license

lite light

litening lightning (bolt)

literatti literati

literery literary

litergy liturgy

lithagraph lithograph

Lithuanea Lithuania

litmas litmus

litotees litotes

littany litany

litteral literal (actual)

litteral littoral (shore)

litterature literature

litthium lithium

littigate litigate

livelyhood livelihood

liverie livery

liverworst liverwurst

livily lively

lizzard lizard

loar lore

lobatomy lobotomy

locc loch (lake)

locc lock (to secure)

loggarithm logarithm

logisticks logistics

loiss loess

loitter loiter

lome loam

londer launder

londromat laundromat

lonelyness loneliness

longituddinal longitudinal

longuer longueur

lonjevity longevity

loobricate lubricate

looloo lulu

loone loon

lootheir luthier

loou lieu

looze lose

lornette lorgnette

lorrey lorry

lothe loath

lotis lotus

loundery laundry

loupp loupe

lownge lounge

lowquacious loquacious

lowthe loathe (verb)

lozinge lozenge

lubracate lubricate

lubriccity lubricity

lucretive lucrative

ludacrous ludicrous

Ludite Luddite

lued lewd

luekemia leukemia

lugage luggage

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lugubreous lugubrious

lukemia leukemia

lulliby lullaby

lumenescent luminescent

luminery luminary

luminus luminous

lummenescence luminescence

lunasy lunacy

lunchon luncheon

luner lunar

lupuce lupus

luschious luscious

lutenant lieutenant

luthear luthier

luxurience luxuriance

lyracism lyricism

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• macaroni

• magnitude

• maintenance

• marriage

• merciless

• mesmerize

• miniature

• mischievous

• misspell

• mysterious

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macaber macabre

macaddam macadam

macau macaw (bird)

macBeath Macbeth

maccabees Macabees

maccadamia macadamia

maccarony macaroni

maccaroon macaroon

maccrocosm macrocosm

macedonnia Macedonia

machinry machinery

machismoe machismo

machoe macho

mackanaw Mackinac (place) or Mackinaw (coat)

mackerral mackerel

mackination machination

mackrocosm macrocosm

macramay macramé

madamoiselle mademoiselle

maddonna madonna

madeera Madeira

madragal madrigal

madres madras

mael mail (letters)

mael male (gender)

maelstrum maelstrom

maen main (major)

maen mane (hair)

maffea Mafia

mafiosso Mafioso

magdelene Magdalene

magestereal magisterial

maggistrate magistrate

maggit maggot

maggma magma

maggnate magnate

maggneto magneto

magiccian magician

maginta magenta

magnafication magnification

magnafy magnify

magnam magnum

magnanimmity magnanimity

magnannamous magnanimous

magnatude magnitude

magnem opis magnum opus

magneseum magnesium

magnett magnet

mahoggany mahogany

maile mail (letters)

maile male (gender)

maime maim

mainne main (major)

maintainance maintenance

maintane maintain

maintanence maintenance

maistro maestro

majenta magenta

majer dommo major domo

majestrate magistrate

maji Magi

majollica majolica

ma-jong mah jongg (or jong)

majoret majorette

majorrity majority

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makette maquette

makewait makeweight

makey maquis

makko mako

makrocosm macrocosm

mal di mer mal de mer

maladrout maladroit

malakite malachite

malanzhe mélange

malaze malaise

malestorm maelstrom

malevalent malevolent

malfactor malefactor

malfeasince malfeasance

malignency malignancy

malignent malignant

malishia militia

malladiction malediction

malladroit maladroit

mallaguena malagueña

mallamute malamute

mallapropism malapropism

mallaria malaria

malledy malady

mallerd mallard

mallevalance malevolent

malliable malleable

mallice malice

malthusean Malthusian

mammba mamba

mammbo mambo

manackle manacle

mandable mandible

mandalin mandolin

manganise manganese

manks Manx

manlyness manliness

mann main (major) mane (hair)

mannacle manacle

mannatee manatee

manniac maniac

mannic manic

mannicure manicure

mannipulate manipulate

manno a manno mano a mano

mannor manor (house)

mannor manner (method)

mannslaughter manslaughter

mannumit manumit

manoover maneuver

mantenance maintenance

manuver maneuver

manyfold manifold

manyure manure

maraca maraca

marashino maraschino

maratime maritime

marcacite marcasite

mardi gra Mardi Gras

margenal marginal

marginelize marginalize

margurita margarita

mariachee mariachi

mariwanna marijuana

marjarine margarine

marjorram marjoram

markee marquee

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marlen marlin

marmallade marmalade

marmut marmot

marrage marriage

marrathon marathon

marrauder marauder

marrigold marigold

marrimba marimba

marrina marina

marrinade marinade

marrinara marinara

marrinate marinate

marrischino maraschino

marritime maritime

marshel marshal (guide)

marshel Marshall (islands)

marshel martial (warlike)

marshell martial

marshmellow marshmallow

marsipan marzipan

marsoupial marsupial

marter martyr

marvellous marvelous

marygold marigold

masachism masochism

mascarra mascara

masculen masculine

mase mace

masheen machine

mashetty machete

mashination machination

maskarade masquerade

massadje massage

massaker massacre

massakism masochism

massakistic masochistic

masscot mascot

massoose masseuse

masstacate masticated

masstadon mastodon

masstif mastiff

massuer masseur

mastadon mastodon

mastectamy mastectomy

masterbate masturbate

masterbatiion masturbation

mastick mastic

mastitus mastitis

mastro maestro

mathamatical mathematical

matinay matinee

matramony matrimony

matraside matricide

matre di maitre d’

matrearch matriarch

matress mattress

matricks matrix

matricullate matriculate

mattador matador

matter famillias materfamilias

matterialism materialism

matternal maternal

mattzo ball matzo ball

maturration maturation

maudlen maudlin

maukish mawkish

mausolium mausoleum

mawl maul

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maxxim maxim

maxximize maximize

maya culpa mea culpa

mayhim mayhem

mayoh maillot

mayonase mayonnaise

mazzerd mazzard

mazzurka mazurka

mcadam macadam

meagger meager

meandor meander

measureable measurable

measurment measurement

mechinism mechanism

mecka Mecca

medalleon medallion

meddean median

meddication medication

meddieval medieval

meddiocre mediocre

meddley medley

meddlist medalist

meddow meadow

mediun median

meed mead

meeger meager

meercat meerkat

meete meat (flesh), meet (join), mete (give out)

meeterology meteorology

meezles measles

meezly measly

meffastofales Mephistopheles

meggahurts megahertz

meggalomania megalomania

meitosis mitosis

melatonine melatonin

mellancolly melancholy

mellange melange

mellanoma melanoma

mellifluus mellifluous

mellioration melioration

mellodrama melodrama

mellodramatic melodramatic

mellungean Melungeon

membrain membrane

meminto memento

memmoir memoir

memmorandom memorandum

memmorial memorial

mendaceous mendacious

mennace menace

mennage a troi menage a trois

mennagery menagerie

menndicant mendicant

menniel menial

menningitis meningitis

menniscus meniscus

mennora menorah

menstrate menstruate

menstration menstruation

mentel mental

menter mentor

menustration menstruation

mercanteel mercantile

mercureal mercurial

mercyless merciless

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merengay merengué (dance)

merkator Mercator

merlo merlot

mermade mermaid

merrang meringue (topping)

merratocracy meritocracy

merratricious meretricious

merridian meridian

merrygold marigold

merschaum meerschaum

mescalline mescaline

mesmerise mesmerize

messanger messenger

messcal mescal

messianick messianic

messiuh messiah

messquite mesquite

messyness messiness

metabbalism metabolism

metaphore metaphor

metastacize metastasize

metemorphisus metamorphosis

methadust Methodist

methamfettamine

methamphetamine

methidone methadone

methodicle methodical

metranome metronome

metrapolitan metropolitan

metropollis metropolis

mettabolic metabolic

mettalick metallic

mettamorfasus metamorphosis

mettaphor metaphor

mettastasize metastasize

mettatarsel metatarsal

mettelsome mettlesome

metteor meteor

metticulous meticulous

mettric metric

metzo-soprano mezzo-soprano

mezzinine mezzanine

mia culpa mea culpa

miccron micron

micrabiology microbiology

micracosm microcosm

microfish microfiche

microfone microphone

micturishion micturition

micturrate micturate

midgit midget

midrif midriff

mielieu milieu

mige midge

migrain migraine

migrattory migratory

milage mileage

millanary millinery

millenium millennium

millenneum millennium

millionair millionaire

millitant militant

millitate militate

millitery military

milue milieu

mimeesus mimesis

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m

mimmic mimic

mimmosa mimosa

miniscule minuscule

ministroane minestrone

minnataur minotaur

minnature miniature

minneral mineral

minnimel minimal

minnion minion

minniscule minuscule

minnister minister

minnority minority

minstral minstrel

minuette minuet

miopic myopic

miossis meiosis

miread myriad

mirmaid mermaid

mirraculous miraculous

mirranda Miranda

mirrh myrrh

mischavus mischievous

misdemener misdemeanor

mishagan Michigan

mishapen misshapen

mishun mission

misille missile

misogeny misogyny

mispell misspell

mispronounse mispronounce

missalany miscellany

missel missile

misselanious miscellaneous

missenthrope misanthrope

missionery missionary

missisippi Mississippi

misslead mislead or misled (past tense)

missleading misleading

missletoe mistletoe

missnomer misnomer

misspronunciacion mispronunciation

misterious mysterious

mistical mystical

mistique mystique

mitar miter

mithical mythical

mithollogy mythology

mittagate mitigate

mitzva mitzvah

mizer miser

moantage montage

moate moat (ditch)

moate mote (dust speck)

mobalize mobilize

mobillity mobility

mobius stripp Moebius strip

mocassin moccasin

mock number mach number

modallaty modality

moddal modal

modderate moderate

moddernaty modernity

moddernism modernism

moddest modest

moddify modify

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moddular modular

modecum modicum

modren modern

modullate modulate

moduss operanda modus operandi

moehair mohair

moeped moped

moitty moiety

mokka mocha

molecullar molecular

mollafy mollify

mollases molasses

mollatov cocktail Molotov cocktail

moller molar

mollest molest

mollybdenim molybdenum

momenterry momentary

monaglot monoglot

monarky monarchy

mondigrean mondegreen

moneterry monetary

mongral mongrel

monnacle monocle

monnaker monicker

monnalog monologue

monnarch monarch

monnasyllabel monosyllable

monnater monitor

monniker moniker

monnitor monitor

monnotonous monotonous

monocromatic monochromatic

monogammy monogamy

monomannia monomania

mononucleossis mononucleosis

monopallize monopolize

monotheistick monotheistic

monseur monsieur

monstrossity monstrosity

monstruss monstrous

monsune monsoon

montassori Montessori

montazhe montage

moo gooh guy pan moo goo gai pan

moosse moose (animal)

moosse mousse (dessert)

mooton mouton

mootual mutual

morbiddity morbidity

morf morph

morfeen morphine

morfeme morpheme

morfollagy morphology

morgage mortgage

morral moral (ethical)

morral morale (attitude)

morrel morel (mushroom)

morras morass

morravian Moravian

morray ele moray eel

morrel moral (ethical)

morrel morale (attitude)

morrel morel (mushroom)

morrell moral (ethical)

morrell morale (attitude)

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morrell morel (mushroom)

morron moron

morsell morsel

mortafy mortify

mortallity mortality

mortel mortal

morter mortar

mortishian mortician

mortiss mortise

mortuarry mortuary

mosaik mosaic

moshun motion

mosk mosque

mosquetto mosquito

mosquetos mosquitoes

mossoleum mausoleum

moteef motif

mother terresa Mother Teresa

mottley motley

motzart Mozart

moudem modem

mountybank mountebank

mournfull mournful

mouss moose (animal)

mouss mousse (dessert)

mout moot

mouthfull mouthful

movvable movable

mozaic mosaic

mozlim Muslim

mucillage mucilage

muckous mucous (adj)

muckous mucus (noun)

muckus mucous (adj)

muckus mucus (noun)

mucobb macabre

muffel muffle

muffty mufti

muggwump mugwump

mukraker muckraker

mullato mulatto

mullit mullet

mulluh mullah

multameddia multimedia

multaprocesser multiprocessor

multiplacation multiplication

mummor mummer

mundain mundane

municiple municipal

munissipality municipality

munnificent munificent

munnster Muenster

muree murre

murge merge

murlow merlot

murmer murmur

murrh myrrh

murth mirth

musculer muscular

muscullature musculature

museam museum

museli muesli

musillage mucilage

muskalunge muskellunge

muskateer musketeer

muskit musket

muskmellon muskmelon

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muslem Muslim

musscadine muscadine

musscatel muscatel

musscle muscle

musster muster

mustash mustache

musterd mustard

mutent mutant

muttilate mutilate

muttiny mutiny

muzeam museum

muzzel muzzle

myaloma myeloma

myoot mute

myootation mutation

myoppathy myopathy

myoppic myopic

myosis meiosis

myreid myriad

myrr myrrh

mysteek mystique

mystereous mysterious

mysticle mystical

mythacal mythical

mythollogy mythology

myutate mutate

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• naïve

• narcissistic

• nauseous

• necessary

• neighborly

• neither

• niece

• noticeable

• nourish

• nutrition

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n

nabbulus nebulous

naccer nacre

nader nadir

naeve naïve

naevetay naivete

nannosecond nanosecond

napken napkin

nappalm napalm

napsack knapsack

napthalene naphthalene

naration narration

narcallepsy narcolepsy

narcissis narcissus

narkosis narcosis

narkotic narcotic

narl gnarl

nascents nascence

nascistic narcissistic

nasel nasal

nasent nascent

nashe gnash

nassaw Nassau

nasturshum nasturtium

natcho nacho

natent natant

nativvatty nativity

natt gnat

nattal natal

naturallize naturalize

naturallizm naturalism

nausiated nauseated

nausious nauseous

naut naught

nautillus nautilus

nauttical nautical

nautty naughty

nauw gnaw

navvagator navigator

navvaho Navajo

navval naval (sea), navel (belly)

navvel naval (sea), navel (belly)

navvigable navigable

navvigation navigation

nawing gnawing

nayad naiad

nayberly neighborly

naybob nabob

naybor neighbor

nayborhood neighborhood

nealogism neologism

neandorthal Neanderthal

neapollitan Neapolitan

neauveau nouveau

nebbula nebula

neccraphilia necrophilia

necesary necessary

necessatate necessitate

neckerchef neckerchief

neckramancy necromancy

necktur nectar

necrollagy necrology

necrossis necrosis

neep tide neap tide

neet’s foot oil neat’s-foot oil

neffarious nefarious

neffertiti Nefertiti

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n

neggate negate

negglazhay negligee

neglagent negligent

negociable negotiable

neice niece

neighberly neighborly

nell knell

nembus nimbus

nemmasis nemesis

nemmatoad nematode

nenja ninja

neoconservitive neoconservative

neolitthick neolithic

neonatollogy neonatology

neoplastee neoplasty

nephrittis nephritis

nepinthee nepenthe

ne pluss ultrah ne plus ultra

neppatism nepotism

neptoon Neptune

nervus nervous

neshient nescient

nessel nestle

nesstor Nestor

nethar nether

nettel nettle

neufshattel Neufchatel

neuralgea neuralgia

neurel neural

neuresthennia neuresthenia

neurollagy neurology

neurropathy neuropathy

neurrotransmittor neurotransmitter

neutrallaty neutrality

neutreno neutrino

neverthaless nevertheless

newbile nubile

newell post newel post

newmattic pneumatic

newmonia pneumonia

newron neuron

newrosis neurosis

newrotransmitter neurotransmitter

newrottic neurotic

newrottically neurotically

newsance nuisance

newter neuter

newtral neutral

newtrition nutrition

newtritionist nutritionist

newtron neutron

nexxus nexus

ney née (born)ney neigh (sound made by a horse)

niccoteen nicotine

niceen Nicene

niceniss niceness

nickle nickel

nickleodion nickelodeon

nicktate nictate

niegh neigh (sound made by a horse)

niesce gneiss

niether neither

niggardally niggardly

nighte night

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nihalism nihilism

nimbel nimble

nimbuss nimbus

nimmrod nimrod

nimph nymph

nippel nipple

nirvanna nirvana

nish niche

nitche niche

nitragin nitrogen

nitroglyceran nitroglycerin

noame gnome

nobell Nobel

nobell noble

nobillity nobility

nocchi gnocchi

nockworst knackwurst

nocturn nocturne

nocturnel nocturnal

nollo condender nolo contendere

nomen gnomon

nommad nomad

nomme de guer nom de guerre

nomme de plume nom de plume

nommenclature nomenclature

nomminal nominal

nommination nomination

nomminative nominative

nonchelonse nonchalance

noncombattent noncombatant

non compass mentus non compos mentis

non seqquitor non sequitur

noncupative nuncupative

nondenomminational

nondenominational

nonendity nonentity

nonenvassive noninvasive

nonpareel nonpareil

nonpartison nonpartisan

nonprolifferation nonproliferation

nonshallant nonchalant

norweegian Norwegian

nosstalgia nostalgia

nosstrum nostrum

nostic Gnostic

nostradommus Nostradamus

notafy notify

noticable noticeable

notoreous notorious

notoriaty notoriety

nouggat nougat

nouvou reche nouveau riche

novisheate novitiate

novvel novel

novvelty novelty

noxxous noxious

nuclius nucleus

nucular nuclear

nuddaty nudity

nuddge nudge

nue gnu

nugatorry nugatory

nulification nullification

nullafy nullify

numismattist numismatist

numm numb

nummerator numerator

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nummerel numeral

nummin numen

numminous numinous

numonic mnemonic

nupshial nuptial

nurrish nourish

nurrishment nourishment

nursary nursery

nurturre nurture

nusance nuisance

nutrea nutria

nutreant nutrient

nutrittion nutrition

nymfomania nymphomania

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Omost Commonly misspelled Words

• obedient

• occasion

• odyssey

• official

• omission

• opposite

• optimism

• orangutan

• ordinary

• ought

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oassis oasis

obay obey

obbalisk obelisk

obblate oblate

obbligate obligate

obbligatorry obligatory

obbliterate obliterate

obblong oblong

obderate obdurate

obediant obedient

obeese obese

obituery obituary

objeccion objection

objectivvaty objectivity

objett da arte objet d’art

obligging obliging

oblike oblique

oblivviate obliviate

obnoxxious obnoxious

obsalete obsolete

obseen obscene

obsequeus obsequious

observasion observation

observent observant

obsesion obsession

obsesive obsessive

obsiddean obsidian

obsolessent obsolescent

obssennaty obscenity

obstannite obstinate

obstetricks obstetrics

obstickle obstacle

obstrepperous obstreperous

obtoose obtuse

obveate obviate

occassion occasion

occassionaly occasionally

occedent Occident

occidentel occidental

occippital occipital

occludding occluding

occlussion occlusion

occuler ocular

occulist oculist

occupasion occupation

occupunt occupant

occurence occurrence

ocker ochre

ockerina ocarina

ockult occult

oclock o’clock

octagenarian octogenarian

octaggon octagon

octapus octopus

oddyssy odyssey

odeum odium

odiferous odoriferous

odius odious

odommater odometer

oedapus Oedipus

oeth oath

offel offal

offen often

offeratory offertory

offishal official

ofthalmollogy ophthalmology

oger ogre

oggel ogle

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oh pair au pair

oh revoire au revoir

oister oyster

olfactery olfactory

oliomargarine oleomargarine

olligarchy oligarchy

ollio olio

omboushure embouchure

ombuddsman ombudsman

omenious ominous

omfally omphali

omish Amish

ommelet omelet

ommission omission

ommitt omit

omnippatent omnipotent

omnishent omniscient

omnivverous omnivorous

omnydirectional omnidirectional

onamottomania onomatomania

onclave enclave

oncollagist oncologist

oncte once

onnus onus

onomattopeia onomatopoeia

onsemble ensemble

onsomble ensemble

onterage entourage

ontollogical ontological

ontree entrée

onvoy envoy

oomeak umiak or oomiak

oomff oomph

oomlout umlaut

oover oeuvre

oozo ouzo

opake opaque

opassity opacity

operrata operetta

operratic operatic

ophthalmollogy ophthalmology

oppera opera

oppertunety opportunity

oppertunist opportunist

oppine opine

oppinionated opinionated

oppisite opposite

oppium opium

opponant opponent

oppossed opposed

oppossum opossum

opprobreum opprobrium

opptical optical

oppulence opulence

oppulent opulent

oppune oppugn

opression oppression

optamism optimism

optamistic optimistic

optamum optimum

opuscalum opusculum

orangutang orangutan

orbittal orbital

orcastrate orchestrate

orchestera orchestra

orckid orchid

ordanance ordnance (weaponry)

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ordanance ordinance (local law)

ordane ordain

ordenance ordinance

ordinnary ordinary

oreggano oregano

organnic organic

orgasem orgasm

orgassmic orgasmic

orgey orgy

origommy origami

orijin origin

ornamintal ornamental

ornathology ornithology

orrientation orientation

orrigamy origami

orringe orange

orrison orison

orrotund orotund

orthadox orthodox

orthodonticks orthodontics

orthoggraphy orthography

orthopeddics orthopedics

oskulate osculate

osmossis osmosis

ossafication ossification

ossafy ossify

ossilate oscillate

ossillascope oscilloscope

ossmosis osmosis

osstrich ostrich

ostensably ostensibly

ostentacious ostentatious

osteoporrosis osteoporosis

ostinsable ostensible

ostiopath osteopath

ostrocize ostracize

ounse ounce

outgoeing outgoing

outragious outrageous

outray outré

outway outweigh

ovarien ovarian

overry ovary

overtoor overture

overun overrun

overwhilming overwhelming

ovull oval

ovva ova

ovvation ovation

ovvert overt

ovvulate ovulate

ovvulation ovulation

ovvum ovum

oxagen oxygen

oxxen oxen

oxxidation oxidation

oxxone oxone

oystir oyster

ozmosis osmosis

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Pmost Commonly misspelled Words

• parallel

• peculiar

• perceive

• permanent

• perseverance

• piece

• pleasant

• possess

• prejudice

• probably

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pacience patience

pack man Pac man

packa paca

packette packet

packyderm pachyderm

packysandra pachysandra

padedeux pas de deux

pagen pagan

pagiant pageant

pagiantry pageantry

paine pain (hurt)

paine pane (glass)

pakastan Pakistan

palacial palatial

palatzo palazzo

palempsest palimpsest

palendrome palindrome

palett palate (taste)

palett palette (artist’s paintholder)

palimino palomino

paliontology paleontology

palitable palatable

palital palatal

pallameno palomino

pallate palate

pallatial palatial

pallaver palaver

palpatate palpitate

palpuble palpable

pampass pampas

pamplet pamphlet

panajyric panegyric

panaply panoply

panarama panorama

panasea panacea

pancreus pancreas

pandamonium pandemonium

panetone panettone

pannatella panetella

panninni panini

pannoply panoply

panser panzer

pantamime pantomime

panteloon pantaloon

pantheeist pantheist

pantheeon pantheon

panthor panther

pantoom pantoum

panz nez pince nez

papasy papacy

papiruss papyrus

papparazzi paparazzi

parabollic parabolic

paracide parricide

paradice paradise

paradime paradigm

parafin paraffin

paralax parallax

paralel parallel

paralize paralyze

parallysis paralysis

paramoor paramour

paramutual parimutuel

paranoya paranoia

parapalegic paraplegic

paraphanalia paraphernalia

parashute parachute

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parasight parasite

parasole parasol

paredy parody

parenthisis parenthesis

parfay parfait

parhellion parhelion

parkay parquet

parketry parquetry

parkka parka

parlence parlance

parliment parliament

Parmazan Parmesan

Parnasus Parnassus

paroxism paroxysm

parquay parquet

parrabala parabola

parrable parable

parrameter parameter

parraplegic paraplegic

parrishoner parishioner

parrott parrot

parrsec parsec

parshall partial

parshally partially

parsnup parsnip

parteeta partita

partener partner

Parthenen Parthenon

partical particle

particuler particular

parvenue parvenu

pasifism pacifism

passacaglea passacaglia

passian passion

passify pacify

passionetely passionately

passtime pastime

Pasternack Pasternak

pastishe pastiche

pasturize pasteurize

patay pate

patchooli patchouli

pathegennic pathogenic

pathollogy pathology

pathose pathos

patiserie patisserie

patriarck patriarch

patronimic patronymic

pattela patella

pattina patina

pattracide patricide

pattrician patrician

patwa patois

pavillion pavilion

pawper pauper

payella paella

paysano paisano

paytriot patriot

peak pique

peake peak

pecadillo peccadillo

pecteral pectoral

peculear peculiar

pedacure pedicure

pedagree pedigree

pedament pediment

pedastel pedestal

ped-a-terre pied-a-terre

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peddagogue pedagogue

pederest pederast

peedmont piedmont

peek pique

Peekanese Pekingese

peeke peek

peerege peerage

peerogue pirogue

peerot pierrot

peet peat

peetry dish petri dish

Pegasous Pegasus

peice piece

peity piety

pejoritive pejorative

peko pekoe

pel mell pell mell

pellegra pellagra

pellican pelican

pemican pemmican

penacle pinnacle

pendalum pendulum

pendunt pendant

penence penance (atonement)

penence pinnace (boat)

penensula peninsula

penent pennant

pengwin penguin

penil penal

penitance penitence

pennetrate penetrate

pennetration penetration

pennicilen penicillin

pennuche penuche

penoire peignoir

penot pinot

penshant penchant

pentacostal pentecostal

pentatuke pentateuch

pentical pentacle

penus penis

peplam peplum

pepperony pepperoni

per say per se

peragative prerogative

perambullate perambulate

peranna piranha

perapetetic peripatetic

peraphrasis periphrasis

perastalsis peristalsis

perastroika perestroika

peratonitis peritonitis

percalle percale

percapita per capita

percentle percentile

perchase purchase

perchatelli perciatelli

percieve perceive

perculate percolate

peremeter perimeter

peremptery peremptory

perequisite prerequisite

perfunctery perfunctory

perifary periphery

perimmeter perimeter

periodentics periodontics

perke perk

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perkolate percolate

perkwisit perquisite

permanant permanent

permiable permeable

permissable permissible

pernishus pernicious

perqusit perquisite

perragrin peregrine

perrapatetic peripatetic

perrascope periscope

perrenial perennial

perripheral peripheral

perruse peruse

perscription prescription

Persean Persian

persentage percentage

perseverence perseverance

persimman persimmon

persistant persistent

persistense persistence

persnicketty persnickety

personell personnel

perspecktive perspective

persperation perspiration

perspickuity perspicuity

persue pursue

perverrse perverse

pessamism pessimism

pessant peasant

pessel pestle

pessery pessary

pestilent pestilent

pestir pester

peton piton

petrafy petrify

petrole petrel (bird)

petrole petrol (gas)

pettal petal

pettraglyph petroglyph

pewtrid putrid

phayton Phaethon (Greek god), phaeton (carriage)

phallas phallus

phallick phallic

Pharasee Pharisee

pharmasootical pharmaceutical

pharmasy pharmacy

pharoh pharaoh

phaze faze (to disturb)

phaze phase (stage)

pheasent pheasant

phebe phoebe

Phebus Phoebus

phenix phoenix

phenominal phenomenal

phenommanon phenomenon

phenugreak fenugreek

philataly philately

philenthropic philanthropic

philestine philistine

philhelenic philhellenic

phillander philander

phillipi Philippi

Phillipines Philippines

phillistine philistine

philodendren philodendron

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philum phylum

phisical physical

phlebatemy phlebotomy

phlegathon Phlegethon

phleghm phlegm

phlegmattic phlegmatic

phonnetic phonetic

phonnic phonic

phospherus phosphorus

phosphoresence phosphorescence

photogennic photogenic

photosynthessis photosynthesis

phrasology phraseology

phrenalogy phrenology

phtisic phthisic

phylactery phylactery

phyrigean Phrygian

physiccal physical

phyzisian physician

piannist pianist

piaza piazza

pibald piebald

picata piccata

piccalo piccolo

piccaro picaro

pickalily piccalilli

Pickaneese Pekingese

pickant piquant

pickay piqué (fabric)

pickyune picayune

picnicing picnicking

pictagraph pictograph

pidgeon pidgin (language)

pidgeon pigeon (bird)

pietta pieta

piggeon pidgin (language)

piggeon pigeon (bird)

pilgram pilgrim

pillaster pilaster

Pillatees Pilates

piller pillar

pillfer pilfer

pillidge pillage

pillot pilot (one in charge)

Pillot Pilate (Roman prefect)

pimpernal pimpernel

pinchers pincers

pinnion pinion

pinser pincer

piqque pique

pirasy piracy

pirrogi pierogi

pistacchio pistachio

pithee pithy

pitifull pitiful

pittence pittance

pittuitery pituitary

pixxel pixel

pizicatto pizzicato

plaise plaice (fish), place (location)

placeebo placebo

plackerd placard

plagerize plagiarize

plaine plain (simple)

plaine plane (flat)

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planaterium planetarium

planckton plankton

planetiff plaintiff

plantin plantain

plantir plantar (sole of foot)

plantive plaintive

plasenta placenta

plasid placid

plasteron plastron

platapus platypus

plattatude platitude

plattinum platinum

playgue plague

playright playwright

pleadies Pleiades

pleasent pleasant

pleazure pleasure

plebian plebeian

plee plea

pleese please

pleet pleat

plennary plenary

plentaful plentiful

plentatude plenitude

plummer plumber

plummit plummet

plurisy pleurisy

plurral plural

pneumattic pneumatic

pneumonnia pneumonia

podietrist podiatrist

pogram pogrom

poignent poignant

poinsetta poinsettia

poinyunsy poignancy

poisen poison

polinaise polonaise

politbureau politburo

pollarize polarize

pollemic polemic

polligamy polygamy

polligon polygon

pollin pollen

pollip polyp

pollitician politician

pollusion pollution

pollymath polymath

polyanna pollyanna

polywog polliwog

pomagranite pomegranate

pompador pompadour

Pompay Pompeii

pompossity pomposity

pompus pompous

ponce-nay pince-nez

ponsiana poinciana

pontune pontoon

poppenjay popinjay

populus populace

popuree potpourri

porchulakka portulaca

porkapine porcupine

pornoggraphy pornography

porpise porpoise

porrige porridge

porselane porcelain

porsion portion

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portind portend

portint portent

portkulas portcullis

portrate portrait

portrey portray

posess possess

possability possibility

possesion possession

possey posse

posterier posterior

posthumus posthumous

potata potato

potentialy potentially

pottary pottery

prarie prairie

preciselly precisely

predetory predatory

predictible predictable

pre-deu prie-dieu

predjudice prejudice

preffered preferred

pre-fix prix fixe

prejudise prejudice

premanition premonition

premeer premiere

premice premise

preperation preparation

presbaterian Presbyterian

preseed precede

preshence prescience

preshent prescient

presidence precedence

presperation perspiration

pressadent precedent

pretensious pretentious

prevelent prevalent

preye prey (victim)

primative primitive

primerrily primarily

primery primary

princeple principal (main, person)

princeple principle (rule)

principel principal (main, person)

principel principle (rule)

pristeen pristine

privatision privatization

priveledge privilege

privit privet

privoke provoke

privvatise privatize

prizm prism

probaly probably

probasion probation

probossiss proboscis

procede proceed

proceedure procedure

proclimation proclamation

proclivitty proclivity

Procrustees Procrustes

procter proctor

proctoscapy proctoscopy

proctracter protractor

proddagy prodigy

prodiggious prodigious

profesion profession

professer professor

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profisient proficient

prohabition prohibition

prohibitted prohibited

prologg prologue

promanent prominent

promennade promenade

pronounsiation pronunciation

propellant propellent

prophassy prophecy

propiciate propitiate

proporsion proportion

propossal proposal

proppaganda propaganda

proppeled propelled

proprietery proprietary

prosacution prosecution

proscutto prosciutto

prosennium proscenium

prossalite proselyte

prosthettic prosthetic

protacol protocol

proteens proteins

provance province

provenence provenance

prudense prudence

pruderry prudery

psaltary psaltery

pseudanym pseudonym

pseudatorium sudatorium

psichiatrist psychiatrist

psychedellic psychedelic

psychosas psychosis

ptarmigun ptarmigan

pterodactal pterodactyl

pubesent pubescent

publick public

publickly publicly

publisist publicist

puerill puerile

puffan puffin

pugnasious pugnacious

pulchritood pulchritude

pulkratudinous pulchritudinous

pullvarize pulverize

pumise pumice

punative punitive

puppetery puppetry

purchess purchase

purda purdah

purmeate permeate

purpel purple

pursiflaje persiflage

pursistant persistent

purspicassity perspicacity

purspicatious perspicacious

pursuent pursuant

pusilannimous pusillanimous

pussiance puissance

putative putative

puter pewter

putrafy putrefy

pwantalism pointillism

pyorea pyorrhea

pysisian physician

pyschosis psychosis

pysique physique

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• quahog

• quantity

• quarrel

• quarter

• query

• quiet

• quite

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qoran Koran, Qur’an

quadraceps quadriceps

quadralatteral quadrilateral

quadraped quadruped

quadrapleegic quadriplegic

quadrattic quadratic

quadreel quadrille

quadrent quadrant

quadrifonic quadraphonic

quadrigessimel quadragesimal

quadrilleon quadrillion

quadroople quadruple

quadrooplet quadruplet

quadrune quadroon

quagmier quagmire

quahogg quahog

quak quack

qualafication qualification

qualaty quality

quale quail

quallify qualify

quam qualm

quandry quandary

quantaffy quantify

quantatative quantitative

quantaty quantity

quantem quantum

quantro Cointreau

quarinteen quarantine

quarrell quarrel

quarrentine quarantine

quartar quarter

quartarmastar quartermaster

quartarnary quaternary

quartiel quartile

quatrafoil quatrefoil

quatrane quatrain

quavver quaver

quazar quasar

que veev qui vive

queassy queasy

quebeck Quebec

quenssy quinsy

quentissential quintessential

quentupletts quintuplets

querralous querulous

querry quarry (mine)

querry query (question)

quert quart

querty QWERTy (keyboard)

quesh quiche

questionaire questionnaire

questionnible questionable

quey quay

qui bono cui bono

quiat quiet (silent)

quiat quite (very)

quibbel quibble

quid pro kwo quid pro quo

quidnunk quidnunc

quier quire

quiessent quiescent

quietas quietus

quinch quench

quinnela quinella

quinnine quinine

quinquagennerean quinquagenarian

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quinqwinneal quinquennial

quinse quince

quintessance quintessence

quintilleon quintillion

quintupple quintuple

quintupplet quintuplet

quipp quip

quissling quisling

quitclame quitclaim

quivver quiver

quixxotic quixotic

quizes quizzes

quizine cuisine

quizzacle quizzical

quoen quoin

quoets quoits

quoff quaff

quoir choir

quondum quondam

quonsset quonset

quorem quorum

quork quark

quortz quartz

quosh quash

quosient quotient

quotacion quotation

quotible quotable

quotiddean quotidian

quotta quota

qwad quad

qwaint quaint

qwart quart

qwartet quartet

qwasadilla quesadilla

qwazi quasi

qwetzel quetzal

qwid quid

qwirk quirk

qwirt quirt

qwoff quaff

qwoth quoth

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Rmost Commonly misspelled Words

• raccoon

• radish

• raspberry

• raucous

• receive

• recommend

• religious

• repetition

• restaurant

• rhythm

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rabalaysian Rabelaisian

rabbel rabble

rabbel-rouser rabble-rouser

rabbid rabid

rabbinnical rabbinical

rabbitt rabbet (joint)

rabbitt rabbit (animal)

rabeeze rabies

racey racy

rachet ratchet

raciel racial

racime raceme

racketear racketeer

rackitball racquetball

rackonture raconteur

racoon raccoon

radan radon

raddar radar

raddical radical

raddient radiant

raddish radish

radeal radial

radeate radiate

radeum radium

radeus radius

radialogy radiology

radiater radiator

radiatter radiator

radiel radial

radience radiance

radieye radii

radioissatope radioisotope

radiollogy radiology

raffel raffle

raggady raggedy

raggamuffin ragamuffin

raglen raglan

ragoo ragout

ragwart ragwort

railerry raillery

raill rale (breath sound)

raill rail (horizontal bar)

raille rale (breath sound), rail (horizontal bar)

raindeer reindeer

rainment raiment

raisen raisin

raize raze

rakey reiki

rakkish rakish

rallintando rallentando

raman ramen

rambel ramble

rambow Rimbaud (poet) Rambo (action hero)

rambunkcious rambunctious

ramikin ramekin

rammadan Ramadan

rammification ramification

rammpart rampart

ramoulade remoulade

rampaige rampage

rampent rampant

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ramshackel ramshackle

rancker rancor

randem random

randsom ransom

rangle wrangle

rankel rankle

ransac ransack

ransid rancid

ranuculous ranunculus

rapchure rapture

rapell rappel

rappasity rapacity

rappascious rapacious

rapperian riparian

rappid rapid

rappor rapport

rapproachmont rapprochement

rappsodize rhapsodize

rappsody rhapsody

rapscalleon rapscallion

rapter raptor

raptoreal raptorial

rapyer rapier

raquett racket

raquett racquet

rarrify rarefy

rarrity rarity

rasberry raspberry

rascule rascal

rashiocination ratiocination

rason de etre raison d’être

rassp rasp

rastafarrean Rastafarian

ratan rattan

ratchitt ratchet

ratcio ratio

rathskellar rathskeller

rationelize rationalize

rationnal rationale

ratskeller rathskeller

rattify ratify

raviolli ravioli

ravvage ravage

ravvel ravel

ravvenous ravenous

ravvin raven

rawcus raucous

rawnchy raunchy

ray’s syndrome Reye’s syndrome

raydome radome

raydon radon

raynawd’s disease Raynaud’s disease

rayzor razor

razorial rasorial

razzberry raspberry

reack wrack

reactavate reactivate

reacter reactor

readally readily

reajent reagent

reak reek (smell)

reak wreak (to make something happen)

realline realign

reallistic realistic

reatta riata

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rebbel rebel

rebbellion rebellion

rebuf rebuff

rebutt rebut

rebuttle rebuttal

recalcitrent recalcitrant

recappitulate recapitulate

reccommend recommend

recconize recognize

recconoiter reconnoiter

receeded recede

receit receipt

recepsion reception

receptical receptacle

recescion recession

rech retch

rechersha recherche

recieve receive

recipie recipe

recippient recipient

reciproccal reciprocal

reciproccate reciprocate

reciprositty reciprocity

recklamation reclamation

reclame reclaim

reclemation reclamation

recloose recluse

recognazanse recognizance

recompence recompense

reconnasance reconnaissance

reconsile reconcile

reconsilliasion reconciliation

reconsillyatory reconciliatory

recoo recoup

recoop recoup

recoose recuse

recreasion recreation

recroot recruit

recrudessence recrudescence

rectanguler rectangular

rectatude rectitude

rectem rectum

recter rector

rectifie rectify

rectorry rectory

recundite recondite

recupperate recuperate

recurranse recurrence

recusent recusant

reddily readily

reddolent redolent

redduction reduction

redempsion redemption

redevivus redivivus

redgement regiment

reducteo ad absurdem reductio ad absurdum

redundensy redundancy

redundent redundant

reegal regal

reele real (actual)

reele reel (spool)

reelizasion realization

reemburse reimburse

reesling Riesling

reeson reason

reetail retail

reetorical rhetorical

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refaree referee

refectary refectory

referbish refurbish

refferal referral

refferee referee

refferendum referendum

reffuge refuge

reffugee refugee

reflecsive reflexive

reflecter reflector

reflucks reflux

reformitory reformatory

refracsion refraction

refractary refractory

refrane refrain

refrigerater refrigerator

refrigerrent refrigerant

refullgent refulgent

refuzal refusal

regail regale

regallia regalia

regan Reagan (president)

regincy regency

regeon region

reggay reggae

reggicide regicide

reggiman regimen

reggistrar registrar

reggular regular

regotta regatta

regresion regression

regrettible regrettable

regulasion regulation

regulatorry regulatory

regurjatate regurgitate

rehabillatate rehabilitate

rehersel rehearsal

reigne reign

reinne rein

reiterrate reiterate

rejuvinate rejuvenate

rekant recant

relapps relapse

relativaty relativity

relativizm relativism

relator realtor

relaxasion relaxation

relecsion reflection

releef relief

releese release

releeve relieve

relenquish relinquish

reletive relative

reliabel reliable

relience reliance

religeon religion

religeous religious

relint relent

rellagate relegate

rellavant relevant

rellic relic

rellish relish

relm realm

reluctence reluctance

reluctent reluctant

remane remain

remarkible remarkable

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rembrant Rembrandt

remeadiation remediation

remedeal remedial

remembrence remembrance

reminesce reminisce

remis remiss

remisseon remission

remitt remit

remittence remittance

remmady remedy

remmanesence reminiscence

remminiscent reminiscent

remmonstrate remonstrate

remnent remnant

remorce remorse

remorra remora

remotelly remotely

removval removal

remunerration remuneration

renasence renascence

rendavous rendezvous

rendission rendition

renig renege (go back on a promise)

renn Rennes (French city)

rennagade renegade

rennal renal

rennasance renaissance

renouned renowned

renounse renounce

rentel rental

rentgun roentgen

reo di janero Rio de Janeiro

reorganizasion reorganization

repartay repartee

repatriot repatriate

repeil repeal

repentence repentance

repentent repentant

repercuscion repercussion

repient repent

replacasion replication

replacate replicate

repleate replete

replennish replenish

reposess repossess

repossed repose

repossitory repository

repparation reparation

reppatition repetition

reppel repel

reppellant repellent

reppertore repertoire

reppertory repertory

repplica replica

reppramand reprimand

repprobait reprobate

repputable reputable

repputation reputation

reppute repute

reprasentative representative

repreeve reprieve

reprehensable reprehensible

representasion representation

represseon repression

reprisle reprisal

reproch reproach

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reptiel reptile

republacan republican

repugnent repugnant

repullsive repulsive

repulscion repulsion

requassit requisite

requier require

requiescet requiescat

requiremint requirement

requissition requisition

requium requiem

rescend rescind

rescent recent

rescently recently

rescisseon rescission

resemblence resemblance

reservoer reservoir

reshuffel reshuffle

residant resident

residdavism recidivism

resilliance resilience

resistence resistance

resonence resonance

resonnator resonator

respectfull respectful

respectibillaty respectability

respectible respectable

respirrater respirator

respirration respiration

resplendint resplendent

responce response

respondant respondent

responscive responsive

responsibillaty responsibility

respratory respiratory

ressadue residue

ressalute resolute

ressatation recitation

resscue rescue

resservation reservation

ressidence residence

ressidential residential

ressignation resignation

ressin resin

ressle wrestle

ressonent resonant

resspit respite

resstive restive

restarateur restaurateur

restatution restitution

restorration restoration

restorrative restorative

restrane restrain

restreint restraint

restricsion restriction

restruant restaurant

restruckure restructure

resultent resultant

resurjent resurgent

resussitate resuscitate

retainner retainer

retalliate retaliate

retardent retardant

retension retention

retentave retentive

retinapathy retinopathy

retrabution retribution

retract retract

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retractible retractable

retrafit retrofit

retraspective retrospective

retred retread

retreet retreat

retreeve retrieve

retreval retrieval

retrinch retrench

retrospecsion retrospection

retroviris retrovirus

retsena retsina

rettaric rhetoric

rettasence reticence

retticent reticent

rettina retina

rettinue retinue

rettroactive retroactive

reunnion reunion

reveel reveal

reveer revere

revelie reveille

revennant revenant

reverbarate reverberate

reverense reverence

reverie revery

reverrent reverent

reversable reversible

reversel reversal

reverseon reversion

reveu revue

reviel revile

revinge revenge

revirt revert

revission revision

revitallize revitalize

revivel revival

revocabel revocable

revolutionery revolutionary

revulzion revulsion

revvalee reveille

revvalution revolution

revvanue revenue

revvanuer revenuer

revvel revel

revvelation revelation

revverend reverend

revvery revery

rezent resent

rezidual residual

rezist resist

rezistance resistance

rezolve resolve

rezort resort

rezound resound

rezume resume

rezumption resumption

rezurrection resurrection

rezzin resin

rhapsaddy rhapsody

rheeastat rheostat

rheeomater rheometer

rhessus rhesus

rheumatizm rheumatism

rhime rhyme

rhinaplasty rhinoplasty

rhinish Rhenish

rhinocerras rhinoceros

rhoddadendren rhododendron

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riat rite (ritual)

riatous riotous

ribbald ribald

ribboflavin riboflavin

ribonucliec ribonucleic

rickashay ricochet

rickitts rickets

rickoshay richochet

rickotta ricotta

rickter scale Richter scale

ricktus rictus

riddact redact

riddacule ridicule

riddeem redeem

riddence riddance

riddiculus ridiculous

ridress redress

rie rye (grain)

rie wry (crooked)

riet right

riet rite

rifel rifle

riggamaroll rigmarole

riggatony rigatoni

riggid rigid

riggidity rigidity

riggle wriggle

riggor rigor

riggor mortiss rigor mortis

riggorous rigorous

rightous righteous

rinestone rhinestone

rinovirus rhinovirus

riparrean riparian

ripost riposte

ripp rapp riprap

rippel ripple

ripudiate repudiate

riskey risky (dangerous)

risquay risqué (suggestive)

rissotto risotto

rist wrist

rittuel ritual

rivalerous rivalrous

rivelry rivalry

rivle rival

rivvet rivet

rivvulet rivulet

rizzable risible

roads scholar Rhodes scholar

roal role (character), roll (list)

roal model role model

roame roam (wander)

roat rote

robbin robin

robbotic robotic

robottics robotics

roche roach

rococco rococo

rodant rodent

rodayo rodeo

rodora rhodora

roebott robot

roem Rome (city)

rogge rogue

rokefurt Roquefort

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rollfing Rolfing

romain romaine

romantacism romanticism

romboid rhomboid

rombus rhombus

romio Romeo

rommany Romany

rondavou rendezvous

roo roux (flour and fat)

roo rue (regret)

roode rood (a cross)

roode rude

roofean ruffian

rooje rouge

roomalade roumalade

roomatoid rheumatoid

roon rune

roonick runic

roopea rupee

rootabaga rutabaga

roote route

roothless ruthless

rorshock Rorschach

rossacrucian Rosicrucian

rossin rosin

rosster roster

rosstrum rostrum

rotagraveur rotogravure

rotater rotator

roter rotor

roterian Rotarian

rotissary rotisserie

rottary rotary

rottund rotund

rotwiler Rottweiler

roude rood (a cross)

roude rude (impolite)

roudy rowdy

roufuss rufous

roullet roulette

roundallay roundelay

roundell roundel

roustabbout roustabout

routeen routine

routter router

rouze rouse

rowall rowel

rowe row (use oars)

rowe row (spat)

rowst roust

rowt rout

rowt route

royellty royalty

rozery rosary

rozett rosette

rozetta stone Rosetta stone

ruay roué

rubbel rubble

rubbella rubella

rubbesh rubbish

rubell ruble

rubinesque Rubenesque

rubiyatt Rubaiyat

rubrick rubric

rucuss ruckus

rudament rudiment

rudamentery rudimentary

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ruddar rudder

ruebarb rhubarb

ruebin reuben

ruffe rough

ruffien ruffian

ruinacion ruination

ruinnus ruinous

rumbel rumble

rumer rumor

rumin rumen

ruminnant ruminant

ruminnate ruminate

rummbah rumba

rummije rummage

rumpass rumpus

rumpel rumple

rumplestiltsken Rumpelstiltskin

runcibel runcible

runnaway runaway

rupsure rupture

rurrel rural

russitt russet

russle rustle

rustick rustic

rythym rhythm

rythymical rhythmical

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• sacrifice

• scissors

• separate

• similar

• sincerely

• soldier

• strengthen

• succeed

• successfully

• surprise

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sabbatage sabotage

sabbatarrian sabbatarian

sabbaticle sabbatical

sabbature saboteur

sabber saber

sabbeth Sabbath

sabbo sabot

sabel sable

sacajawea Sacagawea

sacbutt sackbut

saccad saccade

saccarine saccharin (sweetner), saccharine (sweet)

saccroilliac sacroiliac

sachell satchel

sackrosanct sacrosanct

sacrafice sacrifice

sacrafishial sacrificial

sacrelige sacrilege

sacrement sacrament

sacristan sacristan

saddhu sadhu

saddiron sadiron

saddism sadism

saddomassachism sadomasochism

sael sail (boating)

sael sale (exchange money for goods)

saen sane

saffire sapphire

safflour safflower

saffo Sappho

saffrin saffron

sagga saga

saggacity sagacity

saggo sago

sagittareus Sagittarius

sagoe sago (palm, starch)

sagoe sego (lily)

saharra Sahara

saheeb sahib

sahn sans

sahn souci sans souci

saicred sacred

saik sake (benefit)

sailler sailor

saky sake (drink)

salam salaam

salamagundi salmagundi

saliant salient

salevary salivary

sallable salable

sallacious salacious

sallam salaam

sallamander salamander

sallamy salami

sallan salon

sallary salary

sallicylic acid salicylic acid

salline saline

sallisberry steak Salisbury steak

salliva saliva

sallivate salivate

sallo sallow

sallomi Salome

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salloon saloon

sallsa salsa

sallubrious salubrious

sallutary salutary

sallutation salutation

sallute salute

sallver salver

sallvo salvo

saltattory saltatory

saltery psaltery

saltpetter saltpeter

saltumboca saltimbocca

saluditorian salutatorian

salvacion salvation

salvagable salvageable

salvige salvage

sambucca sambuca

sambuh samba

samisdat samizdat

sammaritan Samaritan

sammisan samisen

sammoa Samoa

sammon salmon

sammovar samovar

sammurai samurai

samonnella salmonella

sampann sampan

sanchion sanction

sanctamonious sanctimonious

sanctaty sanctity

sanctiffy sanctify

sanctom sanctum

sanctuery sanctuary

san-cullote sans-culotte

sandel sandal

sanderrac sandarac

sandpapper sandpaper

sandwitch sandwich

sangreea sangria

sangwine sanguine

sangwinery sanguinary

sanitareum sanatorium

sanne seine

sannitarian sanitarian

sannitation sanitation

sannitery sanitary

sannitoreum sanatorium

sannity sanity

san-serrif sans-serif

sanskritt Sanskrit

sant saint

santhood sainthood

sanwitch sandwich

sappid sapid

sappient sapient

sapprophite saprophyte

saragraph serigraph

sarahayvo Sarajevo

sarcastick sarcastic

sarcazm sarcasm

sarcofagus sarcophagus

sarcomma sarcoma

sardeen sardine

sardonics sardonyx

sardonnic sardonic

sargassim sargassum

sargeant sergeant

sarr czar, tsar

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sarrasota Sarasota

sarratoga Saratoga

sarrong sarong

sarry sari

sarsenet sarcenet

sarsperrila sarsaparilla

sartoreal sartorial

sasafrass sassafras

sashem sachem

sashiate satiate

sashimmi sashimi

sasserdotal sacerdotal

sasshay sachet (perfume)

sasshay sashay (strut)

sassifras sassafras

sassquach sasquatch

satallite satellite

satannic satanic

satirracle satirical

satiyeasus satyriasis

satternalean saturnalian

sattin satin

sattire satire

sattisfactory satisfactory

satto voche sotto voce

sattori satori

satturate saturate

satturnalia Saturnalia

satturnine saturnine

saucey saucy

saudia arabia Saudi Arabia

saugarro saguaro

saunna sauna

saussaly saucily

sautay sauté

sauvinnon blonc sauvignon blanc

savagry savagery

savaloy saveloy

savery savory

savije savage

saville Seville

savvana savannah or savanna

savver savor

savvie savvy

savwair faire savoir faire

savyer savior

sawna sauna

sawsage sausage

sawterne sauterne

saxafrage saxifrage

saxaphone saxophone

sayance seance

sayonnara sayonara

sayter satyr

saytrap satrap

scabberd scabbard

scabbies scabies

scabbrus scabrous

scaffeld scaffold

scafflaw scofflaw

scaleen scalene

scaley scaly

scallawag scalawag

scalleon scallion

scallopinni scaloppine

scallup scallop

scampy scampi

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scandallize scandalize

scandallous scandalous

scandel scandal

scandinavvian Scandinavian

scanseon scansion

scantey scanty

scapegote scapegoat

scappel scalpel

scapulla scapula

scarafy scarify

scarff scarf

scarletina scarlatina

scarrab scarab

scarse scarce

scattalogical scatological

scaur scour

scaut scout

scavanger scavenger

scaylar scalar

sceenic scenic

scenarrio scenario

sceptar scepter

sceptic skeptic

scheduel schedule

scheem scheme

schenectedy Schenectady

scherrazade Scheherazade

schizofrenia schizophrenia

schoddenfreude schadenfreude

scholiest scholiast

schollarly scholarly

schollastic scholastic

schrewd shrewd

schwau schwa

scialism sciolism

sciattic sciatic

sciattica sciatica

scientiffic scientific

scimmatar scimitar

scione scion

scissers scissors

scithe scythe

scleromma scleroma

sclerossis sclerosis

sclerottic sclerotic

sclerra sclera

scoan scone

scolleosis scoliosis

sconse sconce

scootum scutum

scopolameen scopolamine

scorche scorch

scornfull scornful

scorpeo Scorpio

scorpian scorpion

scotsch scotch

scott-free scot-free

scoundral scoundrel

scrabbil scrabble

scrambel scramble

scrappel scrapple

scraul scrawl

scraunge scrounge

scrauny scrawny

scread screed

screetch screech

scremp scrimp

scremshaw scrimshaw

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scribbel scribble

scripshure scripture

scrivvener scrivener

scrodd scrod

scroff scruff

scroffulous scrofulous

scrole scroll

scrotem scrotum

scrumpsious scrumptious

scrupples scruples

scrupullous scrupulous

scrutanize scrutinize

scrutanny scrutiny

scubba scuba

scuffel scuffle

sculk skulk

scullary scullery

sculle scull (oar)

sculleon scullion

sculpter sculptor

scurge scourge

scurrylous scurrilous

scurvey scurvy

scutchion scutcheon

scuttel scuttle

scuttelbut scuttlebutt

seallab Sealab

sealocanth coelacanth

seamenship seamanship

seathe seethe

sebacious sebaceous

sebbarhea seborrhea

seccatures secateurs

secludde seclude

secondery secondary

secoure secure

secracy secrecy

secratariat secretariat

secreet secrete

secter sector

secterrian sectarian

secularizm secularism

seculer secular

secum cecum

seddan sedan

seddate sedate

seddative sedative

seddentary sedentary

sedder Seder

seddition sedition

sedduce seduce

sedduction seduction

seddulus sedulous

seecant secant

seecrative secretive

seedum sedum

seekh Sikh (sect)

seelacanth coelacanth

seelia cilia

seelocanth coelacanth

seemen semen

seemley seemly

seeple sepal

seequell sequel

seeqwin sequin

seersuccer seersucker

seeson season

seet-see fly tsetse fly

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seeur sewer

sege sedge

segmant segment

segnore signore

segragate segregate

seguero saguaro

segway segue

seige siege

seismagraph seismograph

seista siesta

seisure seizure

seive sieve

sellabration celebration

sellafane cellophane

selldom seldom

selle sell

sellect select

sellenium selenium

sellfish selfish

selltzer seltzer

selluler cellular

sellvage selvage

semantick semantic

semblence semblance

sement cement

semiphore semaphore

semmalina semolina

semmanary seminary

semmantics semantics

semmapermeable semipermeable

semmatery cemetery

semmester semester

semmi-annual semiannual

semmicolon semicolon

semmifinalist semifinalist

semminal seminal

semminarian seminarian

semminole Seminole

semmiotics semiotics

semmipermeable semipermeable

semmiprecious semiprecious

semmitic Semitic

semper fidellis semper fidelis

senascence senescence

seniorrity seniority

sennah senna

sennat sennit

sennator senator

senneca Seneca

sennegal Senegal

sennescense senescence

sennescent senescent

sennile senile

sensationallism sensationalism

sensative sensitive

sensibillity sensibility

sensient sentient

sensimilla sinsemilla

senssus census

sensuallity sensuality

sentament sentiment

sentimentel sentimental

sentinnel sentinel

sephardec Sephardic

sepparate separate

sepparation separation

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seppsus sepsis

sepptic septic

sepratist separatist

septom septum

septuagenarrian septuagenarian

sepulchrel sepulchral

sepulchur sepulcher

seqoyia sequoia

sequestrasion sequestration

sequinse sequence

seraff seraph

sereen serene

serendippity serendipity

seriatem seriatim

serius serious (grave)

serius Sirius (star)

serloin sirloin

serman sermon

sermonnize sermonize

serpant serpent

serpanteen serpentine

serralio seraglio

serranade serenade

serrape serape

serratonen serotonin

serratted serrated

serreal serial (sequence)

serrebrum cerebrum

serrendippitus serendipitous

serrendippity serendipity

serries series

serrif serif

serrious serious

serris cirrus

serrum serum

servamechanism servomechanism

servatude servitude

servent servant

servicable serviceable

serviete serviette

serville servile

sesession secession

sesquicentenneal sesquicentennial

sesquipeddalean sesquipedalian

sessal sessile

sessame sesame

sessede secede

sesspool cesspool

sestinna sestina

setee settee

setsee fly tsetse fly

settel settle

seveer severe

seventene seventeen

seventeth seventieth

severly severely

severrity severity

sevvant savant

sevveral several

sevverence severance

sexagessimal sexagesimal

sexollogy sexology

sextent sextant

sextupplet sextuplet

sexuel sexual

sfagnam sphagnum

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sfeer sphere

sfincter sphincter

sfinx sphinx

sfortzando sforzando

shackel shackle

shaddore chador

shadrack Shadrach

shaffon chiffon

shagrin chagrin

shakesperian Shakespearean

shakko shako

shalam shalom

shallay chalet

shalott shallot

shambels shambles

shambollic shambolic

shambray chambray

shamize chemise

shammpoo shampoo

shammy chamois

shamon shaman

shampane champagne

shamroc shamrock

shandalier chandelier

shandygaff shandygaff

shaneal chenille

shanghi Shanghai (city)

shanghi shanghai (kidnap)

shanghie Shanghai (city)

shanghie shanghai (kidnap)

shangra-Lah Shangri-La

shanker chancre

shannendoa Shenandoah

shantoos chanteuse

shapperone chaperon (male) chaperone (female)

shappoe chapeau

sharalay Charolais

shardonnay chardonnay

shardosh czardas

sharoot cheroot

sharrade charade

sharteuss chartreuse

shattar shatter

shatto chateau

shattobriand chateaubriand

shattoe chateau

shaul shawl

shaum shawm

shaunee Shawnee

shavvean Shavian

shearr sheer

sheatsu shiatsu

sheef sheaf

sheek chic (stylish)

sheek sheik (chief)

sheeld shield

sheerwater shearwater

sheeth sheath

sheeves sheaves

shef chef

sheharizade Scheherezade

sheir sheer

sheirs shears

sheite Shiite

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shekkel shekel

shelack shellac

shelldrake sheldrake

shelltie Sheltie

shem shim

shene sheen

shentoism Shintoism

shenyon chignon

shepard shepherd

sherbert sherbet

sherk shirk

sherrif sheriff

shershay la fomme cherchez la femme

shetlenn Shetland

sheva shiva

shevvaleer chevalier

shewing shoeing

shiat Zu Shih Tzu

shiboleth shibboleth

shicksa shiksa

shiek sheik

shiffarobe chifforobe

shillaley shillelagh

shin fane Sinn Fein

shiney shiny

shing shingles

shinnen blank chenin blanc

shin splits shin splints

shipreck shipwreck

shir shirr

shirpa Sherpa

shish kebbab shish kebab

shitake shiitake

shittum shittim

shivalree chivalry

shivaree charivari

shivva shiva

shlemiel schlemiel

shlep schlep

shlepp schlep

shlockmaster schlockmeister

shmaltz schmaltz

shmooze schmooze

shnapps schnapps

shnausser schnauzer

shnitzel schnitzel

shnook schnook

shoddenfroyde schadenfreude

shoddey shoddy

shoeng shoeing

shofer chauffeur (driver), shofar (ram’s horn)

shofur chauffeur (driver), shofar (ram’s horn)

shole shoal

shonson chanson

shopann Chopin

shortege shortage

shoshony Shoshone

shote shoat

shotissish schottische

shoud should

shovanism chauvinism

showgun shogun

shrapnell shrapnel

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shreek shriek

shreft shrift

shremp shrimp

shrenk shrink

shrille shrill

shrivvel shrivel

shrou shrew

shrowd shroud

shrubb shrub

shrunkin shrunken

shtik shtick

shuffel shuffle

shumac sumac

shuss schuss

shuttel shuttle

shyanne Cheyenne

shycannery chicanery

shylo Shiloh

shystir shyster

sibalius Sibelius

sibbilant sibilant

sibbling sibling

sibil sibyl

sibyline sibylline

siccada cicada

siccamore sycamore

siccatris cicatrix

sichiatrist psychiatrist

sickel sickle

sickel cell anemia sickle cell anemia

sidder siddur

sidel sidle

sider cider

siderreal sidereal

siena Siena (city)

siena sienna (color)

siera sierra

siet site

sieze seize

sifer cipher

sifon siphon

sigfreed Siegfried

siggar cigar

siggarat cigarette

siggma sigma

siggnature signature

sigmoidascope sigmoidoscope

sigmoyd sigmoid

signai Sinai

signatorry signatory

signett signet

signifficance significance

silense silence

silla Scylla

sillable syllable

sillabus syllabus

sillacon silicon (chemical element)

sillacon silicone (rubbery polymer)

sillacone silicon (chemical element), silicone (rubbery polymer)

sillege silage

sillenderer cylinder

sillica silica

sillicosis silicosis

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silloette silhouette

silph sylph

silvan sylvan

silverculture silviculture

silverwear silverware

silvvavitz slivovitz

simarron Cimarron

simbiosis symbiosis

simbolize symbolize

simborska Szymborska

simese Siamese

simmally simile

simmatry symmetry

simmian simian

simmilarety similarity

simmiler similar

simmilitude similitude

simmpattico simpatico

simmulate simulate

simpathy sympathy

simpliffy simplify

simplissaty simplicity

simplistick simplistic

simultanious simultaneous

sinazoid sinusoid

sinceer sincere

sincerley sincerely

sincronicity synchronicity

sincronize synchronize

sincronous synchronous

sinder cinder

sindicate syndicate

sindicated syndicated

sindrome syndrome

sinessence senescence

siney die sine die

siney qua non sine qua non

sinfull sinful

singalese Singhalese

singelton singleton

singuler singular

sinje singe

sinkfoil cinquefoil

sinkshur cincture

sinnamon cinnamon

sinnasure cynosure

sinnecure sinecure

sinnergy synergy

sinnew sinew

sinnic cynic

sinnister sinister

sinnuous sinuous

sinnus sinus

sinnusitis sinusitis

sinofile sinophile

sinser censor (suppressor)

sinser sensor (measuring device)

sinser censer (incense burner)

sinsoreous censorious

sintallate scintillate

sintilla scintilla

sion scion

siou Sioux

sircharge surcharge

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sircle circle

sircuits circuits

sirculation circulation

sireen siren

sirname surname

sirringe syringe

sirrocco sirocco

sirrup syrup

sirrus cirrus

sirtax surtax

sisken siskin

sissel scissile (metal)

sissel sisal (plant, fiber)

sissero Cicero

sissile scissile (metal)

sissile sisal (plant, fiber)

sisstine Sistine

sissyphian Sisyphean

sissyphus Sisyphus

sist cyst

sistascope cystoscope

sisteen Chapel Sistine Chapel

sistern cistern

sitation citation

sitric citric

sitsmark sitzmark

sittadale citadel

sittar sitar

sittronella citronella

sittrus citrus

sitts bath sitz bath

sittuated situated

sittuation situation

sivvet civet

sivvies civvies

sixtyith sixtieth

sizeable sizable

sizemograph seismograph

sizemommatur seismometer

sizzim schism

sizzmattic schismatic

skamp scamp

skane skein

skarp scarp

skathing scathing

skeat skeet

skedaddel skedaddle

skegg skeg

skeing skiing

skelton skeleton

skematic schematic

skematize schematize

skempy skimpy

skeptacism skepticism

skerl skirl

skertzando scherzando

skertzo scherzo

skettles skittles

skiier skier

skilfull skillful

skillit skillet

skimp scrimp

skipperke schipperke

skirmesh skirmish

skism schism

skitzoid schizoid

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skitzophrenia schizophrenia

sklera sclera

skleroma scleroma

sklerosis sclerosis

sklerottic sclerotic

skole skoal

skoliosis scoliosis

skonce sconce

skone scone

skoolmarm schoolmarm

skooner schooner

skorch scorch

skrim scrim

skrimmidge scrimmage

skrimshau scrimshaw

skrod scrod

skroffulous scrofulous

skuba scuba

skudding scudding

skuer skewer

skullduggary skullduggery

skullerry scullery

skulpt sculpt

skuppers scuppers

skurge scourge

skurrilous scurrilous

skuttlebutt scuttlebutt

skuzzy scuzzy

skwire squire

slagg slag

slalam slalom

slandrous slanderous

slannder slander

slathere slather

slattarn slattern

slauch slouch

slauter slaughter

slaverry slavery

slavofile slavophile

slavvish slavish

slaye slay (kill)

slaye sleigh (sled)

sleak sleek

sledghammar sledgehammer

sleeze sleaze

sleezy sleazy

sleim slime

slenk slink

sliegh sleigh (sled)

slieght slight

slight of hand sleight of hand

slimey slimy

slinder slender

slipery slippery

slite slight

slithir slither

slober slobber

slogen slogan

sloo slue

sloose sluice

slosch slosh

slouth sloth

sluff slough

sluge sludge

sluggerd sluggard

slumbar slumber

slupe sloop

slurrey slurry

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slusch slush

sluth sleuth

sluvven sloven

sluvvenly slovenly

sluw slew

smarmey smarmy

smatterring smattering

smealt smelt

smeer smear

smerk smirk

smidgin smidgen

smillax smilax

smithareens smithereens

smithsonean Smithsonian

smokey smoky

smoldir smolder

smollet Smollett

smorgusboard smorgasbord

smuge smudge

smuther smother

snach snatch

snaffu snafu

snair snare

snairl snarl

snale snail

snapdraggon snapdragon

snear sneer

sneek sneak

sneiper sniper

sniche snitch

sniffels sniffles

snikker snicker

snikkersnee snickersnee

snippit snippet

snobbary snobbery

snoocker snooker

snoose snooze

snorkle snorkel

snuggel snuggle

snyde snide

soaber sober

soal sole (only, fish)

soal soul (spirit)

soare soar

sobriaty sobriety

sobriquay sobriquet

socal socle

soccar torte Sacher torte

socciable sociable

socialise socialize

socializm socialism

sociapath sociopath

sociaty society

sociolingwistics sociolinguistics

socky sake (drink)

socrites Socrates

sodallity sodality

soddamy sodomy

soddar solder

soddomize sodomize

soer soar (fly)

soer sore (pain)

soffist sophist

soffisticated sophisticated

soffistication sophistication

soffistry sophistry

softig zaftig or zoftig

softwear software

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soirray soiree

sojurne sojourn

sokkey sake (drink)

solanoid solenoid

solarrium solarium

soldiar soldier

soler solar

solfegio solfeggio

solilloquy soliloquy

sollace solace

sollacism solecism

sollarium solarium

sollely solely

sollicit solicit

solliciter solicitor

sollicitus solicitous

sollidarity solidarity

sollidus solidus

sollipsizm solipsism

sollitare solitaire

sollitery solitary

sollitude solitude

sollution solution

soloman Solomon

solstus solstice

solum solemn

solvancy solvency

solvant solvent

sombar somber

sombrerro sombrero

someleay sommelier

sommatic somatic

sommersault somersault

somnalent somnolent

somnambullate somnambulate

somnambullist somnambulist

somnifarous somniferous

song-frwah sang-froid

sonnar sonar

sonnata sonata

sonnic sonic

sonnit sonnet

sonnobouy sonobuoy

sonnogram sonogram

sonnorous sonorous

soodonym pseudonym

sookote Sukkot, Sukkoth

soony Sunni

sooshi sushi

sophamore sophomore

sophistacated sophisticated

sophistacation sophistication

soporrific soporific

sorbit sorbet

sorbone Sorbonne

sorcerry sorcery

sord sword

sorded sordid

sorell sorrel

sorgum sorghum

soriasis psoriasis

soritees sorites

sorrority sorority

sortaledge sortilege

sorty sortie

souce souse

souchef sous-chef

soue sou (money)

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soue sough (sound)

soufflay souffle

souh sou (money)

souh sough (sound)

soule soul

sounter saunter

soup de jour soup du jour

sourbraten sauerbraten

sourdoe sourdough

sourkrout sauerkraut

souterne sauterne

souvlakkea souvlakia

soverein sovereign

sowe sew (stitch)

sowe sow (seed)

soyouz soyuz

spaceal spacial

spaceous spacious

spaciel spatial

spacific specific

spackel spackle

spagetti spaghetti

spaid spayed

spainyard Spaniard

spakkle spackle

spanecopita spanakopita

spangel spangle

spanglesh Spanglish

sparce sparse

sparkleng sparkling

sparten spartan

spashcock spatchcock

spasial spatial

spastick spastic

spatulla spatula

spaun spawn

spazm spasm

speccialty specialty

specculate speculate

specculative speculative

speciallize specialize

specifficaly specifically

speciffication specification

speciman specimen

spek spec (“on spec”), speck (bit)

spectacullar spectacular

spectater spectator

spectram spectrum

spectrascope spectroscope

speelunker spelunker

spenster spinster

spermacide spermicide

spermatazoa spermatozoa

spern spurn

speshies species

speshious specious

spevened spavined

sphagnim sphagnum

spheer sphere

sphenx sphinx

sphericle spherical

sphygmomannometer

sphygmomanometer

spicket spigot

spiderwart spiderwort

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spiggot spigot

spina biffida spina bifida

spinette spinet

spinnach spinach

spinnaret spinneret

spinnet spinet

spinniker spinnaker

spinstir spinster

spinthrift spendthrift

spiralkete spirochete

spirel spiral

spirituel spiritual

spirrogira spirogyra

spitoon spittoon

splean spleen

splender splendor

splent splint

splenter splinter

splinded splendid

splise splice

spoliage spoilage

spondalosis spondylosis

spondy spondee

sponser sponsor

spontanious spontaneous

spontenaity spontaneity

spoonarism spoonerism

spoorious spurious

sporradic sporadic

sporren sporran

spouce spouse

spraddel spraddle

spraul sprawl

spreckstimme sprechstimme

sprinkel sprinkle

spritser spritzer

spue spew

spummony spumoni

spunge sponge

sputem sputum

sqaub squab

squabbel squabble

squadren squadron

squallid squalid

squallor squalor

squamus squamous

squandor squander

squeejee squeegee

squeek squeak

squeel squeal

squeemish squeamish

squelsh squelch

squent squint

squirell squirrel

sqwad squad

sqwid squid

sqwirm squirm

sqwirt squirt

staaph staph

stabelize stabilize

stabilety stability

stacatto staccato

stadeum stadium

stafalocockus staphylococcus

staffe staff (stick, or employees)

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staffe staph (bacteria)

stagnent stagnant

stallactite stalactite

stallagmite stalagmite

staman stamen

staminna stamina

stampeed stampede

standerd standard

standerdise standardize

stanislavski Stanislavsky

stanse stance

stanshion stanchion

stanzia stanza

stapel staple

starbord starboard

starleng starling

startel startle

starteling startling

stary starry

stassis stasis

stationnery stationary (unmoving)

stationerry stationery (paper)

stattic static

stattistics statistics

statuery statuary

statuett statuette

stattus statice (plant), status (situation)

statutorry statutory

statutte statute

stawnch staunch

staylog stalag

steak tartar steak tartare

steake stake (support post)

steake steak (meat)

stealthe stealth

steant stent (tube)

steant stint (time, save)

steddy steady

steeley steely

steepal steeple

steere steer (direct)

steere stere (unit of measurement)

steeroid steroid

stefanotus stephanotis

steiglitz Stieglitz

steil steal (rob)

steil steel (metal)

steller stellar

stelthy stealthy

stensel stencil

stepps steppes

stereoptacon stereopticon

sterleng sterling

sternam sternum

sterreofonic stereophonic

sterrile sterile

sterrilize sterilize

sterrotype stereotype

stethascope stethoscope

stevadore stevedore

stewerd steward

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sticklar stickler

stickomythia stichomythia

stie sty

stiffle stifle

stigean stygian

stigmattize stigmatize

stigmuh stigma

stilleto stiletto

stimie stymie

stimmulus stimulus

stimulent stimulant

stine stein

stineway Steinway

stingey stingy

stipand stipend

stipptic styptic

stirup stirrup

stix Styx

stoaway stowaway

stodgey stodgy

stoggie stogie

stoiccal stoical

stoik stoic

stoisizm stoicism

stokastic stochastic

stolan stolen

stollan stollen (bread)

stommich stomach

stonehinge Stonehenge

stoney stony

storm and drang Sturm und Drang

storrage storage

stote stoat

stowt stout

strabizmus strabismus

straddel straddle

stradivarious Stradivarius

straggel straggle

straightjacket straitjacket

straight-laced strait-laced

straite straight

strangel strangle

stranguery strangury

strangullation strangulation

strasburg Strasberg (director)

strasburg Strasbourg (city)

stratasphere stratosphere

strate strait

strattafication stratification

strattagem stratagem

strattegic strategic

strattum stratum

strattus stratus

straus Strauss

strech stretch

streek streak

strenthen strengthen

strepp strep

streptacoccus streptococcus

striatted striated

stricknine strychnine

stridant strident

strinjent stringent

strinuous strenuous

strippling stripling

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strivinsky Stravinsky

strobiscope stroboscope

strofe strophe

strogannof stroganoff

stronshium strontium

stroosel streusel

struchure structure

structurel structural

struggel struggle

stryated striated

stubbel stubble

stubburn stubborn

stucko stucco

studeous studious

stulltify stultify

stupafacient stupefacient

stupiddity stupidity

stupify stupefy

stuppendus stupendous

stuppor stupor

sturgion sturgeon

styalize stylize

styllus stylus

subborn suborn

subburban suburban

subburbia suburbia

subconsious subconscious

subcutanious subcutaneous

subdivvision subdivision

subdo subdue

subdomminant subdominant

subjuggate subjugate

subjunktive subjunctive

sublimmate sublimate

sublimminal subliminal

submurge submerge

subordinnate subordinate

subordinnation subordination

subpena subpoena

subrett soubrette

subsadize subsidize

subscripcion subscription

subserviant subservient

subsiddiary subsidiary

subsistance subsistence

subssiddy subsidy

substancial substantial

substanciate substantiate

substatute substitute

substints substance

substratta substrata

subterfouge subterfuge

subterranian subterranean

subverzion subversion

succatash succotash

succede succeed

succer succor

success destime succes d’estime

successer successor

succsion suction

succum succumb

suchef sous-chef

sucksess success

sucksessfully successfully

sucsession succession

sucsinct succinct

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sucuestter sequester

sucullent succulent

suddin sudden

suelter swelter

suerve swerve

sueveneer souvenir

sufference sufferance

suffise suffice

suffishent sufficient

suffrege suffrage

suffucate suffocate

suffuze suffuse

sugjest suggest

suiside suicide

suitible suitable

suittor suitor

suk souk

sukiyakki sukiyaki

sukkatash succotash

sulfer sulfur

sullan sullen

sullfite sulfite

sultanna sultana

sultrey sultry

sumach sumac

summa cum lawde summa cum laude

summens summons

summet summit

summiry summary

summulacrum simulacrum

sumptious sumptuous

sundie sundae (food)

sundie Sunday (day)

sundreys sundries

sundrie sundry

sunommi tsunami

superanuated superannuated

superceed supersede

supercillious supercilious

supererrogatery supererogatory

superfissial superficial

superflous superfluous

superintendant superintendent

superiorrity superiority

superlettive superlative

supernel supernal

supernumerrary supernumerary

supersaturrated supersaturated

supersonick supersonic

supersticious superstitious

superstision superstition

superviser supervisor

suppine supine

supplacate supplicate

supplecant supplicant

supplementery supplementary

suppositorry suppository

suppusition supposition

suprano soprano

supremmacy supremacy

supression suppression

suprise surprise

supurb superb

sureal surreal

sureptitious surreptitious

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suretty surety

surfit surfeit

surggery surgery

surgicle surgical

surgion surgeon

surje serge (cloth)

surje surge (swell)

surmize surmise

surpliss surplice

surragate surrogate

surrepticious surreptitious

surrge surge (swell)

surrosis cirrhosis

sursingle surcingle

survallence surveillance

survivel survival

susceptable susceptible

sushe sushi

suspencion suspension

suspind suspend

suspission suspicion

susquahana Susquehanna

sussaphone sousaphone

sustane sustain

sustenence sustenance

suttle subtle

suttlety subtlety

sutture suture

suvelte svelte

suvide sous vide

suzeran suzerain

swach swatch

swaddeling swaddling

swade suede

swaggar swagger

swaheeli Swahili

swaink swank

swairthy swarthy

swammi swami

sware swear

swastaka swastika

swaushbuckling swashbuckling

swave suave

swee generous sui generis

sweedish Swedish

swerl swirl

swimmerette swimmeret

swindel swindle

switche switch

swite suite

swivil swivel

swizzel swizzle

swoth swath

sybarrite sybarite

sychadellic psychedelic

sychofant sycophant

syllagism syllogism

symbal symbol

symbiossis symbiosis

symbollize symbolize

symetrical symmetrical

sympathettic sympathetic

symphany symphony

symphonnic symphonic

symposeum symposium

symptommatic symptomatic

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synaggog synagogue

synapce synapse

syncopasion syncopation

syncronicity synchronicity

syncronize synchronize

syncronous synchronous

syncrotism syncretism

syne sine

synecdaky synecdoche

synnanym synonym

synnergy synergy

synnod synod

synonnymous synonymous

synoppsis synopsis

syntacks syntax

synthasize synthesize

synthasizer synthesizer

synthessis synthesis

synthettic synthetic

syon scion

syphlus syphilis

syrinje syringe

systemmatic systematic

systemmic systemic

sythe scythe

syzagy syzygy

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• talkative

• tangible

• taut

• technique

• temperature

• thorough

• through

• thumb

• truly

• twelfth

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tabacco tobacco

tabard tabbard

tabbasco Tabasco

tabbernacle tabernacle

tabboo taboo

tabbula rasa tabula rasa

tabbular tabular

tabbulate tabulate

tableture tablature

tablow tableau

tabloyd tabloid

tachistascope tachistoscope

tackful tactful

tackommater tachometer

tackt tact

tacktics tactics

tackyarrhythmia tachyarhythmia

tackycardia tachycardia

taddpole tadpole

taffita taffeta

taggolog Tagalog

tagliatele tagliatelle

tagmimics tagmemics

taheeni tahini

tahonno Tejano

taiwon Taiwan

talck talc

talegate tailgate

talkathonn talkathon

talkitive talkative

tallaria talaria

tallcum talcum

tallent talent

tallisman talisman

tallmud Talmud

tallo tallow

tallon talon

tallus talus

tallyhoe tallyho

tamalee tamale

tamanyism Tammanyism

tamarac tamarack

tamborine tambourine

tammarind tamarind

tammesis tmesis

tam-o-shantar tam-o’-shanter

tampan tampon

tandim tandem

tandury tandoori

tangello tangelo

tangencial tangential

tangerrine tangerine

tangint tangent

tangrum tangram

tanhouser Tannhauser

tanjible tangible

tankerd tankard

tannager tanager

tannen tannin

tant taint

tantallize tantalize

tantemount tantamount

tantram tantrum

tao tau

tapiocca tapioca

tappas tapas

tappastry tapestry

tappir tapir

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tardygrade tardigrade

tarmack tarmac

tarmiggan ptarmigan

tarnesh tarnish

tarpen tarpon

tarpoline tarpaulin

tarrantula tarantula

tarre tare

tarregon tarragon

tarrentella tarantella

tarrif tariff

tarrn tarn

tarro taro (root)

tarro tarot (card)

tarsel tarsal

tarsiar tarsier

tarsis tarsus

tartarean Tartarian

tarten tartan

tarter tartar

tasell tassel

tasmanean devil Tasmanian devil

tassaturn taciturn

tassit tacit

tatoo tattoo

tattami tatami

tattardemalion tatterdemalion

tattarsall tattersall

tatteltale tattletale

tattors tatters

taup taupe

taurrus Taurus

tautollogy tautology

tavvern tavern

tawdree tawdry

tawney tawny

tawt taut

taxadermy taxidermy

tax deductable tax deductible

tax exxempt tax exempt

taxonnamy taxonomy

taylormade tailor made

tay kwan doe tae kwon do

teathe teethe

teaze tease

teazel teasel

technalogical technological

techneque technique

technicallity technicality

technicle technical

technission technician

techtonnic tectonic

teckniques techniques

tedeous tedious

tedeum tedium

teejus tedious

teek teak

teekee Tiki

teepea tepee

teet teat

teetotel teetotal

teetter teeter

teil teal

teim teem

teir tier

tektonic tectonic

teliology teleology

tellagennic telegenic

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tellakinesis telekinesis

tellamark telemark

tellamarketing telemarketing

tellascopic telescopic

tellecommunication

telecommunication

tellecommuting telecommuting

tellematry telemetry

tellepathy telepathy

telleportation teleportation

tellesthesea telesthesia

telltell telltale

tellerium Tellurium

tembler temblor

temerraty temerity

tempay tempeh

temperence temperance

temperment temperament

tempermintal temperamental

temperra tempera

temporral temporal

temporrary temporary

temporrize temporize

temprature temperature

tempurra tempura

tenasity tenacity

tendancy tendency

tendenteous tendentious

tenderrloine tenderloin

tendonnitis tendinitis or tendonitis

tendrill tendril

tener tenor

tennable tenable

tennacious tenacious

tennacity tenacity

tennacle tentacle

tennament tenement

tennant tenant

tennet tenet

tennon tenon

tennuous tenuous

tensel tinsel (decoration)

tensille tensile (flexible)

tention tension

tentirhooks tenterhooks

tentitive tentative

tenyure tenure

teppid tepid

tequilla tequila

tercentennary tercentenary

tercit tercet

terestreal terrestrial

tergivversate tergiversate

termagunt termagant

termannater terminator

termight termite

terminnal terminal

terminnate terminate

terminnus terminus

terminollogy terminology

terpsicharean terpsichorean

terra incogneto terra incognita

terrable terrible

terrah cottah terra cotta

terrah ferma terra firma

terrareum terrarium

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terrepin terrapin

terrer terror

terrerist terrorist

terriffic terrific

territorrial territorial

terriyakki teriyaki

terrodactal pterodactyl

terrorise terrorize

terrorizm terrorism

terryaki teriyaki

tertiarry tertiary

tertza rima terza rima

tesselate tessellate

tesselated tessellated

tesserackt tesseract

testamonial testimonial

testater testator

testement testament

testical testicle

testosterrone testosterone

tet-a-tet tête-à-tête

tethar tether

tetnus tetanus

tetrachlorride tetrachloride

tetrahedran tetrahedron

tetzy fly tsetse fly

textuer texture

thach thatch

thaen thane

thalidommide thalidomide

thallamus thalamus

thannatopsis thanatopsis

thau thaw

thawmaturgy thaumaturgy

thawng thong

theatrecal theatrical

theeces theses

theef thief

theeism theism

ther their (possessive), there (location), they’re (contraction of “they are”)

theives thieves

themattic thematic

thenseforth thenceforth

theocrasy theocracy

theoddolite theodolite

theollogy theology

theologean theologian

theomacky theomachy

theorettical theoretical

theorrize theorize

theorum theorem

theossafie theosophy

therabouts thereabouts

therepy therapy

therfore therefore

thermacline thermocline

thermacouple thermocouple

thermas thermos

thermel thermal

thermolumenescence

thermoluminescence

thermommater thermometer

thermonucular thermonuclear

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therrabred thoroughbred

therrapuetic therapeutic

therteen thirteen

therupon thereupon

thesaurous thesaurus

thibone thighbone

thickenning thickening

thiers theirs

thievary thievery

thimbelfull thimbleful

thimbul thimble

thime thyme

thirtyeth thirtieth

thistel thistle

thonnic chthonic

thorrax thorax

thorrou thorough

thoughtfull thoughtful

thoughtfullness thoughtfulness

thoutfuly thoughtfully

thowrn thorn

thraish thrash

threataned species threatened species

thred thread

thredbare threadbare

thrennady threnody

threp thrip

threshhold threshold

thrieve thrive

thriftally thriftily

thriftey thrifty

thrombosus thrombosis

throse throes

throte throat

throtle throttle

throu through

thruout throughout

thrusch thrush

thumm thumb

thurable thurible

thurrifer thurifer

thwert thwart

thyamine thiamine

thyroyd thyroid

tiarra tiara

tibbia tibia

tibettan Tibetan

tichular titular

tickel tickle

tickelish ticklish

ticoon tycoon

tiddaly winks tiddlywinks

tidel tidal

tietration titration

tiffeny tiffany

tigresse tigress (animal)

tigriss Tigris (river)

tik tic (spasm)

tik tick (insect, clock sound)

tillde tilde

tiloppia tilapia

timballe timbale

timbar timber (trees)

timbir timbre (tone)

time immemmorial time immemorial

time-lapps time-lapse

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timerity temerity

timerus timorous

timmathy timothy

timmid timid

timpanni timpani

timpestuous tempestuous

timplate template

timpo tempo

timporal temporal

tinchure tincture

tiney tiny

tingel tingle

tinje tinge

tinkel tinkle

tinnitis tinnitus

tinsle tinsel

tinsor tensor

tintinabullation tintinnabulation

tippel tipple

tippit tippet

tipsey tipsy

tirrade tirade

tishew tissue

titannic titanic

tite tight

titen tighten

tith tithe

tittalate titillate

tittilating titillating

tittmouse titmouse

tittular titular

tmessis tmesis

toadey toady

toak toque (hat)

toam tome

tobacca tobacco

toboggen toboggan

tocatta toccata

tocco taco

tocsen tocsin (alarm)

tocsen toxin (poison)

toddey toddy

tode toad

toehee towhee

toel toil

toffey toffee

toffu tofu

togather together

togga toga

toggel toggle

toillet toilet

toj moholl Taj Mahal

tokin token

tokio Tokyo

tole road toll road

tollerable tolerable

tollerance tolerance

tollerate tolerate

tomfoolary tomfoolery

tommahawk tomahawk

tommato tomato

tommography tomography

tommorrow tomorrow

tondra tundra

tongue oil tung oil

tonnight tonight

tonnometer tonometer

tonnow tonneau

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tonsallectomy tonsillectomy

tonsillitus tonsillitis

tonsills tonsils

tonsoreal tonsorial

tonsurre tonsure

tont taunt

tonteen tontine

toocan toucan

toomstone tombstone

toomult tumult

toomultuous tumultuous

toopay toupee

too-too tutu

tooty-frooty tutti-frutti

topiery topiary

toppaz topaz

toppee topee

toppic topic

toppography topography

toppology topology

topsee-turvey topsy-turvy

torchure torture

torerro torero

tork torque

torkeymada Torquemada

tornaido tornado

torped torpid

torpeedo torpedo

torper torpor

torra Torah

torreador toreador

torred torrid

torrensial torrential

torrant torrent

torrment torment

torrso torso

torrte torte

torrus torus

torsien torsion

tortacollis torticollis

tortonni tortoni

tortous tortuous

tortuss tortoise

toscannini Toscanini

tostadda tostada

totalitarean totalitarian

totall total

totallaty totality

totum totem

touchay touché

touff tough

tournamment tournament

tourniquit tourniquet

tourrism tourism

tourrist tourist

toushay touché

toxicollogy toxicology

toxxic toxic

toxxin toxin

traccion traction

trachiotomy tracheotomy

trackea trachea

trackt tract

tractabel tractable

tracter tractor

traddition tradition

tradditionel traditional

tradduce traduce

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traggedy tragedy

traggicomedy tragicomedy

traiterous traitorous

trajectary trajectory

trammil trammel

trampalline trampoline

trancient transient

tranquillizer tranqualizer

tranquallity tranquility, or tranquillity

tranquill tranquil

transaccion transaction

transative transitive

transcendant transcendent

transcendentel transcendental

transciever transceiver

transcrip transcript

transcripsion transcription

transdusser transducer

transe trance

transend transcend

transet transit

transexuel transsexual

transfered transferred

transferrence transference

transfigurration transfiguration

transformasion transformation

transfussion transfusion

transgres transgress

transgresion transgression

transister transistor

transitorry transitory

translacion translation

translitterate transliterate

translusent translucent

transmision transmission

transmittel transmittal

transmittible transmittable

transmoggrafy transmogrify

transmutacion transmutation

transparation transpiration

transparrency transparency

transparrent transparent

transpier transpire

transpoes transpose

transubstansiate transubstantiate

transum transom

transval Transvaal

transversel transversal

transvestitte transvestite

trapeez trapeze

trapezeum trapezium

trapezeus trapezius

trappazoid trapezoid

trapse traipse

trataria trattoria

trator traitor

traul trawl

trauler trawler

traumma trauma

traummatize traumatize

travale travail

travellogue travelogue

travveled traveled

travveler traveler

travverse traverse

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travvesty travesty

treackly treacly

treadel treadle

treage triage

treasson treason

treasurey treasury

treay tray (for food)

treay trey (three)

treazure treasure

trebble treble

trecharry treachery

trecherous treacherous

trecked trekked

tred tread

treecle treacle

treeson treason

treetice treatise

trefoile trefoil

treking trekking

trekk trek

trellise trellis

tremallo tremolo

tremmatode trematode

tremmendous tremendous

tremmor tremor

tremmulous tremulous

trenchent trenchant

treppidation trepidation

tres tress

tressle trestle

tresspass trespass

tressure treasure

triangel triangle

trianguler triangular

triangullar triangular

triasic Triassic

triathalon triathlon

triballism tribalism

tribbulations tribulations

tribecka TriBeCa

tribul tribal

tribunnal tribunal

tributerry tributary

tricenteneal tricentennial

trickel trickle

trickinosis trichinosis

tricusspid tricuspid

tridant trident

trieneal triennial

trifeckta trifecta

trifel trifle

trifoccals trifocals

trifthong triphthong

trigemminal trigeminal

triggonometry trigonometry

triglisseride triglyceride

trilatteral trilateral

trilinguel trilingual

trilleon trillion

trilleum trillium

trillobite trilobite

trillogy trilogy

trimarran trimaran

trimble tremble

trimmester trimester

trimmeter trimeter

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trinch trench

trind trend

trinkit trinket

trinnity trinity

tripartitte tripartite

triphibbian triphibian

trippe tripe

tripple sec triple sec

tripplets triplets

triptic triptych

trise trice

triseratops triceratops

triskadekkaphobia

triskaidekaphobia

triskellion triskelion

trissect trisect

trist tryst

tritheeism tritheism

trittium tritium

triumfant triumphant

triumff triumph

triumvirr triumvir

triumvirrate triumvirate

trivvet trivet

trivvia trivia

trivvial trivial

troff trough

trogladite troglodyte

trokaic trochaic

trokee trochee

trolle troll

trolly trolley

tromboan trombone

tromp le oil trompe l’oeil

troope troop (soldier)

troope troupe (group)

trophey trophy

troppe trope

troppic tropic

troppical tropical

troppopause tropopause

troubaddor troubadour

trouf trough

trounse trounce

trouppe troop (soldier)

trouppe troupe (group)

troupps troops

trouzers trousers

trowell trowel

trratzo terrazzo

trubble trouble

trucculent truculent

truely truly

truency truancy

truent truant

truesso trousseau

truffel truffle

trumpit trumpet

trunchon truncheon

trunkate truncate

trus truss

trustey trustee

truthfull truthful

tryad triad

trybunals tribunals

trygliceride triglyceride

tryreme trireme

tsarr tsar

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tseat-see fly tsetse fly

tsumani tsunami

tubba tuba

tubberculosis tuberculosis

tubercule tubercle

tubercullar tubercular

tubullar tubular

tuch touch

tuddor Tudor

tuission tuition

tulep tulip

tumbel tumble

tumbelweed tumbleweed

tumbrell tumbrel

tumesence tumescence

tumesent tumescent

tumesis tmesis

tunell tunnel

tungstin tungsten

tungue tongue

tunick tunic

tupello tupelo

turbajet turbojet

turbed turbid

turbin turban (headwear)

turbinne turbine (rotor)

turbulant turbulent

turbullence turbulence

turbut turbot

ture tour

turjid turgid

turmoile turmoil

turmuric turmeric

turnbuckel turnbuckle

turnstyle turnstile

turnup turnip

turpatude turpitude

turpintine turpentine

turpshickory Terpsichore

turquoese turquoise

turreen tureen

turrit turret

turse terse

tuscanny Tuscany

tussell tussle

tutilary tutelary

tutellage tutelage

tutonnic Teutonic

tutoreal tutorial

tuttor tutor

tuxido tuxedo

twaing twang

twane twain

twealfth twelfth

tweazers tweezers

tweek tweak

twell twill

twenge twinge

twentyeth twentieth

twien twine

twigg twig

twille twill

twillight twilight

twinkel twinkle

twofur twofer

tyfoon typhoon

tympanni tympani

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tympannic tympanic

tympannim tympanum

typhess typhus

typhoyd typhoid

typographicle typographical

typollogy typology

typpicly typically

tyrannicle tyrannical

tyrannisaur tyrannosaur

tyrenny tyranny

tyrent tyrant

tyrranize tyrannize

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Umost Commonly misspelled Words

• ultimately

• umbrella

• uncomfortable

• unconscious

• underneath

• unfriendly

• until

• unwieldy

• useful

• usually

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ubbiquitous ubiquitous

ucase ukase

uddar udder

ugennics eugenics

uggsome ugsome

uglefy uglify

ugly fruit ugli fruit

ukalali ukulele

ukrain Ukraine

ulagee eulogy

ullna ulna

ullser ulcer

ullterior ulterior

ulltimatly ultimately

ultamatim ultimatum

ultimitt ultimate

ultramountain ultramontane

ultraviollet ultraviolet

ulullate ululate

ulysees Ulysses

umbillacal umbilical

umbillicus umbilicus

umble umbel

umbow umbo

umbrige umbrage

umeack umiak

umlout umlaut

ummbra umbra

ummbrella umbrella

unacelluler unicellular

unannamous unanimous

unavoidible unavoidable

unballanced unbalanced

unbelievible unbelievable

unbenone unbeknown

uncanney uncanny

uncion unction

uncomfortible uncomfortable

uncommited uncommitted

uncommunacative uncommunicative

unconcionable unconscionable

unconditionnal unconditional

unconsious unconscious

unconstatutional unconstitutional

uncooth uncouth

unctous unctuous

undalent fever undulant fever

undawnted undaunted

undenyable undeniable

undereport underreport

underestimmate underestimate

undergradduate undergraduate

underminne undermine

undernurrish undernourish

underprivilleged underprivileged

underun underrun

underwhilm underwhelm

undessirable undesirable

undocummented undocumented

undullating undulating

uneeque unique

unemploymant unemployment

unequivoccal unequivocal

unfamilliar unfamiliar

unfavvorable unfavorable

unflappible unflappable

unflenching unflinching

unforgettible unforgettable

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unfrendly unfriendly

unganly ungainly

ungraceous ungracious

ungullate ungulate

ungwent unguent

unhalloed unhallowed

unhenge unhinge

unicammeral unicameral

unick eunuch

uniformitty uniformity

unilateral unilateral

unimpeachible unimpeachable

unintellagible unintelligible

unipollar unipolar

unitarean Unitarian

universel universal

universitty university

unkimpt unkempt

unknowible unknowable

unlawfull unlawful

unleesh unleash

unlimmited unlimited

unmentionible unmentionable

unmercifull unmerciful

unmisteakable unmistakable

unmittigated unmitigated

unnabridged unabridged

unnambiguously unambiguously

unnasalable unassailable

unnaturel unnatural

unnderneath underneath

unnecesary unnecessary

unnicorn unicorn

unnicycle unicycle

unnique unique

unnison unison

unnity unity

unparralleled unparalleled

unpoppular unpopular

unprejudised unprejudiced

unpremedditated unpremeditated

unpressadented unprecedented

unprofessionnal unprofessional

unquallified unqualified

unreadible unreadable

unreallistic unrealistic

unreasonnable unreasonable

unrellenting unrelenting

unremmiting unremitting

unrivvaled unrivaled or unrivalled

unsaturrated unsaturated

unscruppalous unscrupulous

unseasonnable unseasonable

unsial uncial

unsociabel unsociable

unsofisticated unsophisticated

unspeakible unspeakable

unstenting unstinting

unstructurred unstructured

untennable untenable

untill until

untouchible untouchable

untutorred untutored

unutterrable unutterable

unvailing unveiling

unweildy unwieldy

upannishads Upanishads

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upbrade upbraid

upheavel upheaval

upholsterry upholstery

uppitty uppity

uprorrious uproarious

upsillon upsilon

upsy dazy upsy daisy

uraguay Uruguay

urannium uranium

urbain urbane

urbanisation urbanization

urbannaty urbanity

urben urban

urbenize urbanize

urchen urchin

ureeter ureter

ureethra urethra

uremea uremia

urethain urethane

urethrascope urethroscope

urgensey urgency

urgg erg

urgott ergot

urinnal urinal

urinnate urinate

urremia uremia

urrine urine

urrn urn

urrology urology

ursotz ersatz

urssa major Ursa Major

urstwhile erstwhile

usafruct usufruct

usefull useful

ushar usher

usible usable

uskabaw usquebaugh

usorreous usurious

usorrious usurious

ussurp usurp

ussurpacion usurpation

ussury usury

usuelly usually

usufruc usufruct

usurrer usurer

utensel utensil

uterrine uterine

uterrus uterus

uthenasia euthanasia

utilitarrian utilitarian

utillity utility

utopea utopia

utopean utopian

uttar utter

utterence utterance

uvia uvea

uvulu uvula

uxorreal uxorial

uxorreous uxorious

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Vmost Commonly misspelled Words

• vacuum

• valuable

• vanilla

• variation

• vegetable

• version

• village

• vibrant

• villain

• violet

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vaccancy vacancy

vaccate vacate

vaccation vacation

vaccsine vaccine

vaccum vacuum

vaccuous vacuous

vacinity vicinity

vackuity vacuity

vacsination vaccination

vadde meecum vade mecum

vaggabond vagabond

vaggary vagary

vaggina vagina

vagransy vagrancy

vail vale (valley)

vail veil (cloth worn over the face)

valdictorean valedictorian

valerean valerian

vallatudinarian valetudinarian

vallay valet

vallence valance

valliant valiant

vallidate validate

vallidity validity

vallise valise

vallor valor

vallorous valorous

valuble valuable

valuntine valentine

vammoose vamoose

vampyre vampire

Van gohe Van Gogh

vandallize vandalize

vandel vandal

vandellism vandalism

vannella vanilla

vannish vanish

vannity vanity

vanquesh vanquish

vaont vaunt

vaoult vault

vaparize vaporize

vaper vapor

vappid vapid

vaquerro vaquero

varicose varicose

varment varmint

varnesh varnish

varriable variable

varriance variance

varriant variant

varriatel varietal

varriation variation

varricose varicose

varrience variance

varriety variety

varriform variform

varrigated variegated

varriorum variorum

varrious various

varsatee varsity

vasculur vascular

vasillate vacillate

vassectomy vasectomy

vassel vassal

Vasseline Vaseline

Vasser Vassar

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vassilation vacillation

vassodilator vasodilator

Vattican Vatican

vau vow

vaudville vaudeville

vauge vague

vauntid vaunted

vayne vain (futile, overly proud)

vayne vane (fan blade)

vea medea via media

vear veer

veche vetch

vecter vector

veegan vegan

veel veal

veenial venial

veggitarian vegetarian

veggitate vegetate

vegitible vegetable

vehemment vehement

vehiccle vehicle

vehicullar vehicular

veild veldt, or veld

Veit nam Vietnam

veiwpoint viewpoint

vell vale (valley)

vell veil (cloth worn over the face)

vellam vellum (paper)

vellam velum (mouth part)

Vellcro Velcro

vellossapede velocipede

vellure velour

Veltenshong Weltanschauung

velvateen velveteen

velvetty velvety

velvit velvet

vem vim

Ven diagram Venn diagram

venallaty venality

venchure venture

vendeta vendetta

vendictive vindictive

vengiance vengeance

venil venal

Venise Venice

vennder vendor

Vennecian Venetian

venneer veneer

vennel venal

vennerable venerable

vennerate venerate

vennereal venereal

vennison venison

vennue venue

ventalate ventilate

ventalation ventilation

ventrel ventral

ventrilloquism ventriloquism

venu venue

verago virago

verasimilatude verisimilitude

verasity veracity

verballize verbalize

verbatem verbatim

verbege verbiage

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verbel verbal

verboce verbose

verdent verdant

verdeur verdure

veridicle veridical

verile virile

verilunt virulent

verizmo verismo

verje verge

verman vermin

vermay vermeil

vermicceli vermicelli

vermicullate vermiculate (worm-eaten)

vermicullite vermiculite (mineral)

vermillion vermilion

vernacullar vernacular

vernel vernal

vernisage vernissage

veronnica veronica

verracious veracious

verracity veracity

verranda veranda

verrify verify

verrioram variorum

verrity verity

Versales Versailles

versatille versatile

versefication versification

versis versus

vertabra vertebra

vertabrate vertebrate

verticle vertical

vertiggo vertigo

vertiginnous vertiginous

vertual virtual

vertue virtue

vertuosity virtuosity

vertuoso virtuoso

verzion version

vespars vespers

vespir vesper

vessal vessel

vessical vesicle

Vessuvious Vesuvius

vestabule vestibule

vestel virgin vestal virgin

vestigeal vestigial

vestij vestige

veteren veteran

vetterinarian veterinarian

vexacious vexatious

viabble viable

viabillity viability

vialet violet

vibbration vibration

vibirnum viburnum

vibratto vibrato

vibrent vibrant

vicarrious vicarious

viccar vicar

vicinnity vicinity

vicissatude vicissitude

vicount viscount

vicunna vicuna

videllacit videlicet

vidiographer videographer

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vieing vying

vien vein (ore, blood)

viggel vigil

vigger vigor

viggerous vigorous

vigillance vigilance

vigillanty vigilante (person)

vigillent vigilant (watchful)

Vikking Viking

villafication vilification

villafy vilify

villege village

villian villain

villinelle villanelle

vinal vinyl

vindacate vindicate

vindalou vindaloo

vingeance vengeance

vinnager vinegar

vinnagrette vinaigrette

Vinnecian Venetian

vinnette vignette

vinnison venison

vintige vintage

vintillate ventilate

vintnurr vintner

vintrillaquism ventriloquism

vinture venture

vinu venue

vinyard vineyard

vinyet vignette

violla viola (stringed instrument

viola de amor viola d’amore

violasion violation

violinnist violinist

violla viola

violla de gamba viola da gamba

viollate violate

viollated violated

viollence violence

viollent violent

viollin violin

viraggo virago

viras virus

virdict verdict

virgen virgin

virginel virginal

virginnity virginity

virgulle virgule

virille virile

virracity veracity

virralent virulent

virranda veranda

virsatile versatile

virtex vertex

virtuely virtually

virtuil virtual

virtuositty virtuosity

vis-a-vee vis-a-vis

viscious vicious (mean)

viscossity viscosity

viscus viscose (fabric), viscous (sticky)

viser visor

viseroy viceroy

Vishnoo Vishnu

vishysoisse vichyssoise

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visibillity visibility

visionery visionary

vissage visage

Vissagoth Visigoth

visserel visceral

vissiate vitiate

vission vision

vissit visit

vissitation visitation

vissitor visitor

vissta vista

vitallity vitality

vitel vital

vitreol vitriol

vitrius vitreous

vittals vittles

vittamin vitamin

vittreolic vitriolic

vituprative vituperative

vivvacity vivacity

vivvid vivid

vixxen vixen

vizual visual

vocabulery vocabulary

vocal chords vocal cords

vocallize vocalize

vocifferous vociferous

vodoo voodoo

Vognerian Wagnerian

volatil volatile

volcannic volcanic

volcanno volcano

voll vole

vollatillaty volatility

vollition volition

volltage voltage

volluble voluble

vollume volume

volluptuous voluptuous

volly volley

vol-o-vent vol-au-vent

Volpoorgis night Walpurgis night

Voltair Voltaire

volumminous voluminous

voluntery voluntary

voluptuery voluptuary

vommit vomit

vorracious voracious

vortecs vortex

vouche vouch

voug vogue

vowwel vowel

vox poppuli vox populi

voyd void

voyure voyeur

vulcannize vulcanize

vulchoor vulture

vulgarrity vulgarity

vullva vulva

vulnerbal vulnerable

vwale voile

vyaduct viaduct

vyal vial

vye vie

Vymar Weimar

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Wmost Commonly misspelled Words

• wagon

• warfare

• warrant

• waste

• weather

• weird

• wheelbarrow

• whether

• willful

• writing

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waddel waddle

waddy wadi

wafe waif

waffel waffle

waffer wafer

waggon wagon

wain wane

wainright wainwright

waistrel wastrel

waitt wait

wajer wager

wakefull wakeful

Wakiki Waikiki

wallabee wallaby

Walldorf Waldorf

wallett wallet

wallnut walnut

wallo wallow

Wallpurgis night Walpurgis Night

wallup wallop

walruss walrus

wampam wampum

wandar wander

Wankle engine Wankel engine

wann wan

warbaler warbler

warbel warble

wardin warden

warenty warranty

warey wary

warf wharf

warfair warfare

warilly warily

warior warrior

warmunger warmonger

warrent warrant

warrenty warranty

waspesh waspish

wassabi wasabi

wassale wassail

wasteril wastrel

watchfull watchful

water lilly water lily

waterbourn waterborne

watermellon watermelon

wattnot whatnot

waeve wave (hand gesture), waive (relinquish)

wavey wavy

wavver waiver (legal form)

wavver waver (to go back and forth)

waxxen waxen

wayfairer wayfarer

wayle wail

waynscot wainscot

wayst waist

wayste waste

wearysome wearisome

weathar weather

weathir weather (meteorological conditions)

weathir whether (if)

Wedgewoud Wedgwood

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ween wean

weerd weird

weery weary

weevel weevil

weezel weasel

wegeela weigela

weighword wayward

Weimaroner Weimaraner

weinch wench

weiner wiener

Weinner shnitzel Wiener schnitzel

wellfare welfare

wellterweight welterweight

welp whelp

Weltenshong Weltanschauung

welthy wealthy

Wendsday Wednesday

werwolf werewolf

wesk whisk

Westminnister Westminster

wheadle wheedle

wheal wheel

whealp whelp

wheather weather (meteorologic

conditions)

wheather whether (if)

wheelborrow wheelbarrow

whelke whelk

whem whim

whemsical whimsical

whense whence

wherewithall wherewithal

wherrabouts whereabouts

whesk whisk

whiley wily

whinnie whinny

whipoorwill whippoorwill

whirlygig whirligig

whiskee whiskey

whodunnet whodunit

whoe whoa

wholistic holistic

whollsome wholesome

whorf wharf

wiave waive

wiaver waiver

Wickon Wiccan

widgitt widget

wiegh weigh

wieght weight

wier weir

wierd weird

wildabeast wildebeest

willfull willful

winn wen (tumor)

winn win (victory)

winable winnable

Windser knot Windsor knot

winsum winsome

wipper wiper

wirey wiry

wirst worst (most bad)

wirst wurst (sausage)

wirsted worsted (cloth)

wishey-washee wishy-washy

wishfull wishful

wissenhimer wisenheimer

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wist whist

wistiria wisteria

wistle whistle

withold withhold

witnisses witnesses

wittacism witticism

wizzard wizard

wobegone woebegone

woddi wadi

wode woad

woft waft

wollop wallop

wolverrine wolverine

wonderfull wonderful

wonderlust wanderlust

wontahn wonton (Chinese dumpling)

wonten wanton (reckless)

wooley woolly

woond wound

Woostershire Worcestershire

wopiti wapiti

worforen warfarin

worlock warlock

wormth warmth

worrysome worrisome

wrastle wrestle

wraught wrought

wrech retch (gag)

wrech wretch (person)

wreck havvock wreak havoc

wreckege wreckage

wreckless reckless

wreek wreak

wreeth wreath (noun)

wreeth wreathe (verb)

wreng wring

wrenkle wrinkle

wrey wry

wreyneck wryneck

wriethe writhe

wrighte wright (suffix) write (letters)

wrinch wrench

writting writing

wunt wont (accustomed), won’t (will not)

wyvvern wyvern

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most Commonly misspelled Words

• xylophone

• yacht

• yesterday

• yield

• yogurt

• you’re

• your

• zeal

• zephyr

• zoology

XY&Z

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x y & Z

xinnya zinnia

yahway yahweh

yakk yak

yammar yammer

yarlsberg Jarlsberg

yarmulka yarmulke

yarr yare

yarro yarrow

yaul yawl

yaun yawn

y-chromasome y-chromosome

yeest yeast

yeild yield

yenn yen

yenn and yang yin and yang

yert yurt

yesheva yeshiva

yesterrday yesterday

yetty yeti

yewe ewe

yewer ewer

yinn yin

yinta yenta

yipee yippee

yoak yoke (collar)

yodaling yodeling

yoddel yodel

yoeman yeoman

yogart yogurt

yogee yogi (person)

yogga yoga (practice)

yokle yokel

yolke yolk (egg)

yoo yew

yooel yule

yosimmatee yosemite

yott yacht

youre your (you own)

youre you’re (contraction of “you are”)

yucka yucca

yufoneum euphonium

yufonius euphonious

yuforea euphoria

yuforric euphoric

yum kippur yom Kippur

yupey yuppie

yurapean European

yurasian Eurasian

yureeka eureka

yurn yearn

yuro euro

yuthanasia euthanasia

yuthfull youthful

zaar tzar

zaney zany

Zanthippy Xanthippe

zeebra zebra

zeel zeal

zeelot zealot

zeenith zenith

zennia zinnia

zenophobiz xenophobia

zeppalin zeppelin

zeppher zephyr

zerros zeroes

Zerrox Xerox

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Zietgiest Zeitgeist

ziffoid xiphoid

ziggerat ziggurat

zinck zinc

Zinfendel Zinfandel

zinnon xenon

zirkon zircon

zithar zither

zodiak zodiac

zofftig zaftig

zoogma zeugma

zoollagy zoology

Zoony Zuni

Zorastrean Zoroastrian

zoro Zorro

zweeback zwieback

zydecco zydeco

zygoat zygote

zylaphone xylophone

zylom xylem

zymergy zymurgy

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appendix: spell It right now

CautIon

If only everything had a rule you could count on! The following rules are helpful—but, like most things in life, only up to a point. Since nothing is perfect, do use the aid these provide, but also be aware that an exception may pop up at any moment.

• An abbé is a member of the clergy. abby (or abbey or abbie) is a woman’s name. An abbey is a monastery or a church.

• Like any term transliterated from a different alphabet, al qaeda is spelled in different ways. But you’re likely to be safe with this widely accepted form of the Arabic term for “the base.”

• A woman graduate is an alumna. Women are alumnae. A man is an alumnus. Men are alumni. Graduates in a mixed-gender group are also called alumni.

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• An auger is a device with spiral threads—like a drill-bit. To augur is to predict, especially through signs or omens.

• Bass, when pronounced with a long “a” (sounds like base) means “low,” as in “bass horn.” When it has a short “a” sound (rhymes with “lass”), it refers to a fish.

• A bole is a tree-trunk; a boll is a round seed-container of plants such as cotton or flax; a bowl is a wide, deep dish; to bowl is to roll a ball at tenpins.

• In India, brahman is a title of respect; it’s also the name for a breed of cattle. A Brahmin is a member of a cultural or social elite, as in a Boston Brahmin. (Note: Brahmin is considered a variant of Brahman for both people and cattle, although both spellings are in fairly common use.)

• Calvary is the name of a hill; cavalry refers to troops on horseback.

• A censer is a dish for burning incense. A sensor detects the presence of something. A censor is someone who tries to remove or suppress something considered objectionable. To censure (sin-sure) is to criticize harshly.

• The core is the center of something; a corps is a group of people (often a military group, like the Marine Corps), a corpse is no longer alive.

• To dissemble is to conceal the truth, to act or speak hypocritically. To disassemble is to take apart.

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• Watch out for its and it’s. If you’ll think of the apostrophe in it’s as a little floating “i,” this will help you remember that it’s means it is (or sometimes it has). And its is a possessive pronoun, so you could say “It’s time for the dog to have its dinner.”

• kudos, meaning “praise,” may look like a plural, but it isn’t. So there is no kudo.

• Liable (three syllables) is a formal term for “legally responsible,” and informal for “likely to.” Libel (two syllables) refers to the crime of defaming someone in writing. “You’re liable to be liable for libel.”

• Liqueur [lick ERR]is the sweet, strongly flavored alcoholic beverage drunk after dinner. Liquor [LICK er]is the more generic distilled alcoholic beverage, such as whiskey or gin.

• Be careful with the tricky French ending of longueur. You’ll also find it in liqueur.

• Watch out for the strange combinations of letters in both halves of the word maelstrom. From the Dutch for “whirling stream,” this word has nothing to do with male or storm.

• In occurrence, the “r” doubles to help establish that the vowel sound in occur doesn’t change. Similarly: occurring.

• Both renaissance (REN a sance) and renascence (ren ASS ance) are acceptable forms of the word meaning

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“rebirth.” In the United States you’ll more often see and hear the first form.

• To review something is to go over it again. A review is a written evaluation, often of a book, play, or other work of art. A revue is a variety show of skits, songs, and other material, often satirical.

• saccharin is a sugar substitute. But saccharine is the spelling for the adjective describing people—or books or movies—that are somewhat sickly sweet.

• A secret is something you keep private, but secrete (suh KREET) is a verb that can mean to hide something away or, in reference to the body, to generate a substance.

• You’ll often see sulphur as well as sulfer, particularly in older writing. But don’t confuse either with sulfa drugs.

• sine is a mathematical function, not to be confused with the common word sign or the word in the Scots dialect phrase auld lang syne.

• You’ll also see travelled for the past tense of travel, but traveled is more frequent in the United States.

• Don’t confuse write, the common verb for forming words on paper, with right (the opposite of wrong) or rite (a ceremony or ritual)—not to mention wright, a suffix for a maker of something.

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memory hooks

You’ll also hear memory hooks called by their more formal term “mnemonic devices.” It comes from Mnemosyne, the Greek goddess of memory. Before you go on to our samples, understand that the idea is to learn to make up your own mnemonics. Some of the sentences you make up will be pretty silly—and that’s fine. You’re not trying to write great litera-ture; you’re trying to make up a sentence that will help you spell troublesome words!

• To remember the difference between adopt and adapt, use the middle letter of each word. The “a” reminds us that to adapt something is to change it, and to adopt it is to take it as your own.

• adverse usually refers to things or conditions, while averse refers to people: “She was averse to moving to Iceland because of the adverse weather conditions there.” Notice that the one with the “d” refers to dumb (unthinking) things—not people.

• appraise means “evaluate,” and apprise means “inform.” When you meet with your supervisor for your performance appraisal, you’d like to get praise, and maybe even a raise. And the word with a simple “i” means to inform. So you’d say “Please appraise the situation, and keep me apprised.”

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• Most capitol buildings have a dOme on top. Capital means “important, major, serious”—capital city, capital idea, capital letter, capital punishment.

• Complement means to complete or something that completes. To compliment is to say something nice. So link the “i” in nice to compliment, or the “e” in complete to complement.

• A council is a group of people who meet for a common purpose. Counsel can mean to advise someone, and either the advisor or the advice itself can be called counsel. Link council (the one with the internal “c” not “s”) to committee (which begins with a “c”).

• To remember that eminent refers to people who are outstanding in their professions, think “he and she are eminent.” And to remember that imminent refers to a thing or event that is very likely to happen soon, think “It is Imminent.”

• If you’ll mentally link the e at the beginning of emigrate to exit, it will help you remember that to emigrate is to move out of a country or place. And linking the first letter of Immigrate to Into will remind you that Immigrants are people who move Into a country or place.

• Roman numerals can help you remember how to spell existence. Just trim an e off each end, then think “X is ten, C (see)?”

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• A floe is a flat expanse of floating ice. To remember that flow refers to moving current, link the last letter in floW to the first letter in Water. (And you could link the last letter in floe to the first letter in expanse.)

• forego means “to go before” (hint: link fore and before). To forgo means “to go without” (and it’s the one that goes without the e). Example: The foregoing hint will help you remember how to spell these words, but that doesn’t mean you can forgo using this handy book.

• hangar (with an “a”) names the building where airplanes are kept. A hanger (with an “e”) may be used for hanging clothes and just about everything else.

• Ingenuous (in-JEN-you-us) means “innocent, naïve, perhaps easily fooled.” But ingenious (in-GENIUS) means “clever, bright, inventive”—and this one has a built-in memory hook, because the last part sounds like genius.

• Remember the leopard’s big-cat cousin, Leo the Lion.

• The mambo is a lively dance. The mamba is a snake whose bite is often fatal. To remember which is which, you can mentally link the “a” at the end of mamba to the “a” in both snake and fatal.

• Because of the plague, it was easy to die in the medieval period.

• It is necessary to have a cesspool.

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• oleo (short for oleomargarine) is a butter-substitute spread. An olio is a stew with many different ingredients—or any mixture of different things. Hint—link the i in olio to the i in mix.

• Think “I am a member of parliament” to get those middle vowels right.

• The European Union (EU) requires milk to be pasteurized.

• The pharaoh gets mail at aoL.

• To help keep that easily-forgettable second e in plebeian, remember that West Point calls a first-year student a plebe.

• A quarry can be something hunted or a pit where stone is mined. A query is a question, and that gives you a good memory hook—the “que-” at the beginning of question and query.

• Although quay is pronounced “key,” it has its own “qurazy” spelling.

• Remember the “c” that leads off the last syllable of regicide with this understated thought: “if you kill a king, you deprive him of his crown.”

• Etch this memorably silly sentence in your head: “ride hard, you thick-headed monster.” That’s how you spell rhythm.

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• One of the most common exceptions to the old “i before e rule” is seize. “Do NOT seize the sieve in a siege” is our corny mnemonic to remember how this word differs from the other two.

• silhouette comes from the name of a Frenchman. Keep the “h” in the word by remembering “he” lives on in this word.

• The unusual “-sede” ending supersedes all other spellings. This is said to be the only word in the English languge ending in “sede.”

• The verb teethe, which rhymes with seethe, refers to a baby’s acquiring teeth. “Baby Joe is irritable because he is teething.”

• Help yourself get the spelling of their right by thinking of the phrase “their heirlooms.” And don’t confuse this possessive pronoun with there, the opposite of here.

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Watch out for non-identical twins and first cousins in the world of language. Some of these words are homonyms (pro-nounced alike but spelled differently), and some are close in spelling and thus easily confused.

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• An afterword is a short piece of writing added at the end of a book—some words after the main part. afterward means “at a later time.”

• An altar is a stand or table in a place of worship. alter means “other” (as in alter ego, alternate, etc.), and as a verb to alter means “to change.”

• An arc is a curve, a part of a circle. An ark is a boat, or an enclosure in a temple.

• An axle is a shaft that wheels are mounted on. An axel is a figure-skater’s leap, named for its inventor, Axel Paulson. An axil is an angle between parts of a plant (e.g., between leaf and stem).

• A ballad is a popular song, often sentimental. A ballade (buh-LOD) is a musical composition (or sometimes a poem) with a romantic quality.

• A bight is a U-shape (as in a rope); a bite is a bit of food; byte is a data-processing term.

• To breach is to break through, make a hole or gap in something. Breech means “the lower part of the human torso (often, the buttocks).” In a breech birth, the buttocks (or sometimes the feet) will come out first.

• To broach a subject is to bring it up for discussion; a brooch (pronounced the same, rhymes with roach) is a piece of jewelry.

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• Catalpa is the name of a tree. Catawbas are American Indians living in South Carolina.

• Chili is a food; Chile is a country; chilly means cold.

• A cymbal is a percussion instrument—a brass disk that makes a clashing sound. A symbol is something (such as a statue or sign) that stands for something else.

• A clue is a hint, a bit of useful information. A clew is a corner of a sail.

• A colonel is a military officer. A kernel is the edible part of a nut (or the core of something).

• A confidant (or confidante, if it’s a woman) is someone you confide in or tell your secrets to. You’re confident when you’re feeling good about your prospects.

• To demur is to object to something, to decline an opportunity or invitation (they invited her to run for office, but she demurred). Demure means modest and reserved in behavior.

• A desert is a dry, barren place—and for most of us, one desert is plenty. On the other hand, we might want a second sweet treat, or dessert. If you get your “just deserts” (pronounced like desserts), you’re getting what you deserve.

• A dinghy (ding-ee) is a small boat; dingy (din-jee) means dim, dull, dirty.

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• A discreet person is careful, especially in keeping secrets. Discrete means separate, distinct. Notice that in discreet the e’s are together, like two discreet people whispering secrets, and that in discrete they are separate.

• A doe is a deer, a female deer. Dough is a mix of flour and liquid (or slangily, money).

• We work to earn money. An erne (sometimes spelled ern) is a sea eagle. An urn is a large vase.

• A gait is a way of walking or running; a gate is a door in a fence.

• A callus is a thickening of the skin, often on the foot. Callous means insensitive to the feelings of others. So we could say one means hardness of the sole, the other means hardness of the soul.

• When lead rhymes with bed, it’s a noun or adjective, as in “made of lead” or “lead pencil.” But the present-tense verb lead rhymes with bead and its past tense is spelled led. “You led yesterday, so he will lead today—if he’ll get the lead out of his feet.”

• A magnet is something (usually metal) that attracts other things (also usually metal). A magnate is a person of great influence and importance and usually of great wealth.

• A manor is the main house of an estate or plantation. manner means “method or style.”

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• martial (from Mars, god of war) means warlike, or related to the military. A marshal is an officer (of the military, a court, a parade, etc.). And the marshall Islands are named for Captain John marshall.

• A moose is a large hoofed animal. The term mousse refers to either a dessert (such as chocolate mousse) or to foamy stuff used to hold hair in place.

• noble (NO-b’l) means “admirable, excellent, of high quality.” The nobel (no-BELL) is a prize for outstanding achievement, named for Alfred Nobel.

• ordnance is military weaponry and ammunition. An ordinance is a local law or regulation.

• Remember that palate helped you taste what you ate. Palette holds an artist’s paints and thus is a little friend, a “pal-ette.” And you let a pal help you move stuff on that pallet.

• A peek is a quick look (think of the two “e’s” as two eyes). A peak is a top (as in mountain peak). And pique means to arouse feelings—often irritation, resentment or curiosity. (The feeling itself can be called pique.)

• A phase (pronounced faze) is a stage in a process. To faze is to “disturb, disconcert”—often used in the negative, as “The problems did not faze her at all.”

• The noun is prophecy (PROF uh see); the verb is prophesy (PROF uh sigh).

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• To reek is to give off a strong (often unpleasant) smell. To wreak is to make something happen—usually something unpleasant, as in “The market crash wreaked havoc with my retirement funds.”

• Words rhyme when they have similar-sounding endings. rime (also called hoarfrost) is a thin coating of ice, as on grass or trees.

• As a verb, to rifle means to ransack, to search without permission; to riffle means to flip through pages and is often used with through: If thieves rifle my chest of drawers, I hope they don’t riffle through my diary.

• A role is always a noun, either a part in a play or any such specific assignment. roll can be a chunk of bread or the tat-a-tat of a drum. It is also frequently a verb: “When the gang’s all here, your role is to roll out the barrel.”

• A route is a road or passageway. A root is the underground part of a plant. To rout is to defeat and send scurrying away in disorder.

• sheik, a noun for a male Arab leader, fits the “e before i/It’s as easy as pie” rule. And don’t confuse it with chic, the sound-alike adjective for “fashionable.”

• There’s a reliable memory hook for stationary and stationery. The one with the “a” before the “r” means “staying at the same place, not moving” while the word with the “e” refers to letter paper.

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• straight or strait? The second spelling means narrow, as in the narrow passage of water called a strait. And when Houdini escaped from a narrow restraining jacket, it was a straitjacket.

• urban refers to a city, while urbane describes a person whose manner is elegant and sophisticated.

• It’s vane as in weather vane, vain as in inappropriately proud of yourself, and vein as in the bodily companion to artery.

• A veil can be a literal piece of cloth like a bridal veil, or a figurative veil of silence. Don’t confuse either with vale, similar to valley and dale.

• Don’t confuse viola (the musical instrument) with voila (vwaLA), the French import meaning “Look!” or “There it is!”

• Waive means “to give up a right,” while wave is to make the hand gesture of greeting or farewell.

• The word wench is archaic or jocular for a woman, and is very different from winch, a cranking or hauling mechanism.

• A yen is a longing, but yin exists to be partnered with yang as the embodiment of contrasting forces.

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Unfortunately, most so-called rules about English spelling can take you only so far. So take a look at the following tips and start thinking about those execeptions.

• Dyeing (changing color) is an exception to the rule “Drop a final ‘e’ before adding ‘ing.’” Other exceptions include shoeing, hoeing, and fleeing.

• When spelling minuscule, think “minus,” not “mini.” If you subtract material, you make something smaller, or even minuscule.

• This often misspelled word is a classic example of the prefix “mis-” followed by a word starting with an “s.” That’s why there’s a double “s.”

• The “k” in the middle of picnicking helps retain the pronunciation.

• sieve is an example of the much-quoted “i-before-e” rule.

• shoeing has three vowels in a row. This is one of those exceptions to the rule about dropping the vowel before “-ing.”

• You might see the variant spacial, but spatial is much more common for the adjective referring to space.

• truly drops an e before the -ly while sincerely keeps it.

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• A ruler of old Russia is most commonly spelled czar, and can also be spelled tsar or even csar, but czar is more common in American use and is the form almost always used informally to mean “someone in charge,” as in “grammar czar” or “budget czar.”

• Technically, whiskey is the proper spelling only for Irish whiskey (as opposed to the whisky from Scotland or other countries), but in the United States it’s customarily used for all of them.

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about the authors

David Hatcher (Winston-Salem, NC) has taught commu-nication skills for three universities and more than twenty government and private-industry clients. He has written and cowritten several books, workbooks, and other train-ing materials on writing, vocabulary, proofreading, edit-ing, and related subjects. Mr. Hatcher earned an MA from Indiana University. His writing has been published in the Washington Post, national magazines, and a collection of short stories by Mid-Atlantic writers.

Jane Mallison (New York, NY) has taught on the mid-dle school, high school, and college levels. She currently teaches at Trinity School in New York, where she was head of the English Department for more than twenty years. She has worked extensively with the writing section of the SAT tests and continues to work with the Advanced Place-ment English examination. She has an MA from Duke Uni-versity, and is the author of several books on vocabulary development, grammar, and reading for pleasure. She was the runner-up in her junior high spelling bee, done in by the word “souvenir.”

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