An ‘exercise’ in vocabulary: The Carolinas’ most misspelled words according to Google

Posted: Jun 18, 2021 / 12:30 PM EDT
/ Up to date: Jun 18, 2021 / 12:30 PM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – What phrases do North Carolina and South Carolina battle most to spell? A new report from Google provides us the reply.

AT&T Consultants reviewed the top-searched “how to spell” words by state from March 24, 2020 to March 24, 2021, utilizing Google Tendencies.

And the outcomes are in.

As you may count on, “quarantine” is probably the most broadly misspelled phrase in 12 states. AT&T discovered many individuals tried to spell it as “corn teen.”

“No, ‘corn teen’ just isn’t a brand new nickname for a young person actually into the yellow vegetable,” the Consultants stated.

Seven states misspelled favourite, the second-most misspelled phrase. The commonest misspelling was “favorite.”

“Coronavirus got here in third on the record, which was mostly misspelled as “caronavirus.”

However ‘which’ phrases have been most frequently misspelled within the Carolinas?

In North Carolina, the phrase most misspelled was “train” with many individuals selecting to spell it as “excersice.”

In South Carolina, “which” was reportedly probably the most troublesome to spell appropriately, as many individuals incorrectly used “wich” or “witch.”