Can you spell these 2025 most misspelled words in US, by state, including Alabama?

Get your spell check ready.

With the National Spelling Bee right around the corner, the folks at WordUnscrambler.pro combed through Google data to find 2025’s most misspelled words in the US and for each state.

The most misspelled word in the country is “definitely.” Alabama’s most misspelled word is, wait for it, “different.”

WordUnscrambler.pro analyzed search data from Google trends from Jan. 1-May 19 for “How do you spell” and “How to spell.”

The report suggests there is a reason for the misspellings.

“Studies suggest heavy reliance on autocorrect weakens spelling skills over time,” a WordUnscrambler.pro spokesperson said in a release. “Some researchers call it digital amnesia. We simply forget things that we delegate to technology. Misspellings might be on the rise not because we know less, but because we need to know less.”

America’s most misspelled words:

Definitely – 33 500 searches.
Separate – 30 000 searches.
Necessary – 29 000 searches.
Believe – 28 500 searches.
Through – 28 000 searches.
Gorgeous – 27 000 searches.
Neighbor – 25 500 searches.
Business – 24 200 searches.
Favorite – 23 000 searches.
Restaurant – 22 500 searches.

America’s most misspelled words by state:

Alabama – Different
Alaska – Tomorrow
Arizona – People
Arkansas – Quesadilla
California – Appreciation
Colorado – Sergeant
Connecticut – Schedule
Delaware – Beautiful
Florida – Compliment
Georgia – Necessary
Hawaii – Luau
Idaho – Definitely
Illinois – Congratulations
Indiana – Taught
Iowa – Through
Kansas – Different
Kentucky – People
Louisiana – Through
Maine – Pneumonia
Maryland – Character
Massachusetts – Beautiful
Michigan – Scratch
Minnesota – Successful
Mississippi – Beautiful
Missouri – Temperature
Montana – Appreciate
Nebraska – Beautiful
Nevada – School
New Hampshire – Protective
New Jersey – Congratulations
New Mexico – Appreciate
New York – Different
North Carolina – Secret
North Dakota – Daughter
Ohio – Crochet
Oklahoma- Patience
Oregon – Business
Pennsylvania – Scissors
Rhode Island – Cancelled
South Carolina – People
South Dakota – Beautiful
Tennessee – Broccoli
Texas – Protect
Utah – Definitely
Vermont – Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Virginia – People
Washington – Appreciation
West Virginia – Beautiful
Wisconsin – Different
Wyoming – Beautiful

“This year’s most misspelled words violate many phonics rules, contain silent letters, contain double letters, originate from other languages and use tricky suffixes,” the release continued. “Words that contain silent letters: scissors, through, pneumonia, character, daughter. Words with irregular vowel sounds: different, people, through, character, daughter. Words that use tricky suffixes like -ture, -ate, -ence: temperature, character, appreciate, patience, compliment, protective. Words that contain difficult consonant blends: scratch, school, schedule, cancelled.

“Availability of autocorrect in all devices results in misspelling common words like ‘beautiful’ or ‘necessary.’”