Study Reveals Most Misspelled Word In Wyoming, United States

A report by the website wordunscrambler.pro ranks "definitely" as the most misspelled word in the United States.

According to the website, the study used Google and Ahrefs search data between Jan.1, 2025-May 19 2025 using the queries "How do you Spell" and "How to Spell."

Google was used to discover the most misspelled words, and Ahrefs revealed the number of searches.

The study found the following words were ten most misspelled:

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

Interestingly, Wyoming's most misspelled word was not in the national Top 10. That word was beautiful.

Could it be that Wyoming residents misspell that word more than most states because we use it more to describe our own surroundings? The study doesn't answer that question, but it doesn't seem like a huge stretch.

A spokesperson for wordunscrambler.pro offered the following comments on misspelled words:

"This years most misspelled words violate many phonics rules, contain silent letters, contain double letters, originate from other languages and use tricky suffixes. 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'. Studies suggest heavy reliance on autocorrect weakens spelling skills over time. 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."