Study Reveals Louisiana’s Most Misspelled Word

(KMDL-FM) It's kind of ironic that we'd be discussing spelling in a week where many classrooms across Louisiana are either empty for the summer or just about to be emptied for the summer. Teachers from Shreveport to Grand Isle and Lake Charles to Tallulah will tell you that classrooms aren't the only things that tend to be emptied when summer break rolls around.

Perhaps you've heard of the "summer slide"? That's the term used to describe the learning loss that most kids suffer over the eight to twelve weeks they are out of school as part of the traditional school year. The Brookings Institution suggests that students can lose as much as 40% of the educational gains they made in the previous year because of the academic layoff.

And when you consider how many years it's been since most of us, alleged adults, have been out of school, it is no wonder we can't spell anything anymore. That and the fact that our phones and computers now want to spell everything for us. It's no wonder we all struggle with at least a few words, right?

What Is The Most Misspelled Word in America?

But let's face it, isn't there a certain word that no matter how hard you try to retain its proper spelling, you still misspell it when you type it? The word "definitely" definitely qualifies for this accolade in not only my book but in a lot of other people's books of words we struggle to spell.

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According to WordUnscrambler.pro, the word "definitely" is the most misspelled word in the country. The results of the study were achieved by analyzing the search data from Google Trends between January 1 and May 19 of this year. The study focused on queries for "How do you spell" and "How to spell" in Google searches.

Besides "definitely", the other most misspelled words on a national basis were "separate", "necessary", "believe", and "through", rounding out the top five. You can see the full list here. 

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What Is Louisiana's Most Misspelled Word?

And as far as misspelled words in the south, Alabama's most misspelled word was "different". Mississippi's most misspelled word was "beautiful". Texas's most misspelled word was "protect". Arkansas's most misspelled word was "quesadilla". And finally, Louisiana's most misspelled word was "through".  You can see the list for all 50 states here. 

Now, let's go from words we can't remember to snacks we'll never forget. How many of these delightful treats do you remember?