Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings/A


 * (aberrant)
 * (aberration)
 * (abbreviated)
 * (abbreviated)
 * (abbreviation)
 * (abscess)
 * (and)
 * (aberration)
 * (aberrant)
 * (abilities)
 * (ability)
 * (ability)
 * (a bit of)
 * (abnormalities)
 * (abandon)
 * (abandoned)
 * (abortifacient)
 * (abbreviate)
 * (abbreviation)
 * (arbitrary)
 * (absence)
 * (absence)
 * (absorbency)
 * (absorbent)
 * (absorption)
 * (absorption)
 * (absorption)
 * (absolute)
 * (abundance)
 * (abundances)
 * (abundances)
 * (abundance)
 * (abundant)
 * (abundant)
 * (abuts)
 * (academy)
 * (academic)
 * (academy)
 * (academy)
 * (accelerate)
 * (acceleration)
 * (accession, ascension)
 * (acceptable)
 * (accessible)
 * (accessed)
 * (accessories)
 * (accessory)
 * (accidentally)
 * (accidentally)
 * (accidentally)
 * (acclimatization)
 * (accommodate)
 * (accommodation)
 * (accommodate)
 * (accommodation)
 * (accompanying)
 * (accompanied)
 * (accordion)
 * (accordion)
 * (according)
 * (acoustic)
 * (accredit)
 * (across)
 * (across)
 * (accused)
 * (academic)
 * (ascertain)
 * (access)
 * (achieve)
 * (achieved)
 * (achievement)
 * (achieves)
 * (achieving)
 * (achievement)
 * (achievement)
 * (achieve, archive)
 * (achieved, archived)
 * (awkward, backward)
 * (accolade)
 * (accomplish)
 * (accomplished)
 * (accomplishment)
 * (according)
 * (accordingly)
 * (acquaintance)
 * (acquaintance)
 * (acquaintances)
 * (acquisition)
 * (acquitted)
 * (activities)
 * (actually)
 * (accuracy)
 * (accustom)
 * (accustomed)
 * (actually)
 * (ad nauseam)
 * adaption (adaptation) (acceptable variant)
 * adaptions (adaptations) (acceptable variant)
 * (additional)
 * (additionally)
 * (additionally)
 * (additionally)
 * (addition)
 * (admission)
 * (admitted)
 * (adopt)
 * (adopted)
 * (adoptive)
 * (address, adders)
 * (addressable)
 * (addressing)
 * (addition)
 * (adequate)
 * (adhere)
 * (adherence)
 * (addition)
 * (additional)
 * (amendment)
 * (administration)
 * (administrate)
 * (administration)
 * (administrative)
 * (administrator)
 * (admissibility)
 * (admissible)
 * (admitted)
 * (admitting)
 * (admit)
 * (and)
 * (adolescent)
 * (acquire)
 * (acquiring)
 * (address)
 * (addressable)
 * (addressing)
 * (address, Adress [German])
 * (addressable)
 * (addressing, dressing)
 * (advantageous)
 * (advertisement)
 * (advertisements)
 * (advised)
 * (aerial)
 * (aerials)
 * aeroplane (variant of airplane)
 * (affidavit)
 * (aficionado)
 * (affiliate)
 * (affiliate)
 * (afford, effort)
 * (afraid)
 * (after)
 * (Africa)
 * (after-effect)
 * (aftereffect)
 * (after which)
 * (after)
 * (against)
 * (against)
 * (against)
 * ageing (variant of aging)
 * (agitate)
 * (agree)
 * (agreement)
 * (egregious)
 * (aggressive)
 * (again)
 * (again, angina)
 * (against)
 * (aggravate)
 * (agree)
 * (agreed)
 * (aggregate, agrégate)
 * (aggregation, agrégation)
 * (agreeing)
 * (agrees)
 * (aggression, Agression [band])
 * (aggressive)
 * (aggressively)
 * agriculturalist (agriculturist) (acceptable variant)
 * agriculturalists (agriculturists) (acceptable variant)
 * (agriculture)
 * (agriculture)
 * (aggrieve)
 * (have)
 * (happen)
 * (have)
 * (airport)
 * (airborne)
 * (airborne)
 * (aircraft)
 * (airports)
 * (adjacent)
 * (adjoin)
 * (adjoining)
 * (adjust)
 * (a.k.a., AKA)
 * (a.k.a.)
 * (awkward)
 * (albeit)
 * (alcohol)
 * (alcoholic)
 * (alcohol)
 * (alcoholic)
 * (alcohol)
 * (alcoholic)
 * (allege)
 * (alleged)
 * (alleges)
 * (allege)
 * (alleged)
 * (allegiance)
 * (algorithm)
 * (algorithms)
 * (allegory)
 * (alliance)
 * (allege)
 * (alleged)
 * (alleges)
 * (allegiance)
 * (allegiance)
 * (align)
 * (alignment)
 * (alleviate)
 * (almost)
 * (along)
 * (allophone)
 * (allophones)
 * (allotted)
 * (allotting)
 * (already)
 * (all right, alright)
 * (also)
 * (altogether)
 * (always)
 * (almost)
 * (alcohol)
 * (almost)
 * (also)
 * (a lot, allot)
 * (a lot of)
 * (a lot more)
 * (allotted)
 * (allotting)
 * (allow)
 * (already)
 * alright (variant of all right)
 * (also, else)
 * (also)
 * (always)
 * (Atlanta)
 * (alternative)
 * (altered)
 * (altarpiece)
 * altho (less common variant of although)
 * (although)
 * (although)
 * aluminum (aluminium) (correct spelling in American English)
 * (alumna [singular], alumnae [plural])
 * (alumni [plural], alumnus [singular])
 * (allusion, illusion)
 * (alluvial)
 * (always)
 * (always)
 * (amateur)
 * (armature, amateur)
 * ambiance (ambience) (acceptable French-influenced variant)
 * (ambient)
 * ambience (ambiance) (acceptable variant)
 * (ambiguous)
 * (American)
 * (amenities)
 * (America)
 * (American)
 * (amendment)
 * (make)
 * (making)
 * (amass)
 * (amend)
 * (amended)
 * (amendment)
 * (amenity)
 * (amount)
 * (amnesty)
 * amongst (variant of among)
 * (among, amongst)
 * (a month, among, amongst)
 * (among)
 * (amongst)
 * (amphitheater)
 * (amphitheatre)
 * ampoule (variant of ampule)
 * (among)
 * (Anaheim)
 * (analogous)
 * (analytic)
 * (analogous)
 * analogue (analog) (correct spelling in British English)
 * analyze (variant of analyse)
 * (analysis)
 * (and)
 * (ancestor)
 * (ancestral)
 * (ancillary)
 * (and)
 * (androgynous)
 * (androgyny)
 * (annihilate)
 * (annihilation)
 * (anniversary)
 * (ankle)
 * (and)
 * annexe (variant of annex [noun])
 * (anoint)
 * (announce)
 * (announcement)
 * (announce)
 * (announced)
 * (announcement)
 * (annually)
 * (annulled)
 * (anomalies)
 * (anomalous)
 * (anomaly)
 * (anonymity)
 * (announce)
 * (announcement)
 * (nasalisation)
 * (nasalization)
 * (aunt)
 * (Antarctic)
 * (anthropomorphization)
 * (anthropologist)
 * (anthropology)
 * (anti-apartheid)
 * (anthropology)
 * (anal, annual)
 * (annually)
 * (annulled)
 * (anywhere)
 * (anything)
 * (informal for anyhow or anyway)
 * (April)
 * (alpaca)
 * (appalled)
 * (apparatus)
 * (apparent)
 * (apparently)
 * (appear)
 * (appearance)
 * (appeared)
 * (appearing)
 * (Apennines)
 * (April)
 * (application)
 * (applied)
 * (appoint)
 * (apologetics)
 * (apologize)
 * apologise (variant of apologize)
 * (upon, apron)
 * (apparent)
 * (apparently)
 * (apart)
 * (apartment)
 * (apartment)
 * (appealing, appalling)
 * (appearance)
 * (Apennines)
 * (appearance)
 * (application)
 * (applications)
 * (applied)
 * (apologies)
 * (apologize)
 * (apology)
 * (approach)
 * (appreciate)
 * (appreciate)
 * (approaches)
 * (approach)
 * (appropriate)
 * (approximately)
 * (approximately)
 * (approximately)
 * (approximately)
 * (April)
 * (approach)
 * (approx.)
 * (approximately)
 * (approximation)
 * (aqueduct)
 * (acquaintance)
 * (acquainted)
 * (Aquarius)
 * (acquaintance)
 * (aquifer)
 * (acquire)
 * (acquired)
 * (acquiring)
 * (acquisition)
 * (acquitted)
 * (arranged)
 * (arrangement)
 * (arbitrarily)
 * (arbitrary)
 * (arboretum, even in UK)
 * (archaeology, archeology)
 * (archaeology, archeology)
 * (archeologist, archaeologist)
 * (archeologists, archaeologists)
 * (architect)
 * (architects)
 * (architectural)
 * (architecturally)
 * (architecture)
 * (archaic, Archiac [canton])
 * (Archimedean)
 * (architecture)
 * (architectural)
 * (achievement)
 * (arches [plural])
 * (arch-type, archetype)
 * ardour (variant of ardor) (correct spelling in British English)
 * (are not, aren't)
 * (arguably)
 * (arguably)
 * (arguably)
 * (argument)
 * (aerial view)
 * (aerial view)
 * (Aries)
 * (arose)
 * (a rival, arrival)
 * (arrive)
 * armour (correct spelling in British English) (armor)
 * (aren't)
 * (arrange)
 * (arrangement)
 * (arrangement)
 * (arrangement)
 * (arrangements)
 * (around)
 * artefact (artifact) (acceptable variant)
 * (Arctic Circle)
 * (Arctic Ocean)
 * (article)
 * (article)
 * (article)
 * (artificial)
 * (artificially)
 * (artificially)
 * (article)
 * (artillery)
 * ascendancy (ascendency) (acceptable variant)
 * (ascend)
 * (ascetic)
 * (asphalt)
 * (assign)
 * (assimilate)
 * (asks)
 * (also)
 * (associate)
 * (associated)
 * (association)
 * (absorbed)
 * (aspirations)
 * (assassin)
 * (assassinate)
 * (assassinated)
 * (assassinates)
 * (assassination)
 * (assassinations)
 * (assassins)
 * (associate)
 * (assemble)
 * (assertion)
 * (aside)
 * (assimilated)
 * (assassinate)
 * (assassination)
 * (assistance)
 * (assistance)
 * (assistant)
 * (association)
 * (associate)
 * (associated)
 * (associates)
 * (assault)
 * (assume)
 * (asymmetric)
 * (asymmetry)
 * (asterisk)
 * (asterisk)
 * (asteroid)
 * (aesthetic, esthetic)
 * (aesthetical, esthetical)
 * (aesthetically, esthetically)
 * (astroid, asteroid)
 * (assume)
 * (as well)
 * (attempt)
 * (athlete)
 * (athletic)
 * (athletic)
 * (Athenian)
 * (Athenians)
 * (atheist)
 * (athlete)
 * (atmosphere)
 * (although)
 * (attitude, altitude)
 * (at least)
 * (athlete)
 * (atmosphere)
 * (attractions)
 * (attribute)
 * (attributed)
 * (attributes)
 * (attracted, attached, attacked)
 * (attraction)
 * (attractive)
 * (attainder, attained)
 * (attach)
 * (attempt)
 * (attempt)
 * (attempted)
 * (attempting)
 * (attendance)
 * (attendant)
 * (attendants)
 * (attend, attended)
 * (attend)
 * (attended)
 * (attempt)
 * (at the)
 * (attitude)
 * (atone)
 * (attorneys)
 * (attorney)
 * (audience)
 * (audience)
 * (August [month])
 * (August [month])
 * (August [month])
 * (August [month])
 * (August [month])
 * (Australia)
 * (Australia)
 * (Australian)
 * (Australasia)
 * (August [month])
 * (author)
 * (autobiographic)
 * (autobiography)
 * (authoritative)
 * authorise (variant of authorize)
 * (authorities)
 * (authoritative)
 * (autochthonous)
 * (autochthonous)
 * (author)
 * (authority)
 * (auxiliaries)
 * (auxiliary)
 * (auxiliaries)
 * (auxiliary)
 * (available)
 * (available)
 * (available)
 * (available)
 * (avalanche)
 * (available)
 * (available)
 * (aviation)
 * (averaged)
 * (average)
 * (awoke)
 * (awareness)
 * (awesome)
 * (away)
 * axe (ax) (acceptable variant)