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The Hardest Words to Spell
Ever searched online for a word to figure out how to spell it? You’re not alone. This chart shows the words people most frequently struggle with, according to the number of monthly Google spelling-related searches from the past year. Do you have trouble with any of these?
WORD / MONTHLY SEARCH VOLUME
Restaurant / 95,000
Pneumonia / 13,000
Appreciate / 11,000
Receipt / 9,700
Beautiful / 9,400
Niece / 9,200
Maintenance / 8,500