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Words I Frequently Mispell Misspell

Here is a list of English words I often get wrong—in spelling, pronunciation, or both:

• Dissmiss Dismiss.
• Adress Address. From the French spelling of “adresse”.
• Substract Subtract. From the French “soustraire”.
• Appartment Apartment. You guessed it, from the french “appartement”.
• Negligeable Negligible. Yup, in French it’s “Négligeable”.
• Weary Wary (as in cautious).
• Rethoric Rhetoric.
• Occurance Occurence.