Common mistakes in English - category Typos
wold (world)
anther (another)
Alzheimers
Hawaiian
w hat (what)
tis (this)
er (her, err, Er)
im (I'm)
bu (by, bus, but)
Ur (You're)
AppStore (App Store, Amazon Appstore)
om (on)
ne (né, me, no)
tr (try)
hi (his, high) time
A word contains an underscore
au [astronomical unit] (Au=gold)
'hair' + singular verb
Th (The/thorium)
too DETERMINER
too CARDINAL NUMBER
masters (master’s) degree/dissertation/thesis
to be elder (older) than
for time to time (from time to time)
confusion of fond/fund
confusion of hart/heart
must of the time (most of the time)
I am worry (worried)
afterall (after all)
ala mode (a la mode)
downpayment (down payment)
along (a long) time
to comeback (come back)
to blackout (black out)
to backout (back out)
take awhile (a while)
Portland Trailblazers (Trail Blazers)
incase (in case) of
in anyway (any way)
in along (a long) time
got shutout (shut out)
got shutdown (shut down)
can checkout (check out)
can blackout (black out)
They backup (back up)
can backup (back up)
flashpoint (flash point)
Id would (I would)
It's has (It has)
Ive have (I have)
Im am (I am)
were are (we are)
its is (it is)
youll will (you will)
on the lamb (lam)
old wise tail (old wives' tale)
tattle-tail (tattle-tale)
wet (whet) your appetite
urine analysis (urinalysis)
tongue and (in) cheek
spare (spur) of the moment
reap what you sew (sow)
death nail (knell)
daring-do (derring-do)
cursing (coursing) through veins
damp squid (squib)
on the contraire (au contraire)
might has (as) well
grill (grilled) cheese
grasping for straws (grasping at straws)
hand and hand (hand in hand)
year end (in) and year out
whim (wing) and a prayer
vintage (vantage) point
to the manor (manner) born
sound byte (bite)
stock and trade (stock in trade)
souse (sous) chef
rod (wrought) iron
right (rite) of passage
ring (wring) its neck
sense of false security (false sense of security)
realms (realm) of possibility
plays a factor (plays a role)
pawn off (palm off)
pedal to the medal (metal)
one of the only (few)
on the same token (by the same token)
oft chance (off chance)
minus well (might as well)
hew (hue) and cry
hardly never (ever)
hay day (heyday)
gardener (garter) snake
fowl (fell) swoop
every (ever) since
between you and I (me)
trite (tried) and true
build off of (build on)
brussel (brussels) sprout
buttload (boatload)
begs (beggars) belief
beckon (beck and) call
beyond the pail (pale)
as follow (follows)
as time progressed (passed)
discussions around (about)
all the farther (as far as)
statue (statute) of limitations
safety (safe) deposit box
strike a cord (chord)
land lover (landlubber)
Noble (Nobel) Prize
ad nauseum (nauseam)
treasure trough (trove)
to bath (bathe)
worst (worse) comes to worst
worse-case (worst-case) scenario
de factor (facto)
daily regiment (regimen)
could (couldn't) give a damn
couldn't careless (care less)
could (couldn't) care less
constitutes (consists) of
constellation (consolation) prize
chomping (champing) at the bit
imminent (eminent) domain
after been (being)
is contained of (contains)
in titled (entitled)
guest stared (guest-starred)
historic (historical) record
working (work in) progress
brew haha (brouhaha)
is renown (renowned) for
mash (mashed) potatoes
jive (jibe) with
Phillips (Philips) Arena
Jimmy (Jimi) Hendrix
Erwin Schroedinger (Schrödinger)
Harison (Harrison) Ford
Jimmy Buffet (Buffett)
was lain (laid)
lays (lies) atop
laying (lying) around
lay (lie) around
laid (lay) ahead
goon (go on)
hast o (has to)
oft he (of the)
duck (duct) tape
with(e)
I ill (I will)
Ill (I'll)
need to VBG (VB)
DT VBZ they're (their) NN
IN VBZ they're (their) NN
VBZ IN they're (their) NN
'wherever there (they are) going'
they're (their) JJS NN
you're (your) JJS NN
that's its (possessive)
that's they're (their)
that's you're (your)
VBG you're (your)
about who (whom) to
wreck (wreak) havoc
waived (waved) off
to blank then (than) by
comparison 'as ... as' (no comparative/superlative)
comparisons NNS then (than)
comparisons then (than)
IN PRP then (than) IN PRP
different tact (tack)
out of sink (sync)
construction sight (site)
role (roll) call
roll player (role player)
lead roll (role)
free reign (rein)
take the reigns (reins)
reigns (reins) of power
managerial reigns (reins)
at the reigns (reins)
most populace (populous)
peak (pique) his interest
mute (moot) point
loosing (losing) effort
am loathe (loath) to
less (fewer) dollars
door jam (jamb)
forth (fourth) place
put fourth (forth) the
and so fourth (forth)
faired (fared) badly
faired (fared) as well
in edition (addition) to
full compliment (complement) of
spinal chord (cord)
hit the breaks (brakes)
disc break (brakes)
playoff birth (berth)
bare (bear) in mind
baited (bated) breath
complaint (compliant) with
allude (elude)
eluded to (alluded to)
was aloud (allowed)
other then (other than)
were MD
political gaff (gaffe)
political gaffs (gaffes)
out come (outcome)
a bail out (bailout)
some where (somewhere)
any where (anywhere)
past time (pastime)
meta data (metadata)
crowd sourcing (crowdsourcing)
key words (keywords)
VB a while (awhile)
free lancing (freelancing)
free lances (freelances)
free lancer (freelancer)
free lance (freelance)
on-going (ongoing)
through out (throughout)
down side (downside)
before hand (beforehand)
be ware (beware)
be cause (because)
along side (alongside)
way side (wayside)
worth while (worthwhile)
world wide (worldwide)
back fire (backfire)
them selves (themselves)
some how (somehow)
sky diving (skydiving)
side kick (sidekick)
short cut (shortcut)
short coming (shortcoming)
over rated (overrated)
over looking (overlooking)
over looked (overlooked)
out side (outside)
out grow (outgrow)
now a days (nowadays)
new comer (newcomer)
near by (nearby)
nation wide (nationwide)
mean while (meanwhile)
laughing stock (laughingstock)
how ever (however)
flag ship (flagship)
figure head (figurehead)
every where (everywhere)
self fish (selfish)
there fore (therefore)
all ways (always)
'Could've' + irregular past tense verb
'hasn't' + irregular past tense verb
...you vary (very) much
very match (much)
envelop (envelope)
though (through)
sparking (sparkling) wine
a girls best friend
Missing possessive: This weeks (week's) meeting
Missing possessive: Todays (today's) meeting
missing apostrophe in 'Childrens Day'
missing apostrophe in 'International Workers Day'
missing apostrophe in 'Presidents Day'
ones (one's)
had of (had)
squared (square)
manger (manager)
wrong genitive (e.g., 'employees's' instead of 'employee's')
'it' vs. 'its' after 'and'
cant (can't)
can not (cannot)
is (it) should/could
my (may) be
a know (known) bug/problem
look ate (at)
it (is)
I/you/... thing (think)
think/know off (of)
the/a responds (response)
or way (was) it
through (throw) away
and so one (on)
nut (not)
please not (note) that
the only on (one)
I (if)
see (sea)
weather (whether)
come threw (through)
sit of (on) the shelf
nail on the hat (head)
going one (on)
one ore (or)
is were (where)
think you a/an (are)
'Them (Then)' at sentence start
bed/bat (bad) English/...
analysis if (of)
all most (almost)
allot of (a lot of)
with out (without)
tot he (to the)
Number + 'week's time' (weeks' time)
Possessive pronoun with apostrophe
without out (without)
where as/by (whereas/whereby)
whatsoever → whatsoever
under wear (underwear)
industry leading (industry-leading)
stand alone (standalone)
some what (somewhat)
per say (per se)
'One the one hand' (On the one hand)
one in the same (one and the same)
last but not last (least)
fro (for)
away fro (away from)
for along time (for a long time)
I've go to (I've got to)
in tact (intact)
in stead of (instead of)
in parenthesis (in parentheses)
in January 1 (on January 1)
the how/why (how/why)
there exits (there exists)
another words (in other words)
all over the word (all over the world)
all be it (albeit)
I thin (think)
de juro (jure)
are still the some (same)
easiest was (way) to
feel tree (free) to
up to data (date)
apart form (apart from)
your (you) should
out (our)
theses (these)
as oppose to (as opposed to)
also know (known)
a was (way)
ah ha (aha)
an then (and then)
tool long (too long)
the good new (news) is ...
lot's of (lots of)
if which (if, which)
re cent (recent)
wan't (want)
ling (long)
beat (best) regards
Ive -> I've
does n't (doesn't)
want be (won't be)
wont (won't)
'by' + passive participle (be)
'as follow' (as follows)
Halo (Hallo)
wrack (rack) one's brain about
tow (toe) the line
360 (180) degree change
true to her words (word)
looked over her should (shoulder)
Word contains a ligature
Misspellings of 'Papua New Guinea'
I need helps (help)
hep (help / hip)
hing (thing / hang)
mi (me)
mah (my)
inconsistent case in contraction (e.g. I'Ve)
t he (the)
son't (don't)
add-no (add-on)
pee-configured (pre-configured)
perpetuum mobile
Kin (kind) regards
has it advantages → has its advantages
were're → we're
fair sure → fairly sure
Unite Kingdom -> United Kingdom
isn'r (isn't)
y'al (y'all)
this look slike (looks like) an error
fort the (for the)
they area (are)
your'e (you're) it
There a re (are) a few items missing
Numbers in words
My life as (has|was) gotten a lot busier in the last month
I want to know id (if) you'll be there
HIPPA (HIPAA)
a3ft (a 3ft elephant)
Hellos (Hello)
mus (must)
Non-standard word
Language Tool (LanguageTool)
Thank (Thanks)
Thanks (Thank) you
fr [franc), Fr (Father, francium)
too (two) o'clock
confusion of 'tel' vs. 'tell'
confusion of 'sill' vs. 'still'
confusion of 'aways' vs. 'always'
confusion of 'typ' vs. 'type'
confusion of 'sav' vs. 'save'
save (safe)
tome (time)
to get ride (rid) if (of)
in to (into)
confusion of contract/contact
complement / compliment
can checkin (check in)
rollout (roll out)
hangout (hang out)
can workout (work out)
setup (set up)
Your (You're)
exited (excited)
you/your (you're)
your (you)
whom (who)
who (whom)
fewer (less) uncountable
comprised of
heavy weight (heavyweight)
light weight (lightweight)
over seas (overseas)
on going (ongoing)
an every day (everyday)
envelope (envelop)
throws (throes)
once and (in) a while
may be (maybe)
any body (anybody)
Verb with 's
Do's and Don'ts
Possessive form instead of plural
Possessive apostrophe error
could of (could have)
seen/scene
seen or scene
no/now
no where (nowhere)
who's (whose)
missing genitive (e.g., 'employee's' instead of 'employee')
wed (we'd)
its vs it is
its vs. it's
if it (is) something else
let's (lets)
hell/shell (he'll, she'll)
were (where/we)
not us (use)
responds vs. response
I'm note (not) sure
I a/an (am)
stationary (stationery)
vary (very)
WiFi (Wi-Fi)
if it if (is)
if (of)
tow (two)
it is no (not/now)
filed (filled) with
tank (thank) you
half an our (half an hour)
humans beings (human beings)
awhile (a while)
it self (itself)
i vs. I
he (the)
from/form
ca I (can I)
being (begin)
et al (et al.)
he cold do (he could do)
apart of (a part of, apart from)
on (one) of the most/least/...
confusion of 'us' vs. 'use'
been (being)
me (I)
then (than)
gong/going
How (What) is he like?
all though (although)
a but (a bit / about)
I'l (I'll) etc.
Contraction errors: e.g. did'nt (didn't)
I dont't (don't)
word (world)
see (seen)
bee (been)
miss use (misuse)
we'Re' (we're) etc
compere (compare)
brother-in-laws (brothers-in-law)
well suiting, well suitable → well suited
looks likes → looks like
we'are → we're
died-in-the-wool -> dyed-in-the-wool
Unite State -> United States
youre vs your
A couple or (of) them went the other way
I was going to drop by an (and) see what's up