DETROIT – A new study has revealed the 10 words that are most commonly misspelled in the state of Michigan.
Look, nobody’s perfect. I’ve had to hit the delete key like 10 times already typing this article. But Michigan’s list of most misspelled words has some shockers, to be honest:
- Which
- Different
- Because
- Through
- Color
- Business
- Character
- Schedule
- College
- Experience
Michigan is the only state to have “which” as its most misspelled word. “Color” is also a weird one. The rest, I can definitely see how someone would misspell them in a quick Google search.
The study conducted by Unscramblerer.com was based on analysis of Google search data from Jan. 1 through May 18 of this year.
"Analyzing America’s list of most misspelled words for 2026, we found silent letters, irregular vowel sounds, tricky suffixes, difficult consonant blends, schwa sounds, weird double letters, French and Spanish loanwords that break every phonics rule," a spokesperson from Unscramblerer said. “English spelling and pronunciation is often irregular.
“Studies show that reliance on autocorrect and AI deteriorates the author’s spelling ability over time. To combat this digital amnesia we encourage everybody to search for the correct spelling of the word when a feeling of doubt arises. This becomes an educational moment. As the saying goes, use it or lose it.”