http://www.wordnik.com/lists/words-i-assumed-i-had-not-been-misspelling-until-greeted-somewhere-by-the-fact-of-my-wrongness.xml Catching a misspelling is both pleasurable (hooray learning!) and painful (every sentence you now realize you've ever marred with the offending word flashes to mind in one terrible instant). <br />Here are mine to date. <br /> <br />*that is, any word I can remember ever confusing or eluding me since reaching an age where one could reasonably be expected to spell more things correctly than incorrectly http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/persecute Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:25:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/persecute http://www.wordnik.com/words/connoisseur Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:47:39 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/connoisseur http://www.wordnik.com/words/cummerbund Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:40:17 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cummerbund http://www.wordnik.com/words/clamor Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:37 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/clamor http://www.wordnik.com/words/clamber Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/clamber http://www.wordnik.com/words/conferred Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:14 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/conferred http://www.wordnik.com/words/competence Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:57:27 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/competence http://www.wordnik.com/words/eminence Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:57:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/eminence http://www.wordnik.com/words/precedence Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:57:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/precedence http://www.wordnik.com/words/poinsettia Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:55:03 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/poinsettia http://www.wordnik.com/words/publicly Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:53:18 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/publicly http://www.wordnik.com/words/proffer Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:52:44 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/proffer http://www.wordnik.com/words/dormitory Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:50:01 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dormitory http://www.wordnik.com/words/suppress Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:49:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/suppress http://www.wordnik.com/words/perturb Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:49:12 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/perturb http://www.wordnik.com/words/infrared Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:48:43 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/infrared http://www.wordnik.com/words/reservoir Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:48:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/reservoir http://www.wordnik.com/words/refrigerator Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:48:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/refrigerator http://www.wordnik.com/words/privilege Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:48:09 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/privilege http://www.wordnik.com/words/bravado Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:47:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bravado http://www.wordnik.com/words/triathlon Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:45:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/triathlon http://www.wordnik.com/words/decathlon Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:44:53 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/decathlon http://www.wordnik.com/words/gyp Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:44:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/gyp http://www.wordnik.com/words/restaurant Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:43:58 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/restaurant http://www.wordnik.com/words/sergeant Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:43:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sergeant http://www.wordnik.com/words/shish kebab Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:42:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/shish kebab http://www.wordnik.com/words/philharmonic Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:42:12 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/philharmonic http://www.wordnik.com/words/pharaoh Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:41:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pharaoh http://www.wordnik.com/words/braised Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:33:13 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/braised http://www.wordnik.com/words/fluoride Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:31:43 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/fluoride http://www.wordnik.com/words/pharmaceutical Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:31:01 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pharmaceutical http://www.wordnik.com/words/intriguing Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:30:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/intriguing http://www.wordnik.com/words/accommodate Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:29:52 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/accommodate http://www.wordnik.com/words/barbiturate Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:29:28 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/barbiturate http://www.wordnik.com/words/corollary Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:29:03 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/corollary http://www.wordnik.com/words/ecstasy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:28:43 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/ecstasy http://www.wordnik.com/words/frolicking Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:27:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/frolicking http://www.wordnik.com/words/idiosyncrasy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:27:15 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/idiosyncrasy http://www.wordnik.com/words/quandary Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:26:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/quandary http://www.wordnik.com/words/transsexual Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:25:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/transsexual http://www.wordnik.com/words/minuscule Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:25:13 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/minuscule http://www.wordnik.com/words/hemorrhage Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:24:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/hemorrhage http://www.wordnik.com/words/commemorative Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:23:43 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/commemorative http://www.wordnik.com/words/chauffeur Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:23:13 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/chauffeur http://www.wordnik.com/words/carburetor Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:22:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/carburetor http://www.wordnik.com/words/cacophony Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:22:03 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cacophony http://www.wordnik.com/words/bureaucracy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:21:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bureaucracy http://www.wordnik.com/words/puerile Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:33:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/puerile http://www.wordnik.com/words/gruesome Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:33:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/gruesome http://www.wordnik.com/words/severance Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:32:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/severance http://www.wordnik.com/words/nuisance Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:32:39 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/nuisance http://www.wordnik.com/words/acquaintance Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:32:22 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/acquaintance http://www.wordnik.com/words/ridiculous Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:31:37 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/ridiculous http://www.wordnik.com/words/innocuous Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:30:58 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/innocuous http://www.wordnik.com/words/ingenious Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:30:39 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/ingenious http://www.wordnik.com/words/disastrous Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:30:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/disastrous http://www.wordnik.com/words/cantaloupe Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:29:33 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cantaloupe http://www.wordnik.com/words/bourbon Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:29:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bourbon http://www.wordnik.com/words/bouillon Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:29:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bouillon http://www.wordnik.com/words/pronunciation Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:28:37 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pronunciation http://www.wordnik.com/words/prescription Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:28:30 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/prescription http://www.wordnik.com/words/explanation Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:27:33 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/explanation http://www.wordnik.com/words/conflagration Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:27:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/conflagration http://www.wordnik.com/words/absorption Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:26:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/absorption http://www.wordnik.com/words/penitent Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:25:55 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/penitent http://www.wordnik.com/words/parliament Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:25:37 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/parliament http://www.wordnik.com/words/inadvertent Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:24:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/inadvertent http://www.wordnik.com/words/fluorescent Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:24:37 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/fluorescent http://www.wordnik.com/words/embarrassment Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:23:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/embarrassment http://www.wordnik.com/words/reminiscence Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:23:03 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/reminiscence http://www.wordnik.com/words/absence Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:22:05 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/absence http://www.wordnik.com/words/receive Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:21:16 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/receive http://www.wordnik.com/words/conceit Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:20:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/conceit http://www.wordnik.com/words/relieved Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:19:58 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/relieved http://www.wordnik.com/words/niece Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:19:38 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/niece http://www.wordnik.com/words/mantelpiece Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:19:18 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/mantelpiece http://www.wordnik.com/words/camaraderie Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:13:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/camaraderie http://www.wordnik.com/words/pheasant Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:09:01 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pheasant http://www.wordnik.com/words/pigeon Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:08:43 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pigeon http://www.wordnik.com/words/wildebeest Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:08:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wildebeest http://www.wordnik.com/words/sacrilegious Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:00:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sacrilegious http://www.wordnik.com/words/dependent Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:56:14 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dependent http://www.wordnik.com/words/correspondence Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:54:43 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/correspondence http://www.wordnik.com/words/possession Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:51:41 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/possession http://www.wordnik.com/words/questionnaire Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:51:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/questionnaire http://www.wordnik.com/words/occurrence Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:50:13 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/occurrence http://www.wordnik.com/words/lightning Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:49:59 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/lightning http://www.wordnik.com/words/license Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:48:42 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/license http://www.wordnik.com/words/gauge Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:47:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/gauge http://www.wordnik.com/words/medieval Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:46:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/medieval http://www.wordnik.com/words/perseverance Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:45:44 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/perseverance http://www.wordnik.com/words/noticeable Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:45:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/noticeable http://www.wordnik.com/words/playwright Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:45:17 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/playwright http://www.wordnik.com/words/supersede Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:44:09 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/supersede http://www.wordnik.com/words/consensus Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:41:41 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/consensus http://www.wordnik.com/words/cemetery Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:41:28 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cemetery http://www.wordnik.com/words/all right Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:40:16 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/all right http://www.wordnik.com/words/a lot Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:38:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/a lot http://www.wordnik.com/words/exercise Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:38:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/exercise http://www.wordnik.com/words/separate Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:37:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/separate