New Study Reveals Indiana’s Most Misspelled Word

We all have those words that we still struggle to spell, and according to new data, folks in Indiana can't remember how to spell one word more than others...and it's one that we use all of the time.

Back in elementary school, we had spelling tests every week. I can remember having to write each word down ten to twenty times a piece so that I could learn how to spell it correctly for the tests. These tests ended after elementary school, but I think that we should have had spelling tests all the way through high school because there are still some words that we have trouble spelling. For me, there are a few words that I struggle with, but the one that sticks out is "vacuum."  I don't know why, but it's always a word that I misspell all of the time. My phone likes to remind me of that all the time when sending a text. Nowadays, we have spell check and auto-correct on our phones to tell us that we have misspelled a word. We rely on these tools way too much, and all of us can acknowledge that we have some words that we either speak into our phones when texting or rely on our phones to auto-correct.

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Look, everyone has certain words that we have trouble spelling. Nobody is immune to that. It's just...some words are easier to spell than others, in general. A recent study has revealed the most misspelled word in each state. The research, conducted WordUnscrambler.pro, used data from Google Trends between January 1, 2025, to May 19, 2025, to determine each state's most mispelled word. Funny enough, this data was revealed a few days before the National Spelling Bee, which is on May 28 and May 29.

The Most Mispelled Words in the United States for 2025

Before we get into Indiana's most misspelled word, let's take a look at the most mispelled word in the United States. Funny enough, Indiana's word is not a word among the United States' top 10 most misspelled words. Those words are as follows:

1. Definitely: 33,500 searches
2. Separate: 30,000 searches
3. Necessary: 29,000 searches
4. Believe: 28,500 searches
5. Through: 28,000 searches
6. Gorgeous: 27,000 searches
7. Neighbor: 25,500 searches
8. Business: 24,200 searches
9. Favorite: 23,000 searches
10. Restaurant: 22,500 searches

Indiana's Most Mispelled Word in 2025

According to the report, data from Google Trends for searches like "How do you spell" and "How to spell" in Indiana reveals that the word Hoosiers struggle spelling the most is none other than "taught." 

I suppose that I can understand the confusion folks might have with this word. I've seen several people spell it "tought" because when you say the word out loud, it rhymes with the word "ought." So replacing the "a" with an "o" is an easy mixup for people. What about you, is there a word that you always struggle spelling? Like if it weren't for autocorrect, you would spell it wrong every single time?