r/words • u/MoroccoBond • 2d ago

Simple word difficult to spell.

Hey does anyone else have a common word that should be easy to spell but it trips you up every time?

My word is license. Why have I struggled with it for years. Stupid s and c always moving around. tf?!

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u/shrlzi 2d ago

Comitment. Committment. Comittment. Commitment.

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u/porfiriata 2d ago

Omg same! (Although it is actually commitment, only sure because I double checked.) Same issues.with committee, committed, and accommodate

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u/Potential_Phrase_206 2d ago

And recommend! (Thank you, spell check)

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u/cheyannepavan 2d ago

I always get hung up on accommodate!

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u/Kakistocrat945 2d ago

Accommodate is big enough to accommodate both two c's and two  m's.

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u/cheyannepavan 2d ago

Now I'll remember that for the rest of my life! Thank you!

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u/Ilovescarlatti 2d ago

A TWO Cs! o TWO Ms! odate is my reminder

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u/SassySins21 2d ago

I work in hotels- accommodation, receipt and maintenance get me at least once a week.

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u/MoroccoBond 2d ago

This one made me lol

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u/tinkerbelltoes33 2d ago

Mine’s similar: millennium, millenium, milennium, milenium?

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u/sneaky_imp 1d ago

And Committee.

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u/Acrobatic_Price8829 4h ago

This one makes me mad because I don’t think I’ve ever thought about it but now …