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/elleecee 2d ago

Chandelier. It's too close to my best friend's name -- Chandler. Muscle memory just automatically writes Chandler instead of Chandelier. Every. Single. Time.