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"Sergeant" is a word that is commonly spelt wrong. In a poll by OnePoll.com of 5000 people in the UK they listed the 10 most commonly misspelt words in the UK. All you have to do is pick out the word that is spelt correctly. UK spelling applies.

A multiple-choice quiz by pmarney. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
pmarney

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
362,179

Updated
Aug 07 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1288

Last 3 plays: chianti59 (6/10), Steelflower75 (8/10), Andyboy2021 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This word was number 10 in the survey and means "not needed or essential". What is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

Unneccessary

Uneccesary

Unnecessary

Unneccesary

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Question 2 of 10

2. This word was number 9 in the survey and means "agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group". What is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

Concensus

Concensas

Consensus

Concenses

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Question 3 of 10

3. This word was number 8 in the survey and means "preconceived opinion that is not based on reason". What is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

Prejudice

Predudice

Predjudice

Predujice

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Question 4 of 10

4. This word was number 7 in the survey and means "a thick viscous substance secreted by the mucous membranes of the respiratory passages". What is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

Phlem

Phlegm

Phelgm

Plegm

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Question 5 of 10

5. This word was number 6 in the survey and means "a cabbage of a variety bearing heads of green or purplish flower buds". What is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

Brocolli

Broccolli

Brocoli

Broccoli

6. This word was number 5 in the survey and means "a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives". What is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

Bureacracy

Beuracracy

Beauracracy

Bureaucracy

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Question 7 of 10

7. This word was number 4 in the survey and means "a plan for attaining a particular goal". What is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

Manourvre

Manover

Manoeuvre

Manouver

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Question 8 of 10

8. This word was number 3 in the survey and means "accuse of or charge with a serious crime". What is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

Indict

Indite

Indicte

Endict

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Question 9 of 10

9. This word was number 2 in the survey and means "Grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred". What is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

Sacrilegious

Sacriligious

Sacreligious

Scarligious

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Question 10 of 10

10. This word was number 1 in the survey and means "without doubt". What is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

Definately

Definantly

Definatly

Definitely

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Mar 19 2024 : chianti59: 6/10
Mar 04 2024 : Steelflower75: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This word was number 10 in the survey and means "not needed or essential". What is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: Unnecessary

"Unecessary" as a common misspelling of "unnecessary" is used by 13% of people whilst the option "unneccessary" is used by 12%.

2. This word was number 9 in the survey and means "agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group". What is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: Consensus

"Concensus" is the most common misspelling of "consensus". This spelling is used by 64% who spell the word incorrectly.

3. This word was number 8 in the survey and means "preconceived opinion that is not based on reason". What is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: Prejudice

The biggest percentage of people spelling "prejudice" wrong spell it as "predjudice". This is 33% of people who spell the word incorrectly.

4. This word was number 7 in the survey and means "a thick viscous substance secreted by the mucous membranes of the respiratory passages". What is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: Phlegm

The most common misspelling of "phlegm" is "phlem", with a huge 86% spelling it this way.

5. This word was number 6 in the survey and means "a cabbage of a variety bearing heads of green or purplish flower buds". What is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: Broccoli

"Brocolli" is the way most people spell "broccoli" wrong. Almost half of the people misspelling "broccoli" use that spelling, 44% in total.

Answer: Bureaucracy

Almost a quarter of all people that spell "bureaucracy" wrongly use the option "bureacracy". It is easy to see why 24% of these people spell it in this way.

7. This word was number 4 in the survey and means "a plan for attaining a particular goal". What is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: Manoeuvre

Sources say almost 100% of the people who misspell "manoeuvre" spell it as "manouver".

8. This word was number 3 in the survey and means "accuse of or charge with a serious crime". What is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: Indict

"Indicte" is the most common misspelling of "indict". Again, some sources say this misspelling is used by nearly 100% of people who spell the word wrong.

9. This word was number 2 in the survey and means "Grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred". What is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: Sacrilegious

Apparently 65% of people who misspell "sacrilegious" use the spelling "sacreligious". People were confused over whether it has an 'E' or 'I' in the middle. The problem could also be confusing because violation of something religious seems, logically, as though it ought to contain the word "religious", not "rilegious".

10. This word was number 1 in the survey and means "without doubt". What is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: Definitely

"Definitely" is the most commonly misspelt word in the English language in the UK. The most common error was to mix up the second I with an A.

Source: Author pmarney

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