Most misspelled words in North Carolina

The most misspelled word in North Carolina is "spaghetti," according to a recent analysis of Google search data.

The analysis looked at search data from January through May 18, 2026, from Google Trends for "How do you spell" and "How to spell."

North Carolina isn't alone in not being able to spell "spaghetti," the word is also the most misspelled in Virginia. 

The research was done by Unscramblerer.com, a word unscramble tool that helps people find words from scrambled letters. 

Why are these words so hard to misspell? 

"Analyzing Americas list of most misspelled words for 2026, we found silent letters, irregular vowel sounds, tricky suffixes, difficult consonant blends, schwa sounds, weird double letters, French and Spanish loanwords that break every phonics rule. English spelling and pronunciation is often irregular," a spokesperson for Unscrambler.com said.

Could AI be affecting our ability spell? Possibly, the spokesperson said. 

"Studies show that reliance on autocorrect and AI deteriorates the authors spelling ability over time. To combat this digital amnesia we encourage everybody to search for the correct spelling of the word when a feeling of doubt arises. This becomes an educational moment. As the saying goes, use it or lose it," the spokesperson said. 

1. Spaghetti
2. Because
3. Color
4. Through
5. Character
6. Business
7. Favorite
8. Beautiful
9. Science
10. Graduation

1. Bougie - 134,400 searches.
2. Favorite - 128,400 searches.
3. Through - 127,200 searches.
4. Business - 123,600 searches.
5. Tomorrow - 121,200 searches.
6. Because - 106,800 searches.
7. Definitely - 104,400 searches.
8. Beautiful  - 102,000 searches.
9. Niece - 100,800 searches.
10. Separate - 98,400 searches.

• Alabama - Business
• Alaska -  Beautiful
• Arizona - Through
• Arkansas - Beautiful
• California - Different
• Colorado - Color
• Connecticut - Recommend
• Delaware - Beautiful
• Florida - School
• Georgia - Chihuahua
• Hawaii - Appreciate
• Idaho - Necessary
• Illinois - Color
• Indiana - Because
• Iowa - Character
• Kansas - Schedule
• Kentucky - Definitely
• Louisiana - Restaurant
• Maine - Definitely
• Maryland - Business
• Massachusetts - Schedule
• Michigan - Which
• Minnesota - Ukulele
• Mississippi - Business
• Missouri - Because
• Montana - Appreciate
• Nebraska - Congratulations
• Nevada - Teacher
• New Hampshire - Bougie
• New Jersey - Because
• New Mexico - Sincerely
• New York - Judgement
• North Carolina - Spaghetti
• North Dakota - Adios
• Ohio - Because
• Oklahoma - Chihuahua
• Oregon - Diamond
• Pennsylvania - Maintenance
• Rhode Island - Bougie
• South Carolina - Quite
• South Dakota - Congratulations
• Tennessee - Through
• Texas - Recycle
• Utah - Basically
• Vermont - Beautiful
• Virginia - Spaghetti
• Washington - Fiance
• West Virginia - Beautiful
• Wisconsin - Business
• Wyoming - Chihuahua