A Google study has given some insight on state-by-state spelling habits by looking at search results for the phrase “How do you spell.” For example, in Iowa, it’s vacuum – in Pennsylvania, sauerkraut.
The word Connecticut residents had the hardest time spelling was…
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – the 34-letter-long word introduced to the world in the movie Mary Poppins, with a jaunty, partially animated dance number. That’s the word Connecticut struggles to spell. Well, Connecticut and also West Virginia – two states that otherwise might not have much in common.
Other states went with a little more, what you might call, everyday words. New Yorkers want to know how to spell “beautiful.” New Jersey can’t figure out how to spell “twelve.”
Check out the complete map of America's most searched for spellings.
