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Getty Images/ Yevhenii DubinkoDo you have to double-check with Google to know if the word “canceled” has one l or two, or if the “i” goes before the “e” in the word “field?” Many of us do, after all English is a tricky language and spelling isn’t always easy. Ever wonder what the words each state Googles most for correct spelling? Me either. But the list is damn funny!
It turns out, a lot of Americans struggle to spell commonly used words and new research reveals which ones they have the hardest time with.
In honor of the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals recently, Google Trends has come out with their annual list of the words that each state struggles to spell. They analyzed the top “How to spell” searches in each state over the last year.
Here's what each state Googles:
- Nine states were searching most for words with 11 or more letters, including “strawberries” in Idaho.
- Two states - Wisconsin and Virginia - had the most searches for words with only four letters, “ally” in Wisconsin and “said” in Virginia.
- Pennsylvanians looked up how to spell “mountain” most, while Hawaii had the hardest time spelling the name of the country “Philippines.”
- In Texas, they looked up how to spell “physique” most and in Arkansas it was the word “exercise.”
- Some states were confused by how to spell the name of other states, including Maryland, where the most searched-for spelling was “Pennsylvania,” while Nebraska was unsure about how to spell “California” and Utah struggled with “Mississippi.”
- Californians searched the most for how to spell “pretty,” while those in Mississippi looked up the word “nervous.”
- In both North Carolina and Arizona, the top spelling search was the military rank “colonel.”
- Taylor Swift’s latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department” may be why New Hampshire searched for the word “tortured” most in the last year.
- New Yorkers were most confused by how to spell “aesthetic,” while their neighbors in New Jersey looked up “experienced” most often.
North and South Carolina Among the Top 5 Grossest States in the U.S.
Are you a germaphobe? I know I am. When it comes to my home, my car, or even my office I prefer everything to be nice, neat, and clean! But, there are tons of people who are not quite as crazy clean as I am. Those are the people that tend to stress me out the most. It's pretty hard to function in a messy, dirty environment for me. America may be beautiful, but we have a few gross areas within as well. Not everywhere is as quite beautiful as we would hope.
Zippia knows how clean and dirty the country can be all at once. Especially as summer gets closer, that hot air is going to have all the stinky stench hanging around the air. Well, where are the grossest places in America? Sadly, the Carolinas both made the top 10 list for grossest states in America. The states were determined based on dirty air, trash, and the spread of illnesses like the flu. Check out the top 5 below and see what states are all quite a yuck! Check out the full list here to see all of the grossest and cleanest states within America.
5. Texas
Coming in at No. 5 is the state of Texas. Texas is pretty big and home to thousands of people, so I can honestly see how they may have gotten on this list. The state is the worst for the spreading of diseases such as the flu. It is kind of gross to be known as the state that passes around the flu like clockwork.
4. Pennsylvania
Well, looks like we're off to Pennsylvania! According to the report, 0.0191% of the state is used to house trash in the landfills. As small as that percentage is, that is still quite a bit of trash that is just sitting right there in the state. Can you guess how those landfills probably smell?
3. North Carolina
Here we are, the Tar Heel state is coming in as the No. 3 grossest state there is in the United States. How gross is that? The air quality here is pretty mediocre causing some of the stench and grossness that we have accumulated to make this list.
2. South Carolina
Our Carolina neighbor is coming in at No. 2 for the grossest state in the country. South Carolina and North Carolina are pretty similar with having mediocore air quality throughout the state. South Carolina also has more trash than other states within the country causing it to have such a high raking of grossness.
1. Virginia
The grossest state in the country has been deemed as Virginia. Guess this little eastern region is pretty gross since it's so many of us in this top 5 list. The state has horrible air quality and apparently their love fro Crocs seems to be part of the reason for its grossness. Hmmm?
