Google Says The Most Misspelled Word in Wicsonsin Is ... Wiscosnin!

Did you notice the typo in our headline? According to a new Google report which reports the most frequently misspelled word in each U.S. state, the most misspelled word in the Badger State is actually Wisconsin.

C'mon people.

A new Google report shows which words people struggle with state by state, based on how many times residents searched "how to spell" certain words in 2017. The list was released this week prior to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

There wasn't a lot of overlap, but two states — Connecticut and West Virginia — had problems the made-up word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from movie classic "Mary Poppins."

Several states — New York, Ohio, Kentucky, Minnesota and California — struggled with the word "beautiful." And Vermont's most frequently searched spelling, "diarrhea," is enough to draw concern for residents' health.

According to Wisconsinhistory.org, "Wisconsin" (originally "Meskonsing") is the English spelling of a French version of a Miami Indian name for a river that runs 430 miles through the center of our state, currently known as the Wisconsin River.

According to historians, Wisconsin means "this stream meanders through something red." In 2003, historical linguist Michael McCafferty convincingly argued that this was a reference to the red sandstone bluffs of the Wisconsin Dells.

In Illinois, residents had the most trouble with what many might think is a pretty simple word: "Appreciate."

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Shannon Antinori contributed to this report

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