Any student of the English language can tell you that English spelling is, well, awful. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. Comb rhymes with home but not bomb, and lost rhymes with tossed but not host! Simply put, WTF? Well, guess what? Spelling is hard for native speakers, too! Check out these 13 funny spelling mistakes to see how badly even native speakers can mess things up. These aren’t your average spelling errors. These are errors that actually change the meaning of the sentence…in hilarious ways.
Look at each photo, and try to identify the error. For an extra challenge, try to figure out how the spelling mistake changes the meaning of the sentence and why the incorrect version is funny. That’s no easy task, so feel free to use the internet if you’re stumped! Once you’ve tried to figure each one out for yourself, click on the solution box to check if you were right.
If you want to practice your English with more funny spelling errors, visit me on Pinterest, where I found all of these funny spelling mistakes! My Spot the Error board has over 100 of these, and I’ve got a Funny Translations board with similar laugh-inducing errors!
Related: Are you curious about why English spelling is so crazy? Check out this post to learn why!
Funny Spelling Mistake 1: OVER 10 BILLION SEVERED
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Funny Spelling Mistake 2: THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENTS
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Funny Spelling Mistake 3: GRAND OPINING
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Funny Spelling Mistake 4: MOUSE FILLED PARTY CAKES
It’s worth noting that there’s also a punctuation error here, but this post is focused on spelling errors. If you’re curious, though, there’s a missing hyphen between mouse and filled.
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Funny Spelling Mistake 5: HO MADE APPLE BUTTER
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Related: Learn 5 English idioms and proverbs about apples! 🍎
Funny Spelling Mistake 6: IF DOOR DOESN’T CLOSE PROPERLY. GIGGLE THE DOOR KNOB
The period after properly should be a comma, by the way, but that’s not the error you’re looking for! Also, doorknob is one word.
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Funny Spelling Mistake 7: ORDER YOUR SUPER BOWEL PARTY PLATTERS!!
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Funny Spelling Mistake 8: 15 BEST THINGS ABOUT OUR PUBIC SCHOOLS
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Funny Spelling Mistake 9: ILLEGALLY PARKED CARS WILL BE FINE
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Funny Spelling Mistake 10: PLEASE USE TONGUE OR TISSUE PAPER WHEN MAKING YOUR SELECTION, THANK U
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Funny Spelling Mistake 11: VAN CAMP’S PORN & BEANS
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Funny Spelling Mistake 12: CUSTOMER PARKING ONLY / ALL OTHERS WILL BE TOAD
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Related: Learn 12 English animal similes to add flair to your English
Funny Spelling Mistake 13: NO SMOKING ALOUD
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How many of these funny spelling mistakes did you get?
These were not easy, so each one you got should feel like an accomplishment. Especially if you managed to figure out why the error made the sentence funny!
As you can see, the correct spelling of words can sometimes be extremely important! I mean, how many guests do you think would accept an invitation to your Super Bowel party? 😉
Did you have a favorite funny spelling error? Share with us in the comments!
had some very hearty laughs
Hehe, glad to hear that, Eugene! 😄
Jamal-Haman Nov.19,20
Wow that who/ho made apple butter one though. 😅😆 so funny ty for those miss spelled words.
Haha! Right?! I love finding these things.
Thanks for checking out my blog, Jamal! 🙂
GOOD ONES!!! on the highway to my house when I get off the highway there is an Arby’s sigh but the b and y fell out so it says AR S. 🤣😂😅😆 LOL
OMG that’s hilarious! I’d certainly chuckle every time I passed that! 🤣