Common mistakes in English

Over the last few years, we have corrected millions of words in the texts we have processed. Here, we present a list of common mistakes that we have found. The list is sorted according to the frequency with which we corrected the phrase. Not all corrections are present due to privacy concerns.

Position Before After
#17801 opponent opponents
#17802 met made
#17803 advising advise
#17804 government s governments
#17805 friend ship friendship
#17806 giveaway give away
#17807 Never I have never
#17808 called known as
#17809 visit be visiting
#17810 get meet
#17811 crash crashes
#17812 65'' 65
#17813 during in the
#17814 can have has
#17815 throw throughout
#17816 for opening to open
#17817 widen broaden
#17818 We we were
#17819 problems a problem
#17820 raping rape
#17821 plastics plastic
#17822 for an For
#17823 $ 180 $180
#17824 100000 100 000
#17825 took received
#17826 not be
#17827 Some For some
#17828 they are is
#17829 none conformance non-conformance
#17830 give provide a
#17831 of the at
#17832 20years 20 years
#17833 at are
#17834 Wishing I am wishing
#17835 regrads regards
#17836 x ray x-ray
#17837 pretest pre-test
#17838 130 1 : 30
#17839 tardy tardiness
#17840 about that the
#17841 inovice invoice
#17842 in behind
#17843 2nd a second
#17844 are suffering suffer
#17845 def deficiency
#17846 psychological psychologically
#17847 functional function
#17848 regarding in response to
#17849 apologize apology
#17850 gold goal
#17851 of across
#17852 to pay of paying
#17853 those though
#17854 thing thinking
#17855 bit bite
#17856 rows row
#17857 be mean
#17858 homework’s homework
#17859 anywhere everywhere
#17860 ready to wear ready-to-wear
#17861 i wake I woke
#17862 prep preparation
#17863 rember remember
#17864 cosy cozy
#17865 wad was
#17866 Friends : friends
#17867 He 'He
#17868 advised advice
#17869 spoon spoons
#17870 It would This will
#17871 effeteness effectiveness
#17872 Kings King's
#17873 enroute en route
#17874 `I I
#17875 Then After this
#17876 market marked
#17877 in our
#17878 all so also
#17879 who is I am
#17880 Hernandez Hernandez's
#17881 for more
#17882 continous continuous
#17883 houses homes
#17884 twenty three twenty-three
#17885 – is Is
#17886 According to the The
#17887 SOP’s SOPs
#17888 to prevent preventing
#17889 2015” 2015
#17890 females females'
#17891 Resent Recent
#17892 manners matters
#17893 tuday today
#17894 again against
#17895 enquires inquiries
#17896 Kindly I kindly
#17897 courrier courier
#17898 Rodriquez Rodriguez
#17899 trausers trousers
#17900 went want

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