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
#401 makes make
#402 showing show
#403 they their
#404 group groups
#405 services service
#406 1st first
#407 choose chose
#408 First Firstly
#409 mind minds
#410 love loved
#411 purpose purposes
#412 times time
#413 it they
#414 friend friends
#415 find finds
#416 plan plans
#417 kind kinds
#418 year years
#419 we we're
#420 seen saw
#421 mention mentioned
#422 her the
#423 to from
#424 post posts
#425 a per
#426 in during
#427 that than
#428 wants want
#429 I’ve I
#430 my self myself
#431 and this This
#432 children children's
#433 didnt didn't
#434 individual individuals
#435 experiences experience
#436 looking look
#437 take takes
#438 increase increased
#439 anyway any way
#440 as well as and
#441 sometime sometimes
#442 comes come
#443 which who
#444 manage managed
#445 by in
#446 close closed
#447 come came
#448 at from
#449 mail email
#450 focus focused
#451 change changes
#452 job jobs
#453 with and
#454 those these
#455 want would like
#456 was had been
#457 involve involved
#458 interest interests
#459 US U S
#460 their its
#461 reason reasons
#462 you we
#463 department departments
#464 cause causes
#465 I and
#466 as and
#467 week week's
#468 was has been
#469 his his/her
#470 mean time meantime
#471 Anyways Anyway
#472 has was
#473 number numbers
#474 doctors doctor's
#475 of have
#476 open opened
#477 defiantly definitely
#478 the her
#479 term terms
#480 lesson lessons
#481 know knows
#482 way ways
#483 concern concerned
#484 however but
#485 by through
#486 get have
#487 instruction instructions
#488 there they
#489 as to be
#490 event events
#491 been being
#492 give provide
#493 Look I look
#494 are have been
#495 Thankyou Thank you
#496 well-being wellbeing
#497 user users
#498 if that
#499 session sessions
#500 use using

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