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Spelling errors

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Also - There are some things that are not exactly spelling errors, but are WP formatting errors:

People's names

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Name spelled correctly Name not spelled correctly Last date cleared Comments
Forrest J Ackerman Forest Ackerman 2-6-2024 CTRL+F for "Forest Ackerman", "Forest J. Ackerman", "Forest J Ackerman".
Cannonball Adderley Cannonball Adderly 2-6-2024
Nat Adderley Nat Adderly 2-6-2024
Madeleine Albright Madeline Albright 2-6-2024
Thomas Clifford Allbutt Albutt 2-6-2024
Christiane Amanpour Christianne Amanpour 2-6-2024
Andrew Andew
Sharron Angle Sharon Angle 1-4-2020
Isaac Asimov Issac Asimov 3-5-2014
John James Audubon Audobon 1-4-2020 Watch out for "Audobon Ballroom" from Black Market Militia (album)
Rachael Bade Rachel Bade
Bade, Rachel
2-6-2024
John Barrasso John Barasso
John Barraso
1-4-2020
Antony Beevor Anthony Beevor
Beevor, Anthony
Beevor Anthony
2-6-2024 Watch out for philosophy professor Anthony Beavers
Zoë Bell Zoe Bell 8-2-2012
Annette Bening Annette Benning 1-4-2020
Michael Beschloss Michael Bechloss 1-4-2020
Antony Blinken Anthony Blinken 12-3-2020
Judy Blume Judy Bloom 1-4-2020 There is an actress named Judy Bloom who appeared in the film Scream and Scream Again, but she does not yet have her own article. If she ever gets her own article, then we can disambiguate appropriately.
Madeleine Brand Madeline Brand 1-4-2020
Larry Bucshon Larry Buschon 1-4-2020
James MacGregor Burns James McGregor Burns 1-4-2020
Nicolas Cage Nicholas Cage 3-5-2014 Does not have an "h" in his name. (Unless you are referring to the M.P. for Ipswich circa 1614.)

The article "Geelong Ring Road" references a news article in which Cage's first name is spelled incorrectly; So does the article List of Magical Negro occurrences in fiction.
Lewis Carroll Lewis Carrol 8-20-2023
Rosalynn Carter Rosalyn Carter 1-4-2020 The former first lady has two "n"s in her first name.
John Cassavetes John Cassavettes 8-2-2012
Lynne Cheney Lynn Cheney
Cincinnatus Cincinatus
Cincinattus
Cincinnattus
Cinncinnatus
Cinncinatus
Cinncinnattus
Cinncinatus
While we're at it, don't forget .to check Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar I and Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II.
Hillary Clinton Hilary Clinton 8-3-2012
Micheal Clodfelter Michael Clodfelter 12-25-2021 Confirmation of spelling here
Johnnetta B. Cole Johnetta Cole 1-5-2020 Dr. Cole's first name has two "n"s and two "t"s.
Auguste Comte August Comte
Blanche Wiesen Cook Blanche Weisen Cook 1-5-2020
Khigh Dhiegh Khigh Dheigh 1-5-2020
Philip K. Dick Phillip K. Dick 1-5-2020
Illeana Douglas Ileana Douglas 4-22-2023
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Marjorie Stoneman Douglas 1-5-2020
Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglas There is a legitimate page named Frederick Douglas (one "s"), but there are frequently instances of the one "s" spelling that ought have used the double "s". These would need to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
W. E. B. Du Bois Numerous Lots of potential variations, most alternate spellings already have redirects. So, go to the link and do a CTRL+F for the word "redirect"
Denis Dutton Dennis Dutton 1-5-2020
Stuart E. Eizenstat Stuart Eizenstadt
Stuart Eisenstat
Stuart Eisenstadt
Stewart Eizenstat
Stewart Eizenstadt
Stewart Eisenstat
Stewart Eisenstadt
Missy Elliott Missy Elliot
Missy Eliott
Missy Eliot
Two "L"s, two "T"s.
Rahm Emanuel Rahm Emmanuel 1-5-2020 The Mayor of Chicago's last name has one "m".
Ainslie Embree Ainslee Embree 1-5-2020
Louise Erdrich Louise Erdich 1-5-2020
Jon Favreau John Favreau
Will Ferrell Will Ferrel
Will Ferell
Dianne Feinstein Diane Feinstein
(Links to DF page)
Anne Frank Ann Frank (Diary)
David Hackett Fischer David Hackett Fisher
Dian Fossey Diane Fossey
Fountas and Pinnell Fontas and Pinnell
George Geoge
Glenn Frey Glen Frey (links)
Glen Frey (search)
8-3-2012 Unless you are talking about the football coach named Glen Frey...
Neal Gabler Neil Gabler 7-28-2015
John Eliot Gardiner John Eliot Gardner
John Eliott Gardner
John Elliott Gardner
John Elliot Gardiner
John Eliott Gardiner
John Elliot Gardner
John Elliott Gardiner
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Cory Gardner Corey Gardner
Erroll Garner Errol Garner (Links)
Errol Garner (Search)
Erroll Gardner (Links)
7-24-2023
Theodor Seuss Geisel Theodore Seuss Geisel 8-4-2012
Katharine Graham Katherine Graham (links)
Katherine Graham (non-links)
8-4-2012 The former publisher of the Washington Post spelled her first name with an "a" in the middle, not an "e". (Make sure not to interfere with different people with a similar name.)
Alec Guinness Alec Guiness
David Hajdu David Hadju 1-6-2020
Laurell K. Hamilton Laurel K. Hamilton
W. Averell Harriman Averill Harriman
John Heilemann John Heileman
Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemmingway
Katharine Hepburn Katherine Hepburn
Edward Herrmann Edward Hermann
Seymour Hersh Seymour Hersch
Carl Hiaasen Carl Hiassen 4-6-2013
Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffmann
Philip Seymour Hofman
Philip Seymour Hofmann
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Phillip Seymour Hoffmann
Phillip Seymour Hofman
Phillip Seymour Hofmann
2-2-2014
E. T. A. Hoffmann [ ETA Hoffmann]

[ E.T.A. Hoffmann] [ E T A Hoffmann] [ ETA Hofman] [ E.T.A. Hofman] [ E T A Hofman] [ E. T. A. Hofman] [ ETA Hoffman] [ E.T.A. Hoffman] [ E T A Hoffman] [ E. T. A. Hoffman] [ ETA Hofmann] [ E.T.A. Hofmann] [ E T A Hofmann] [ E. T. A. Hofmann] || || ||

Jon Huntsman
Huntsman
Huntsman 9-14-2015
Anne Hutchinson Ann Hutchinson
Mike Ilitch (and his family) Mike Illitch (and his family) Single hockey stick.
Annie Jacobsen "Annie Jacobson"
"Jacobson, Annie"
Mae Jemison Mae Jamison
Scarlett Johansson Numerous Lots of potential variations, most alternate spellings already have redirects. So, go to the link and do a CTRL+F for the word "redirect"
Jeane Kirkpatrick Jean Kirkpatrick
Jeanne Kirkpatrick
Hedy Lamarr Hedy Lamar
William Leuchtenburg William Leuchtenberg
Bette Bao Lord Betty Bao Lord
Baz Luhrmann Baz Luhrman
Baz Lurhmann
2-22-2020
Douglas MacArthur Douglas McArthur
Terrence Malick Terrence Mallick
Terrence Malik
Gavin MacLeod Gavin McLeod
Meghan Markle Megan Markle 5-22-2018
Philip Marlowe Phillip Marlowe 8-4-2012 ...except for when talking about Robert Montgomery in Lady in the Lake.
Jay Mathews Jay Matthews (links)
Jay Matthews
Oscar Mayer Oscar Meyer The hot dog magnate's last name is spelled M-A-Y-E-R (if only there were some way of easily remembering this...); However, there are numerous other people actually named "Oscar Meyer".
William McFeely William McFeeley
Alister McGrath Allister
Alistair
Allistair
Allastair
Alastair
2-15-2014 The theologian spells his first name "Alister". However, there is a character in National Lampoon's Golf Punks named "Allister".
Bethany McLean Bethany MacLean
Bethany McLane
Bethany MacLane
John Mellencamp Mellancamp
Melloncamp
Robert Middlekauff Robert Middlekauf 2-28-2014
Cesar Millan Cesar Milan
John Stuart Mill John Stewart Mill
Candice Millard Candace Millard
Thelonious Monk Thelonius Monk 8-4-2012
Samuel Eliot Morison Samuel Eliot Morrison
Samuel Eliot Morisson
Samuel Eliot Morrisson
Samuel Elliot Morison
Samuel Elliot Morrison
Samuel Elliot Morisson
Samuel Elliot Morrisson
Samuel Eliott Morison
Samuel Eliott Morrison
Samuel Eliott Morisson
Samuel Eliott Morrisson
Samuel Elliott Morison
Samuel Elliott Morrison
Samuel Elliott Morisson
Samuel Elliott Morrisson
Carol Moseley Braun Carol Mosley Braun
Walter Mosley Walter Mosely
Riccardo Muti Ricardo Muti
Anne-Sophie Mutter Anne Sophie Mutter
Ann Sophie Mutter
Anne Sofie Mutter
Ann-Sophie Mutter
Ann-Sofie Mutter
8-4-2012 Hyphenated first name
Use this link to CTRL+F
Allan Nevins Alan Nevins
Allen Nevins
1-1-2014
Harry Nilsson Harry Nillson
Barack Obama Barak Obama 8-4-2012
Keith Olbermann Keith Olberman
Laurence Olivier Lawrence Olivier
Frederick Law Olmsted Frederick Law Olmstead
Jimmy Olsen Jimmy Olson 8-4-2012
Marcel Ophüls
Max Ophüls
Ophuls (Needs an umlaut) 8-5-2012
Anne Sofie von Otter Ann Sofie von Otter
Ann-Sofie von Otter
Anne-Sofie von Otter
Anne-Sophie von Otter
Anne Sophie von Otter
8-5-2012 No hyphenation
Use this to CTRL+F
Anne Sophie von Otter
Mariane Pearl Marianne Pearl
Charles Sanders Peirce Charles Sanders Pierce
Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allen Poe
Jackson Pollock Jackson Pollack
Joseph Priestley Joseph Priestly
Luise Rainer Louise Rainer
Rachael Ray Rachel Ray
Django Reinhardt Django Reinhart
Django Rhinehart
Django Rhinehardt
8-5-2012 "Reinhardt" = e before i in the first syllable, d between r and t in the second.
Condoleezza Rice Condoleeza
Condoleza
Condolezza
Condaleezza
Condaleeza
Condalezza
Condaleza
8-5-2012 The Bush Administration Secretary of State spells her name with a double "Z" and a double "E."
Nile Rodgers Nile Rogers
Barney Rosset Barney Rossett
Mstislav Rostropovich
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg (CTRL+F this for missing hyphen)
Nadia Salerno Sonnenberg
Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg
8-5-2012
Esa-Pekka Salonen Esa Pekka Salonen links
Esa Pekka Salonen search - Does not omit search results with hyphens, so they have to be manually reviewed using CTRL+F
8-5-2012 Has a hyphenated first name.
Stacy Schiff Stacey Schiff
Arthur Schlesinger
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr.
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur Schlessinger
Laura Schlessinger Laura Schlesinger
Aaron Schock Aaron Shock
Martin Scorsese
Catherine Scorsese
Scorcese 8-5-2012
Charles Scribner, of Charles Scribner's Sons Charles Scriber, of Charles Scriber's Sons
Kathleen Sebelius Kathleen Sibelius
Andrés Segovia Andres Segovia
Andre Segovia
John Seigenthaler (father)
John Seigenthaler (anchorman) (son)
John Siegenthaler The Tennessee journalist and his son (also a journalist) spell their last name "Sei...". However, the author of the book Modern Hydronic Heating for Residential and Light Commercial Buildings (cited in Sea surface temperature) spells his last name "Sie...".
Georges Simenon George Simenon 8-5-2012 Need to use CTRL+F and look for "George "
Elliott Smith Elliot Smith
Eliot Smith
The musician spells his first name with two "l"s and two "t"s
Christina Hoff Sommers Christina Hoff Summers
Ted Sorensen (or Ted Sorensen (politician)) Links to Ted Sorenson
Links to Theodore Sorenson
Links to Theodore C. Sorenson
Joel Elias Spingarn, Arthur B. Spingarn, Jed Spingarn Springarn 10-15-2017 Not sure about Laurence Springarn.
Billy Squier Billy Squire
Danielle Steel Danielle Steele
Darryl Strawberry Daryl Strawberry
Barbra Streisand Barbara Streisand
Emmet Sullivan Emmett Sullivan 12-20-2018
Matt Taibbi Matt Taibi
Strobe Talbott Strobe Talbot
Michael Tilson Thomas Michael Tilson-Thomas 8-5-2012 Michael Tilson Thomas does not have a hyphenated last name.
Use this link to search w/ CTRL+F.
James Traficant James Trafficant
Jim Trafficant
Tom Tykwer Tom Twyker
Emanuel van Meteren Emmanuel van Meteren Only one "m" in "Emanuel", however spelling was looser in those days, so be respectful of quotes.
Arthur Vandenberg Arthur Vandenburg
Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughn Williams
Ralph Vaughn-Williams
Ralph Vaughan-Williams
8-5-2012 Search for Ralph Vaughan Williams
Search for "Vaughan-Williams"
- Use these w/ CTRL+F to find hyphenization.
Porter Wagoner Porter Wagner 8-5-2012
Bernard Weatherill Bernard Weatherhill
Caspar Weinberger Casper Weinberger
Allen Weinstein Allan Weinstein
Raquel Welch Racquel Welch
Orson Welles Orson Wells
Jann Wenner Jan Wenner The founder of Rolling Stone magazine has two "n"s in his first name.
Cornel West Cornell West 4-6-2013 Has one "L". Unless you are talking about Cornell West Campus.
Scott Westerfeld Scott Westerfield
Forest Whitaker Forrest Whitaker
Leonard Wibberley Leonard Wibberly
Wendell Willkie Wendell Wilkie However, Wendell Wilkie Gunn spells his middle name with one "L".
Garry Wills Gary Wills 8-5-2012 The historian has two "R"s in his first name. There are probably other people with the same name with just one "R". Also, there is someone named Gary Will who has written books on Canadian pro wrestling.
Franco Zeffirelli Franco Zeferelli
Franco Zefirelli
Franco Zefferelli
Franco Zeffireli
Franco Zefireli
Franco Zeffereli
Franco Zefereli

Place names

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Name spelled correctly Name not spelled correctly Last date cleared Comments
1520 Sedgwick Avenue 1520 Sedgewick Avenue The birthplace of hip-hop does not have an "e" in between its "g" and "w".
Appomattox Appomatox
Apomattox
Argentina Argenina 3-13-2014
California Califfornia 3-13-2014
Chicago Chciago 2-2-2024
Cincinnati Cincinati
Cincinatti
Cincinnatti
Cinncinnati
Cinncinati
Cinncinnatti
Cinncinatti
England Engalnd 4-17-2013
Israel Isreal Be on the lookout for instances of "Isreal" spelled that way intentionally; May need to insert the following:
<!-- "Isreal" is the proper spelling, rather than "Israel". -->
Luxembourg Luxemborg Have to be careful with this one.
Massachusetts Massachussets
Massachussetts
8-9-2012
Mexico Meixco 2-25-2016
Mississippi Missippi
Pennsylvania Pennsylvannia 10-17-2013
Philadelphia Philadephia
Philaldelphia
Philippines Philipines
Phillipines
Watch out for Philipine van Aanholt, Dock Philipine Roberts, etc.
San Bernardino San Bernadino 8-12-2012 Watch out for San Bernadino (song) by Christie (band).
San Francisco San Fransisco 8-11-2012
Scandinavia Scandanavia 8-10-2012
Tucson, Arizona Tuscon 8-10-2012 Need to be careful with TusCon
Venezuela Venezuala 8-9-2012
Virginia Viriginia
Virgina
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Publishing industry

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Name spelled correctly Name not spelled correctly Last date cleared Comments
Ballantine Books Ballentine Books 12-9-2021
Da Capo Press De Capo Press 12-3-2021
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Any combo with "Strauss" instead of "Straus"
"Farar" instead of "Farrar"
All the incoming article links to the properly spelled article
12-9-2021 "Known primarily as Farrar, Straus in its first decade of existence, the company was renamed several times, including Farrar, Straus and Young and Farrar, Straus and Cudahy before gaining its current name in 1964..."
Guinness World Records Guiness World Records
Publishers Group West Publisher's Group West
Publishers Weekly Publisher's Weekly
Publishers' Weekly
Inclusion of an apostrophe is only correct if it is referring to the original name of the magazine - First published in 1872, the magazine began as The Publishers' Weekly (with an apostrophe), a collective catalog for publishers to pool their resources.
<!-- KEEP APOSTROPHE IN "PUBLISHERS'" -->
Farrar & Rinehart
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Rinehart & Company
Farrar Reinhart
Holt, Reinhart and Winston
Reinhart Company
12-9-2021
The correct spelling is Rine, not Rein. Holt, Rinehart and Winston actually points to Holt McDougal; See also Henry Holt and Company. Stanley Rinehart, Jr. and Frederick Roberts Rinehart are the eponymous Rineharts.
Routledge Routlege 12-9-2021 The publisher and its founder have a "d" in their names; There are others who do not have a "d" (see History of Routledge surname 15th to 18th centuries).
Rowman & Littlefield Rowan & Littlefield
Roman & Littlefield
12-5-2021
Simon & Schuster Simon & / and Shuster
Simon & Shuster
Simon and Shuster
12-5-2021 Watch out for Time Magazine's Moscow correspondent Simon Shuster. Also - Verify whether the spelling errors in the quotes in Marvel Fireside Books (and other uses of those quotes) are or are not spelled correctly in the originals.

Other proper nouns

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Name spelled correctly Name not spelled correctly Last date cleared Comments
Adam-12 Adam 12 11-7-2015
Book TV BookTV
Booktv
Book tv
Booz Allen Hamilton Booze Allen Hamilton 12-26-2013
Capitol Records Capital Records (links)
Capital Records (search)
Make sure not to get this mixed up with State Capital Records
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center for Disease Control "Centers" is plural, not singular.
Creedence Clearwater Revival Credence Clearwater Revival
C-SPAN (What links to...)
C-Span
CSPAN
C-span
Cspan
10-17-2013 Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network
December Decemner
Directors Guild of America Director's Guild of America
Directors' Guild of America
8-12-2012 Use this link to CTRL+F
Double Axel Double Axle The Double Axel is a type of Axel jump, named for Axel Paulsen. "Double Axle" is a video game about a truck.
Dun & Bradstreet Dunn Bradstreet
Dunn and Bradstreet links
Dunn & Bradstreet links
Far from the Madding Crowd (by Thomas Hardy) Far from the Maddening Crowd
Greenwood Greenwod
Grenwood
Harpers Ferry
Battle of Harpers Ferry
Harper's Ferry
Harpers' Ferry
Battle of Harper's Ferry
Battle of Harpers' Ferry
The Battle of Harper's Ferry
The Battle of Harpers' Ferry
Everything with Harper's Ferry, whether or not it has the apostrophe
Juilliard School Julliard School Note the "i" preceding the double-"L" in the NYC performing arts school. However, there are other uses for which the "u" immediately precedes the double-"L". Julliard may refer to:
King Philip's War King Phillip's War
King Phillips War
King Philips War
A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer's Night Dream
Midsummer's Night's
Midsummers Night
November Novemner
Quincy Qunicy
Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chilli Peppers The band has one "L" in their name.
Richard Ricahrd
Rodger Rogder
September Septemner
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants (character)
Spongebob Squarepants
Spongebob SquarePants
SpongeBob Squarepants
Spongebob Squarepants (character)
Sponge Bob Square Pants
Sponge Bob Squarepants
Spongebob Square Pants
Theremin Theramin 8-11-2013 There is no "A" in this name, same for the eponymous instrument.
U.S. News & World Report U.S. News and World Reports
U.S. News & World Reports
Ukrainian Ukranian
Veterans Day Veteran's Day
Veterans' Day
Veteran's day
Veterans day
Veterans' day
?
Vicky Cristina Barcelona Vicky Christina Barcelona
Wikipedia Wikipeida
Writers Guild of America Writer's Guild of America
Writers' Guild of America
11-15-2012 Use this link to CTRL+F
YouTube Youtube Need to cap the "T".
Zouave Zoauve
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Words that are not proper names

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Word spelled correctly Word not spelled correctly Last date cleared Comments
Accommodating Accomodating 4-22-2022 Watch out for Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: Or Why Can't Anybody Spell? by Vivian J. Cook
Acquitted Aquitted 4-24-2022
Addition Addiion 4-24-2022
Author Authro 4-24-2022
Authorlink Authorlink OK, this is a little complicated - the wiki markup "authorlink=" should never appear in articlespace, but would if there was a typo in a citation. However, there is a publisher actually called Authorlink.
Black Balck 3-2-2013 Watch out for Balck
Book Boook 3-2-2013
Century "Centruy" 10-14-2011
Chaparral Chapparal
Chief Chief vs. Cheif
CMYK color model CYMK 10-9-2014
Contemporary Contemporay
Creativity Creativty
Crepuscule Crepescule
Destroyer Destoyer
Dissolve Disolve
Editors Editorss
Free Freee 6-10-2013 Watch out for the art collective.
From frmo 6-10-2013
Graffiti Grafitti
Hallowed Halloeed
Health "Helath" 10-14-2011
History "histroy" 6-10-2013
http: (at the beginning of a link) hhttp Try to format links properly while you are at it.
Image Imgae
Indicate Indicate
Infantry Infrantry 6-10-2013
ISBN USBN instead of ISBN 10-14-2011
Isthmus Ithmus
Journal Jounral
Language Langauge
Magazine "Magaine" (s/b "Magazine") 10-14-2011
Memoir Memior 7-22-2023
Monument Monumnet
Necessarily Neccessarily
Officer Offier instead of Officer 10-16-2011
President "presidnet" 10-16-2011
Product Prodcut
Project prject
Publication Puiblication
Recieve Receive
Repurcussions Repercussion
Root Rooot 10-16-2011
Soucé
Sauce
Source
Souce
Squadron Squadon 9-26-2022
Subscription Subcription
Tentative Tenative 10-16-2011
The
Teh
What about good teh vs. bad teh?
University Univeristy
Vicinity "Vacinity" 10-16-2011