21 Dumb Spelling Mistakes That Make Zero Sense At All
Even with all of the wildly impressive technology that we have readily available at our fingertips there are still numerous people that just can’t seem to get it together when it comes to spelling various words properly. Some spelling blunders are far more ridiculous and just plain old hilarious than others. We’re going to take a look at some of our favorite downright dumb spelling mistakes that we discovered this week.
1. “Starch your engines.”
“Starve your engines.” – u/Doughnoes
“Holy gerbils, this is top of all time.” – u/Aaronvey22
2. “Incontinence.”
“I don’t know why they advertised it. They have mops at McDonald’s.” – u/deleted
“They nailed everything else, including the tilda on the n, but just couldn’t stick the landing.” – u/Fixner_Blount
3. “A pack of lips.”
“Surely, this was on purpose. I would think he was trying to be funny.” – u/lll-consideration495
“I think I can outrun a pack of zombie lips easily.” – u/jensalik
4. “No expectations!”
“No expectations. Okay, I guess I’ll ignore this.” – u/ice_zephyr
“How much to purchase some grammar and punctuation.” – u/deleted
5. “Calling flower.”
Wow, they really reached for this one. You can just feel the deliberation with which they exercised over making sure that they unleashed an impeccable tweet into the world. Seriously, though. Maybe one of our favorite misspellings of all time.
6. “Can’t elope.”
“Parents just don’t understand our melon collie.” – u/haunting_crow_00
“True, I also can’t elope.” – u/punkblastoise
7. “Deli shoes.”
“I smell autocorrect.” – u/depastino
“Deli shoes because it probably tastes like moldy feet after a week.” – u/tetzudo
8. “Chicken for Don Blue.”
“Don’t mess with Don Blue’s chicken or you’ll be sleeping with the fishes.” – u/tolucophoto
9. “An all tomato.”
“The A-1 All Tomato Answerer.” – u/deleted
“Even ultimatum doesn’t make any sense in this context.” – u/BrokkelPiloot
10. “Driving a Hertz to a funeral.”
“It’s probably okay as long as you’re not doing it with any frequency.” – u/thejessicator
“It was a rental.” – u/tanjom
11. “Job prescription.”
“I work in a pharmacy and so many people call in to renew their subscription every month.” – u/_Not_Sure
How about that? Some folks are out there living lives where they’re being prescribe employment. Must be tough.
12. “Gazebo.”
“My mouth waters whenever I see the gazebo in the town square. Some Sunday I might just chow down after everyone is in church.” – u/phobrain
“Watch out for those splinters.” – u/DuaneHicks
13. “Precipitation glasses.”
![A social media post. Text reads: "My son left his glasses at the park behind [blurred out] school. If anyone finds them please message me. They are precipitation glasses.](https://www.thescroller.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/dumbspellingmistakes18-1024x306.png)
“He’s going to need those glasses because the forecast is for rain.” – u/calnevari
“He wears them when it rains.” – u/happyofcourse
14. “I will type this with the upmost care.”
“Your telling me it’s not spelt like this.” – u/Mysterious-Badger287
“Each sentence is crafted with the upmost care.” – u/HyperionRain
15. “This evening.”
“We are even.” – u/onemaddemon
“Sometimes I have to say these out loud to get it.” – u/PrimeRiblet
16. “Croquette the spare tire.”
“That sounds yummy.” – u/deleted
We have so many questions regarding the inspiration behind this person’s tire situation. A modern mystery to be sure.
17. “Soak and wet.”
“I am soak dry.” – u/phobrain
Man, you’ve really got to wonder what this person’s everyday existence is like if they’re out getting soak and wet all the time. Must be difficult to say the very least.
18. “Cooperate.”
“Cooperation by cooroboration.” – u/vilelabyrinth
“It kind of works actually.” – u/Iamkatenow
19. “Aloe trope.”
“That’s when aloe is an overused literary device.” – u/voldie127
Oh boy. Some people just can’t take the wins that they so sorely need. Hopefully this person made a comeback after this tough spelling flop.
20. “Definitely need to check this spot out.”
“It’s the best restaurant. Better give it a negative review.” – u/GarrettBarrett
“I got three wishes. One was a clean water glass.” – u/SkepticalJohn
21. “Croisant with feelings.”
“I prefer to eat only sentient croisants.” – u/pryoticus
“Was it in pain au chocolat?” – u/castlineinthesky86
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