COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS - Pawnee Schools

COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS The following words are misspelled frequently on police reports Note: The words are listed alphabetically across the page. A abandon abet absolutely access accommodate accused acquit admissible affidavit alcohol Alzheimer's amended amphetamine anonymous apparatus appellant arraignment arson assailant assistant attest autopsy B bail ballistics barricade bayonet belligerent bludgeon brilliant burglarize (s or z) C cadaver calibre canine cardiac casualties censor circumstantial cocaine coincidence collusion commitment competent conceive confidential consciousness conspirator contempt controversy coroner corroborate credibility custody D data base decision delegate dependant

abdomen abortion accelerate accessory accomplice acetylene acquittal adolescent aggravate alias amalgamation ammunition analyse antiseptic apparent apprehended arrangement artifact assassin asthma attorney auxiliary

abductor absence acceptance accidental accosted acknowledge adjourn adversary aisle alibi ambulance among annual aorta appearance appropriate arrears asphyxiate assessment attachment audible

bailiff barbiturate barrister bazaar beneficiary bona fida bruise business

balaclava barrel battalion beginning bias boulevard bulletin bystander

caffeine campaign cannabis saliva cartridge category changeable citation coerce collateral comatose committee complainant concurrent confiscate consensus constitutional contraband conviction corpse counterfeit cremate cylinder

calendar cancel capable cassette Caucasian chattel civilian cognisance (s or z) colleague commission compel complicity condemn conjugal conspicuous contagious contraceptive convulsion correspondence courteous culprit

decapitated defendant deliberate dependent

deceased deferred delinquent descend

description deterrent deviant diagonal disagreeable dispatcher domicile duress E earnest elicit embezzle entirely equestrian escalator evangelist excessive exhausted external F facility fatality flexible forehead formula G gambling geriatric government grievous guerilla H habitual harass hazardous homicide hygiene hysterical I identical illicit immigrant impostor incapacitate incessant inconspicuous indecent inevitable infringement injunction institute interrogate irrelevant J jamb jewellery K khaki kleptomania

detain detonator deviation diarrhoea discrepancy disposition dominant dynamite

detention development diabetes dilemma discriminate divulge drunkenness dysfunction

efficient eligible eminent environment equivalent espoinage evidence excite exhibit extradited

electrocution eliminate enforceable epileptic erractic ethical exaggerate execution extenuating extremely

fallacy felon forceps foreign fraudelent

falsify fictitious forcible forensic fugitive

gauge gonorrhoea graffitti grudge gymnasium

genuine gouge grievance guarantee

hallucinate harbour heroin horizontal hypodermic hallucinogen

handcuff hazard homicidal hostile hysteria

ideology illustrate imminent inadmissible incarcerate incite incorrigible indictment infanticide ingenious inoculate insufficient intoxicate irresistible

illegitimate immediate impediment incapable incendiary incoherent incriminate indispensable informant initiate insolent interpreter investigator itinerary

jealous judicial

jeopardy jurisdiction

kidnap knife

kidnapper knowledge

L laboratory larceny lenient libellous lien M magazine malice mandatory manoeuvre measurements memorandum mileage miscarriage misspelled monotonous mortal mucous muzzle N narcotics negligence neutral notorious nullify O obedient occasion occurrence opponent orthodox P parachute paramedic pedestrian persistent pertinent plaintiff positive precede prescription procedure projectile prophylactic prostitute psilocybin punitive Q quadrant quarrel quinine R rabies receipt recognizance (s or z) reconnaissance reinforcement relinquish repeal rescue respiration ricochet

laceration legislate liability librarian litigant

language legitimate liaison licentious lucid

magistrate malign manila marijuana median menace militia miscellaneous mitigating moratorium mortgage municipal

maintain management manipulate massacre mediation methadone minor misdemeanour moccasin morgue mortuary mutilate

necessary negotiate nominal nuclear

negative neighbour notary nuisance

obligation occult official ordinance

obscenity occupant omission orient

paraffin paraphernalia penitentiary personal phallic playwright possession preliminary priority proceed prominent prosecute prostitution psychiatrist pursue

parallel pavilion permissible personnel physician polygraph potential premises probable prohibition propeller prosecutor protester psychopathic pyromaniac

quadriplegic query quotation

quarantine questionnaire

racketeer receding recommend reformatory relevant remission representative resident restaurant ritual

reasonable recidivist reconcile refute religious rendezvous reprieve residue resuscitate routine

S sabotage scenario schizophrenic sentence sequester severance siege skeleton solicitor spectator subpoena suppress susceptible suspicious synagogue T tactical taut tendency testimony torture tranquillizer truancy U ultimatum uncooperative urinate utilize V vacuum vandal vein vengeance version vigilante vicinity volatile W waiver wedge withdrawal wound X X-ray Y yacht Z zealot

sacrifice schedule seize separation sergeant sexual silhouette sociopath soluble spontaneous suffocate surrogate suspect symmetrical syphilis

salvage scheme seniority sequence serial sheriff simultaneous solicit specimen strenuous suicide surveillance suspension symptom syringe

tariff technique terrorism thief tournament trauma truly

tattoo temperament testify toboggan trajectory trespass

umbrella unlawful useful

unanimous unmistakable utility

vagrancy variance velocity verdict veterinarian violation viscous voluntary

validate vehicle venereal verify vicious violence visible voucher

warrant wholesale witness

weapon wiretap worship

Xerox yield

youth

zinc

zircon

Source: Jacob, K. 1991, A Guide To Police Writing, Carsell, Canada.