California really struggles with how to spell "desert."
According to Google's News Lab, the 50 states each have a word they have difficulty spelling.
The data comes from the top "how to spell" Google searches in each state.
For Washington, it's "pneumonia." The same goes for North Carolina and Missouri.
For Texas, it's "niece." In Florida, it's "tomorrow."
In Georgia, it's "appreciate," and New York struggles to spell "beautiful."
The word most states ask Google to spell is "cancelled," which can actually be spelled with either one or two letter L's.
Funnily enough, Alaska struggles the most to spell "Hawaii."
Massachusetts may top the list with its top word: "Massachusetts."
The News Lab put together a map visualizing the words each state asks Google to spell:
The map can be viewed in list form below:
Alabama: Tongue
Alaska: Hawaii
Arizona: Diarrhea
Arkansas: Leprechaun
California: Desert
Colorado: Beautiful
Connecticut: Desert
Delaware: Neighbor
Florida: Tomorrow
Georgia: Appreciate
Hawaii: Boutineer
Idaho: Desert
Illinois: Appreciate
Indiana: Desert
Iowa: Maintenance
Kansas: Schedule
Kentucky: Maintenance
Louisiana: Definitely
Maine: Vacuum
Maryland: Cancelled
Massachusetts: Massachusetts
Michigan: Gray
Minnesota: Broccoli
Mississippi: Sergeant
Missouri: Pneumonia
Montana: Vacuum
Nebraska: Guarantee
Nevada: Cousin
New Hampshire: Diarrhea
New Jersey: February
New Mexico: Neighbor
New York: Beautiful
North Carolina: Pneumonia
North Dakota: Attitude
Ohio: Banana
Oklahoma: Gray
Oregon: Definitely
Pennsylvania: Cancelled
Rhode Island: Cancelled
South Carolina: Convenience
South Dakota: Gray
Tennessee: Courtesy
Texas: Niece
Utah: Leprechaun
Vermont: Possible
Virginia: Cancelled
Washington: Pneumonia
West Virginia: Giraffe
Wisconsin: Vacuum
Wyoming: Ornery
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