What are the common errors in spelling?

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What are the common errors in spelling?

Common errors in spelling include:

1. Misspelling words with double letters, such as "accommodate" or "misspell."
2. Confusing similar-sounding words, such as "their" and "there," or "affect" and "effect."
3. Mixing up vowels, such as "seperate" instead of "separate."
4. Forgetting to add or remove silent letters, such as "receipt" or "knee."
5. Incorrectly using apostrophes, such as "it's" instead of "its" or "your" instead of "you're."
6. Using incorrect homophones, such as "to," "too," and "two."
7. Misspelling common prefixes and suffixes, such as "unecessary" instead of "unnecessary" or "happyness" instead of "happiness."
8. Confusing the order of letters, such as "definately" instead of "definitely."
9. Misspelling irregular words, such as "weird" or "receive."
10. Failing to capitalize proper nouns or the first letter of a sentence.