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After enjoying your appetizer and entree, you might enjoy this sweet treat at the end of your meal.

Desert

Deserte

Dessert

When it comes to the final portion of your meal, you're eating deSSert. Many often confuse it with the spelling of the dry area of land, desert.

Desserte

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In the middle of the summer, you might fire up the grill for this kind of meal.

Barbecue

Since barbecue is often shortened to BBQ, many believe the word has a 'q' in it. In fact, there is no 'q' in barbecue. It is simply the "cue" sound.

Barbeque

Barbacue

Barbaque

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You might enjoy spreading this Italian cream cheese on your bagels.

Marscapone

Mascarpone

With the sweet treat, mascarpone, many often spell it wrong because they're SAYING it wrong. People often pronounce is MARScapone, which is wrong.

Marsecepone

Marscarpone

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A healthy appetizer, you might enjoy this kind of salad that comes with romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese, and croutons.

Cesar

Ceasar

Ceesar

Caesar

Often served as an appetizer, you might find yourself enjoying a Caesar salad. The spelling of this word is often difficult because many don't realize that the A appears before the E.

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Many coffee lovers enjoy this strong, caffeinated beverage.

Expresso

Espresso

Many often misspell 'espresso' because they're pronouncing it wrong! Oftentimes, people want to say "express"o, but this Italian drink is definitely an ESpresso.

Exprecsso

Esspressso

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This Italian pasta comes shaped like a ribbon.

Fettuccini

Fettuccine

While many people try to add an "I" at the end of this pasta, they'd be wrong! There is ONE I in fettuccine, and it comes before the N.

Fetichccini

Fettecchine

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In this caffeinated coffee drink, you'll find a mix of espresso and milk.

Cappuchino

Capuchino

Cappachino

Cappuccino

People often spell cappuccino wrong for two reasons. One, they forget to add two P's. Two, rather than remembering the two CC's make a CH sound, they instead add an H to the word.

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These small Italian dumplings are made from potato and flour.

Noshe

Gnocchi

When dealing with this Italian dumpling, you'll often find the wrong spelling. People often forget the silent G and the double C.

Nocchi

Gnoshe

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Made from a combination of soy sauce and vinegar, this sauce originated in England.

Westchester

Worsteshire

Worcestershire

Many times people will misspell Worcestershire sauce because of the many syllables. This sauce is named after the town in England, Worcester.

Worstecer

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Also a cherry liqueur, this word is used to describe sweet cherries.

Maraschino

Maraschino is a popular liqueur made from sweet cherries, but it also describes the type of cherries used on a sundae. Many misspell this word because they forget the S.

Marachino

Marichino

Marrachino

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A popular French dish, this is the word for snail.

Eskargo

Escargot

Escargot is a popular French delicacy of snails. Many misspell this word because of the silent T at the end of the word.

Escargo

Escargoh

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This is a large Spanish dish that includes rice, seafood, and chicken.

Paieya

Payeya

Paella

Many misspell this popular Spanish dish because of the pronunciation. In order to spell it properly, one must remember that two L's in the Spanish language is pronounced like a Y!

Payella

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This grain-like seed is now a common, healthy alternative to rice.

Qinoia

Kinoa

Keenoia

Quinoa

Quinoa is a grain-like seed that has become super popular in the health department. Many people are swapping out rice in their diet for this seed.

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A common green herb, this is often referred to as the developed stage of cilantro.

Coryander

Coriander

Coriander might trip some people up because of the many vowels within the word. Just remember the use of the first four vowels!

Corriander

Corriandar

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This spicy red sauce is made from chili and garlic.

Siracha

Sriracha

Many misspell sriracha because they're pronouncing it wrong! Rather than it being SIRacha, they're forgetting an R comes after the S.

Ciracha

Criracha

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For this sandwich, you'd need rye bread, corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut.

Ruben

Rubeun

Reuben

When it comes to the Reuben sandwich, many spell it wrong because while Ruben is an actual name, the sandwich throws in an E.

Rueben

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Popularly served with strawberries, this cocktail is a mixture of rum and lime juice.

Daiquiri

A daiquiri is a popular cocktail of rum and lime juice that is often served with a fruit mix. This spelling of this word is often difficult because of the three "I"s placed throughout the word.

Dakeeri

Daquiri

Daequiri

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A popular French stew, this meal is made from a variety of fish.

Bouyabase

Bouillabaisse

Because of its pronunciation and double letters, Bouillabaisse is often difficult to spell. Throughout the word, there are six letters that appear twice!

Boullabasse

Bouyabasse

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Rather than plain mayonnaise, you might enjoy the added mixture of garlic and olive oil in this sauce.

Aoili

Ayoli

Aioli

Aioli is a revamped style of mayonnaise. With such a short word, its difficult to remember the spelling with the placement of the three vowels.

Ayoili

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In this kind of salad or pizza, you'd find mozzarella, tomato, and basil.

Kaprese

Caprese

Caprese is a popular Italian style where they add mozzarella, tomato, and basil. This spelling can be difficult with the hard C/K sound and the vowel usage.

Capressee

Cuprese

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This is a popular South American dish of marinated fish served with onions and peppers.

Ceviche

Ceviche is a popular South American dish. Its spelling can often be mistaken. The soft C/S sound can be interchanged.

Seviche

Ceveeche

Seveeche

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This is a process of sterilizing a food product, usually done to milk, yogurt, and cheese.

Pastorize

Pasteurize

Pasteurize is another difficult word because many forget that it is an 'eur' making the common 'er' sound.

Pascherize

Passcerize.

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A liqueur from France, this is a popular type of brand.

Koneyac

Conyac

Cognac

Many misspell this popular Brandy because of the silent G! Although it's pronounced (CONE-YAK), it definitely isn't spelled that way!

Conenac

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This is a white Italian cheese.

Mutzarella

Mozzarela

Mozarella

Mozzarella

While it might not seem too difficult, many misspell mozzarella because off the two double letters.

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This is a fluffy French pastry often served for breakfast.

Croissant

Another popular French pastry/term, croissant is often misspelled because of the difficulty matching up the pronunciation with the letters.

Crassant

Croixsant

Crosant

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A Japanese dish made from soybeans that have been boiled while still in their pods.

Etamomae

Edamomae

Edamame

Another international dish, edamame is often misspelled because it SOUNDS like there could be multiple spellings of the word, but there's only one!

Ettamame

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This glass or ceramic container is often used to serve drinks like water or wine.

Karafe

Carafe

Many misspell carafe because of the hard c sound at the beginning of the word. They also flub the spelling of the pronunciation "rafe."

Caraf

Karaf

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A French term, this is the name for a piece of steak cut from beef tenderloin.

Filette Minonne

Filey Minon

Filet Mignon

Filet Mignon is a popular steak dish. It is often misspelled because since it is a French term, many can't nail down the spelling from the pronunciation.

Fillette Mignone

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Served at the beginning of a meal, this is the French term for appetizers.

Hor D'eurve

Hors D'oeuvre

Hors D'oeuvre is just a word that you either know or don't know! This French word is hard for most to spell with the silent letters and the intricate spelling.

Hor Deurve

Hors Derve

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This sweet topping is made from egg whites and sugar before being baked.

Merengue

Mereng

Meringue

Many misspell the sweet treat, meringue. Some might get it confused with the Latin dance, but we're sure the 'ue' at the end trips many people up!

Mareng

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A German dish, this is the name for cabbage that has been soaked in brine, a salty mixture.

Sourcraut

Sourcrout

Sauerkraut

While you might want to use the English spelling of "sour," this word is a German dish with the spelling, 'sauer.'

Sowerkraute

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A type of summer squash, this long green vegetable is often mistaken for a cucumber.

Zucchini

Zucchini might be a difficult word for some because many are left to interpret the vowel sounds on their own. There is no O in this word and one might get tripped up on the double C!

Zoochini

Zookhini

Zoucchini

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A popular Polish dish, this dumpling comes stuffed with potatoes and cheese.

Perogie

Peroogi

Perogi

Pierogi

Pierogi is another word that is often misspelled because of the vowel sounds. While it is often pronounced like "peer," it is spelled "pier."

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This is a dry, Italian ham that comes in thin slices.

Prosjuto

Prosciutto

Prosciutto can be a very difficult Italian food to spell. The 'sci' make a soft 'g' sound and we can't forget about the double T at the end of the word.

Prosccuto

Procutto

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Not quite a vegan, this is a person who has removed meat from their diet.

Vegatarian

Vegeterian

Vegetarian

While it seems simple enough, people often misspell vegetarian. It seems that the vowels sounds trick people into replacing e's with a's and vice versa.

Vegettarian

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