syllables such as the [ob] and [ab] in this word, usually the result of fast speech. Slow down and pronounce the whole word for maximum clarity and to reduce your chances of misspelling the word.
pronounciation
pronunciation
Just as \misspelled words, \commonly mispronounced words. Fitting, no?
prostrate
prostate
Though a pain in the prostate may leave a man prostrate, the gland contains no [r].
R
realator
realtor
As you avoid the extra vowel in \do the same for \mason creates.
revelant reoccur
relevant recur
Here is another word that seems to invite metathesis. You don't have to invent a new word from \already have a verb \
respite
respite
Despite the spelling similarity, this word does not rhyme with despite; it is pronounced ['re-spit]. Give yourself a permanent respite from mispronouncing it.
S
sherbert
sherbet
Some of the same people who do not like two [r]s in their words can't help repeating the one in this word.
silicone
silicon
Silicon is the material they make computer chips from but implants are made of silicone.
snuck sneaked I doubt we will get \snuck\soon but here is a reminder that it really isn't a word.
sose so The phrase \\sose\Sose I can go\should be simply \applies to alls, as in \Alls I want is to never hear 'alls' again.\
spade spay You can have your dog spayed but so long as she is a good dog, please don't spade her.
spitting image spit and image The very spit of someone is an exact likeness. \and image\
stob stub In some areas the vowel in this word has slid a bit too far back in the mouth. Don't choke on it.
stomp stamp Stamps are so called because they were originally stamped (not stomped) on a letter. You stamp your feet, too.
suit suite If you don't wear it (a suit [sut]), then it is a suite [sweet], as in a living room suite or a suite of rooms.
supposably supposedly Adding 杔y to participles is rarely possible, so some people try to avoid it altogether. You can't avoid it here.
supremist supremacist This word is derived from \supremist would be someone who considers himself supreme. You know there is no one like that.
T
tact
tack
If things are not going your way, do not lose your tact hat would be tactless ut take a different tack.
take for granite take for granted We do tend to take granite for granted, it is so ubiquitous. But that, of course, is not the point.
tenant tenet A tenant is a renter who may not hold a tenet (a doctrine or dogma).
tenderhooks tenterhooks Tenters are frames for stretching cloth while it dries. Hanging on tenterhooks might leave you tender but that doesn't change the pronunciation of the word.
Tiajuana Tijuana Why make Spanish words more difficult than they already are? Just three syllables here, thank you.
triathalon triathlon We don't like [th] and [l] together, so some of us insert a spare vowel. Pronounce it right, spell it right.
U
upmost
utmost
While this word does indicate that efforts are up, the word is \
V
verbage
verbiage
Here is another word that loses its [i] in speech. Pronouncing it correctly will help you spell it correctly.
volumptuous
voluptuous
Some voluptuous women may be lumpy, but please avoid this Freudian slip that apprises them of it.
W
wadn't
wasn't
That pesky [s] before [n] again. See \\
ways
way
\
The article \
wet
whet
In the Northeastern US the sound [hw], spelled \vanishing and these two words are pronounced the same. Elsewhere they should be distinguished.
Y
yoke
yolk
Another dialectal change we probably should not call an error: [l] becomes [w] or [u] when not followed by a vowel. Some people just confuse these two words, though. That should be avoided.
Z
zuology
zoology
Actually, we should say [zo], not [zu], when we go to the zoo but we'll let that pass. The discipline, however, must be pronounced [zo-'ah-luh-gee].