COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS
The following words are frequently misspelled in police reports. The words are listed alphabetically across the
page.
A
abandon
absolutely
accommodate
acquit
affidavit
Alzheimer's
amphetamine
apparatus
arraignment
assailant
attest
abdomen
accelerate
accomplice
acquittal
aggravate
amalgamation
analyse
apparent
arrangement
assassin
attorney
abductor
acceptance
accosted
adjourn
aisle
ambulance
annual
appearance
arrears
assessment
audible
abet
access
accused
admissible
alcohol
amended
anonymous
appellant
arson
assistant
autopsy
abortion
accessory
acetylene
adolescent
alias
ammunition
antiseptic
apprehended
artefact
asthma
auxiliary
absence
accidental
acknowledge
adversary
alibi
among
aorta
appropriate
asphyxiate
attachment
B
bail
barricade
belligerent
brilliant
bailiff
barrister
beneficiary
bruise
balaclava
battalion
bias
bulletin
ballistics
bayonet
bludgeon
burglarise
barbiturate
bazaar
bona fide
business
barrel
beginning
boulevard
bystander
C
cadaver
canine
casualties
circumstantial
coincidence
commitment
conceive
consciousness
contempt
coroner
credibility
caffeine
cannabis sativa
category
citation
collateral
committee
concurrent
consensus
contraband
corpse
cremate
calendar
capable
Caucasian
civilian
colleague
compel
condemn
conspicuous
contraceptive
correspondence
culprit
calibre
cardiac
censor
cocaine
collusion
competent
confidential
conspirator
controversy
corroborate
custody
campaign
cartridge
changeable
coerce
comatose
complainant
confiscate
constitutional
conviction
counterfeit
cylinder
cancel
cassette
chattel
cognisance
commission
complicity
conjugal
contagious
convulsion
courteous
D
data base
delegate
description
deviant
disagreeable
domicile
decapitated
deliberate
detain
deviation
discrepancy
dominant
deceased
delinquent
detention
diabetes
discriminate
drunkenness
decision
dependant
deterrent
diagonal
dispatcher
duress
defendant
dependent
detonator
diarrhoea
disposition
dynamite
deferred
descend
development
dilemma
divulge
dysfunction
E
earnest
embezzle
equestrian
evangelist
exhausted
efficient
eminent
equivalent
evidence
exhibit
electrocution
enforceable
erratic
exaggerate
extenuating
elicit
entirely
escalator
excessive
external
eligible
environment
espionage
excite
extradited
eliminate
epileptic
ethical
execution
extremely
F
facility
flexible
formula
fallacy
forceps
fraudulent
falsify
forcible
fugitive
fatality
forehead
felon
foreign
fictitious
forensic
G
gambling
government
guerilla
gauge
graffiti
gymnasium
genuine
grievance
geriatric
grievous
gonorrhoea
grudge
gouge
guarantee
H
habitual
hazardous
hygiene
hallucinate
heroin
hypodermic
handcuff
homicidal
hysteria
harass
homicide
hysterical
harbour
horizontal
hallucinogen
hazard
hostile
I
identical
immigrant
incapacitate
inconspicuous
inevitable
injunction
interrogate
ideology
imminent
incarcerate
incorrigible
infanticide
inoculate
intoxicate
illegitimate
impediment
incendiary
incriminate
informant
insolent
investigator
illicit
impostor
incessant
indecent
infringement
institute
irrelevant
illustrate
inadmissible
incite
indictment
ingenious
insufficient
irresistible
immediate
incapable
incoherent
indispensable
initiate
interpreter
itinerary
J
jamb
jealous jeopardy
jewellery
judicial jurisdiction
K
khaki
kidnap kidnapper
kleptomania
knife
laceration
liability
litigant
language
liaison
lucid
larceny
libellous
legislate
librarian
legitimate
licentious
M
magazine
mandatory
measurements
mileage
misspelled
mortal
muzzle
magistrate
manila
median
militia
mitigating
mortgage
maintain
manipulate
mediation
minor
moccasin
mortuary
malice
manoeuvre
memorandum
miscarriage
monotonous
mucous
malign
marijuana
menace
miscellaneous
moratorium
municipal
management
massacre
methadone
misdemeanour
morgue
mutilate
N
narcotics
neutral
nullify
necessary
nominal
negative
notary
negligence
notorious
negotiate
nuclear
neighbour
nuisance
L
laboratory
lenient
lien
knowledge
O
obedient
occurrence
orthodox
obligation
official
obscenity
omission
occasion
opponent
occult
ordinance
occupant
orient
P
parachute
pedestrian
pertinent
positive
prescription
projectile
prostitute
punitive
paraffin
penitentiary
phallic
possession
priority
prominent
prostitution
pursue
parallel
permissible
physician
potential
probable
propeller
protester
pyromaniac
paramedic
persistent
plaintiff
precede
procedure
prophylactic
psilocybin
paraphernalia
personal
playwright
preliminary
proceed
prosecute
psychiatrist
pavilion
personnel
polygraph
premises
prohibition
prosecutor
psychopathic
Q
quadrant
quinine
quadriplegic
quotation
quarantine
quarrel
query
questionnaire
R
rabies
recognisance
reinforcement
repeal
respiration
racketeer
recommend
relevant
representative
restaurant
reasonable
reconcile
religious
reprieve
resuscitate
receipt
reconnaissance
relinquish
rescue
ricochet
receding
reformatory
remission
resident
ritual
recidivist
refute
rendezvous
residue
routine
S
sabotage
schizophrenic
sequester
siege
solicitor
subpoena
susceptible
synagogue
sacrifice
seize
sergeant
silhouette
soluble
suffocate
suspect
syphilis
salvage
seniority
serial
simultaneous
specimen
suicide
suspension
syringe
scenario
sentence
severance
skeleton
spectator
suppress
suspicious
schedule
separation
sexual
sociopath
spontaneous
surrogate
symmetrical
scheme
sequence
sheriff
solicit
strenuous
surveillance
symptom
T
tactical
tendency
torture
truancy
tariff
terrorism
tournament
truly
tattoo
testify
trajectory
taut
testimony
tranquillizer
technique
thief
trauma
temperament
toboggan
trespass
U
ultimatum
urinate
umbrella
useful
unanimous
utility
uncooperative
utilize
unlawful
unmistakable
V
vacuum
vein
version
vicinity
vagrancy
velocity
veterinarian
viscous
validate
venereal
vicious
visible
vandal
vengeance
vigilante
volatile
variance
verdict
violation
voluntary
vehicle
verify
violence
voucher
W
waiver
withdrawal
warrant
witness
X
X-ray
Xerox
Y
yacht
yield
youth
Z
zealot
zinc
zircon
weapon
worship
wedge
wound
Source: Jakob, K. (1991). A guide to police writing. Ontario: Carswell.
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