Map shows America's 'top spelling mistakes'

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.

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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 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:

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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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