Misspelt Words for SSC, RRB and Bank Clerical Exams - Set 2

1)   In each of the following questions, there is only one word which is correctly spelt or misspelt. Identify that word from the given options.

1. Comitee
2. Comittee
3. Committee
4. Commitee


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Committee

Breakdown: Com-mit-tee

Meaning: Committee is a self-constituted organization for the promotion of a common object.


2)   1. Omenous
2. Ominous
3. Ominuous
4. Ommineous


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Ominous

Breakdown: Om-i-nous

Meaning: Ominous is being or exhibiting an omen.


3)   1. Recommand
2. Reccomend
3. Recommend
4. Recomend


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Recommend

Breakdown: Rec-om-mend

Meaning: To recommend is to endorse as fit, worthy or competent.


4)   1. Alitration
2. Alliteration
3. Allitration
4. Aliteration


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Alliteration

Breakdown: Al-lit-er-a-tion

Meaning: Alliteration is the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.


5)   1. Tranquility
2. Tranquellity
3. Trenquility
4. Traquility


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Tranquility

Breakdown: Tran-quil-i-ty

Meaning: Tranquility is the state of being tranquil.


6)   1. Veteninary
2. Vetarinary
3. Veterinary
4. Vetniary


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Veterinary

Breakdown: Vet-er-i-nary

Meaning: Veterinary is relating to, practicing, or being the science and art of prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease and injury in animals and especially domestic animals.


7)   1. Pitiable
2. Pitiaable
3. Pitieable
4. Pitiabale


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Pitiable

Breakdown: Piti-able

Meaning: Pitiable is someone or something deserving or exciting pity.


8)   1. Septaganarian
2. Septagenarian
3. Septuagenarian
4. Septuaganarian


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Septuagenarian

Breakdown: Sep-tu-a-ge-nar-i-an

Meaning: A person whose age is in the seventies is septuagenraian.


9)   1. Illustrous
2. Illustrious
3. Illistrious
4. Illustreous


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Illustrious

Breakdown: i-lus-tri-ous

Meaning: Illustrious is notable or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements.


10)   1. Soverreignty
2. Sovereignty
3. Soveriegnty
4. Soveriegnity


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: sovereignty

Breakdown: Sov-er-eign-ty

Meaning: Sovereignty is a country’s independent authority and right to govern itself.


11)   1. Perseverance
2. Perseverence
3. Perservarance
4. Perserverence


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Perseverance

Breakdown: Per-se-ver-ance

Meaning: Perseverance is continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition.


12)   1. Commission
2. Commision
3. Comission
4. Commisson


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Commission

Breakdown: Com-mis-sion

Meaning: Commission is a formal written warrant granting the power to perform various acts or duties.


13)   1. Entreprenuer
2. Entrapreneur
3. Entrepraneur
4. Entrepreneur


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 4

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Entrepreneur

Breakdown: En-tre-pre-neur

Meaning: One who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise.


14)   1. Puerille
2. puerrile
3. Puerile
4. purrile


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Puerile

Breakdown: Pu-er-ile

Meaning: Puerile is someone who is childish, silly or juvenile.


15)   1. Interegnum
2. Intregnum
3. Interregnum
4. Interregnim


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Interregnum

Breakdown: In-ter-erg-num

Meaning: It is the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regime


16)   1. Callibration
2. Calliberation
3. Caliberation
4. Calibration


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 4

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Calibration

Breakdown: Cal-i-bra-tion

Meaning: The process of calibrating i.e. standardize (measuring instruments )by determining deviation from standard


17)   1. Rapprochment
2. Raproachment
3. Rapprochement
4. Rapporchement


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Rapprochement

Breakdown: Rap-proche-ment

Meaning: Rapprochement is the establishment of or state of having cordial relations/


18)   1. Exagertae
2. Exaggerate
3. Exadgerate
4. Exeggerate


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Exaggerate

Breakdown: Ex-ag-ger-ate

Meaning: To exaggerate is to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.


19)   1. Inundate
2. Inandute
3. Innundate
4. Inandate


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Inundate

Breakdown: In-un-date

Meaning: Inundate is to cover with a flood or overflow.


20)   1. Saboatage
2. Sabotage
3. Sabotaze
4. Sabbotage


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Sabotage

Breakdown: Sab-o-tage


21)   1. Psychoanalyst
2. Psychaitry
3. Physiology
4. Psychologist


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Psychiatrist

Breakdown: Psy-chi-a-tr-ist

Meaning: A branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.


22)   1. Admirror
2. Jailor
3. Inspector
4. Proprietor


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Admirer

Breakdown: Ad-mirer

Meaning: To admire means to feel respect and approval for someone or something.


23)   1. Allocation
2. Almighty
3. Allotment
4. Elocution


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Almighty

Breakdown: Al-mighty

Meaning: Almighty is someone having absolute power over all.


24)   1. Profligacy
2. Hypocricy
3. Bureaucracy
4. Prophecy


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Hypocrisy

Breakdown: Hy-poc-ri-sy

Meaning: Hypocrisy is behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel.


25)   1. Absess
2. Accessary
3. Abstinence
4. Abrasive


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Abscess

Breakdown: Ab-scess

Meaning: Abscess is localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue.


26)   1. Frostbite
2. Fretricide
3. Frenzy
4. Franchise


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Fratricide

Breakdown: Frat-ri-cide

Meaning: One that murders or kills his or her own brother or sister.


27)   1. Gynecology
2. Aparthied
3. Bonafide
4. Aspersion


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Apartheid

Breakdown: Apart-heid

Meaning: Apartheid is racial segregation of people.


28)   1. Repeatition
2. Recitation
3. Renunciation
4. Recapitulation


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Repetition

Breakdown: Rep-e-ti-tion

Meaning: The act of repeating something or being repeated.


29)   1. Numismatics
2. Nuisence
3. nucleus
4. Numerous


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Nuisance

Breakdown: Nui-sance

Meaning: Nuisance is something that is annoying, unpleasant, or obnoxious.


30)   1. Mischievious
2. Misdemeanor
3. Miscreant
4. Miserable


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Mischievous

Breakdown: Mis-vhie-vous

Meaning: Mischievous is someone who tends to cause annoyance, trouble or minor injury.


31)   1. Inflammable
2. Incandescent
3. Inaugrate
4. Illustrate


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Inaugurate

Breakdown: In-au-gu-rate

Meaning: To inaugurate is to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies.


32)   1. Heroin
2. Herbaceous
3. Harmoniam
4. Headquarters


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Harmonium

Breakdown: Har-mo-ni-um

Meaning: It is a musical instrument.


33)   1. Tangible
2. Tantrum
3. Tantalize
4. Trachaea


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 4

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Trachea

Breakdown: Tra-chea

Meaning: It is the main trunk of the system of tubes by which air passes to and from the lungs in vertebrates.


34)   1. Exuberant
2. Eronous
3. Extraneous
4. Exemplify


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Erroneous

Breakdown: Er-ro-ne-ous

Meaning: Erroneous is something that is containing or characterized by error.


35)   1. Coupious
2. Captious
3. Cautious
4. Capricious


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Copious

Breakdown: Co-pi-ous

Meaning: Copious is someone or something full of thought, information or matter.

It also means profuse or exuberant in words, expression or style.


36)   1. Alottee
2. Maestro
3. Almighty
4. Privilege


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
Correct Spelling: Allottee

Breakdown: Al-lot-tee

Meaning: Allottee is one to whom any allotment is made.