Frequently Misspelled Words 11

Ten frequently misspelled words show up here, each one pointed to by a simple clue.

A hint like famous, free time, or family member asks you to write out the trickier word it stands for.

One that fools people is aficionado. It looks like it should have a double f, but it keeps just one, a leftover from its Spanish roots. The same single f is what makes it so easy to get wrong. Once you accept the single f, the rest of the word follows its sounds fairly closely.

Recommended level: intermediate.