Spelling Much America?

Spellings of 2 Words Seem to Vex Americans the Most

'Pneumonia' then 'beautiful' are tops in a total of 9 states

By Newser Editors,  Newser Staff

A screen shot of the map.   (Twitter)

(NEWSER) – Google is out with some strange findings about spelling as a tribute to the Scripps National Spelling Bee that runs this week. It tweeted a map with a state-by-state breakdown on which words residents looked up the most in a "how to spell" search. One of the oddest results is in Wisconsin, where people looked up, yes, "Wisconsin" the most. Some other nuggets:

• Beautiful: This was the most vexing word in five states—California, Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, and Ohio.
• Pneumonia: This tripped up people in four states—Alabama, Maine, Michigan, and Washington.

• Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: West Virginia and Connecticut struggle with this fake Mary Poppins word.
• Banana: New Mexico
• Gray: Georgia
• Chihuahua: Arkansas and South Carolina
• College: South Dakota
• Hallelujah: Delaware and Indiana
• Liar: Rhode Island
• People: Hawaii

See all the states here. And, no, "covfefe" didn't turn up.