# Words you inadvertantly add letters to when typing **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 5, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671 "2009-10-05T15:06:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/1 "2009-10-05T15:06:08Z")
I just emailed someone saying I have to go to my grandmother’s funderal. I know how to spell the damn word, but every single time I type it, it comes out as “funderal” and I have to go back and correct it. Same with “actual”. I always type “actualy”. I am not thinking “actually” in my head, I’m thinking “actual”. My fingers just add the extra Y without any conscious thought. When I mean to type “actually”, I spell it correctly. I guess this is some motor memory based on similar words commonly typed. I used to work for a company called Womex, and for years after I left I couldn’t type the word “women” without substituting the N with an X. But funderal and atualy? No idea. (I know there are other words that I do this with too, but can’t remember what they are at the moment.) Anyone else have this problem? Any theories as to why? Any idea what my hands think they might be typing in the above examples? ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/2 "2009-10-05T15:38:12Z")
I type enought and I have no idea why ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/3 "2009-10-05T15:44:18Z")
Enchancement ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/4 "2009-10-05T15:46:29Z")
Enumberation. Annoying as hell back when I was editing logic problems and using the word “enumeration” a couple of dozen times a day. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/5 "2009-10-05T15:51:19Z")
How about words one inadvert **e** ntly misspells? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/6 "2009-10-05T16:02:15Z")
I always misspell separation. Shit, I just did it again. Thanks, little squiggly red line. I have a tendency to add es to the ende ofe wordes. I think my brain thinks it lookes quainte. ---
**Author:** ![Martiju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Martiju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martiju)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/7 "2009-10-05T16:13:06Z")
Attachement. Bit of a pain when you spend all day sending attachments to people. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/8 "2009-10-05T16:27:06Z")
cornfused. But oftentimes that spelling works, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/9 "2009-10-05T16:33:58Z")
I don’t _add_ letters. But for some bizarre reason when I intend to type ‘Strong’ my fingers type ‘String’. They even did it just then, for ‘strong’. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/10 "2009-10-05T17:25:44Z")
My last name is a very common word + one letter. The word is very often used as a variable name in the Web sites I program, because it’s sort of business related. So I am often typing out my last name instead of the correct variable name when I’m working. Thank Og for Intellisense (lets you choose variables from a list)! ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/11 "2009-10-05T18:06:53Z")
I’m sure it’s pretty much just fat-fingering, but words ending in -ion often end up ending in -ioin. Makes me wonder if my Irish ancestry is trying to break out somehow. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/12 "2009-10-05T18:09:02Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > My last name is a very common word + one letter. The word is very often used as a variable name in the Web sites I program, because it’s sort of business related. > > So I am often typing out my last name instead of the correct variable name when I’m working. Thank Og for Intellisense (lets you choose variables from a list)! I struggled to work out what you meant until I remembered what your last name is 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/13 "2009-10-05T18:12:14Z")
Standard. I invariably type stanbdard, stansdard, or something totally off the wall. And my fat fingers usually add an m with my commas. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/14 "2009-10-05T18:28:34Z")
If I can ever learn to spell the word ‘definitelly’, it will be one of my major life’s accomplishments listed at the top of my eulogy. I have learned how to spell it over and over again but there is something about that word that is just screwed up. I have to try every single variation I can think of until the spell checker finally accepts it. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/15 "2009-10-05T18:30:35Z")
definitely WHOA! 😃 I can spell definitely (according to Firefox’s spell checker at least) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/16 "2009-10-05T18:41:39Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > I struggled to work out what you meant until I remembered what your last name is 🙂 Spreadsheete? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/17 "2009-10-06T06:16:28Z")
I can’t think of any. My struggles with spelling over my life have almost always involved the wrong vowels or leaving **out** letters rather than putting extra in. I still don’t understand why we have so many double consonants that don’t seem to sound any different than a single would. Okay, little and struggle might sound different, but would different or still? ---
**Author:** ![CAT\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@CAT\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAT_1)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2009, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/18 "2009-10-06T10:11:12Z")
I am always typing enought and thought, when I want to type enough and though. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/19 "2009-10-06T13:01:19Z")
I always stick a ‘g’ on words that end with ‘in’ (i.e., again). ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671/20 "2009-10-06T13:29:16Z")
I type “developer” ten thousand times a day. As a result of this, I find myself frequently typing “developement.” (I think that’s what you call it when deviants elope.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-inadvertantly-add-letters-to-when-typing/512671.md?page=2)