Learn to master commonly misspelled words

Personal coach for hard to spell words

Do you know the 1,500 most commonly misspelled words in the English language? We do!
eSpindle's customized spelling tutor will make sure you'll get them right every time.

If your spelling skills are pretty good, but your goal is perfection, sign up for the learning module focusing on these "tricky" spelling words.
The English language - having absorbed words from a wide range of cultures and languages - has lots of confusing spelling and pronunciation conventions.

Research has confirmed that over 13% of all English words must be considered "exceptions to the rule." These words are learned through memorization and the formation of Mental Orthographic Images (MOIs) through repetition.
If you choose "bullet-proof my spelling skills" at sign-up, eSpindle will focus on practicing words with you that are known to be most commonly misspelled.
 

Please note:
This tutoring module is designed for members that have a solid foundation in English Spelling.
It focuses on the words that are most likely to be misspelled, tutoring them in ascending difficulty.

Please choose this module if you consider yourself a good speller, and want to polish up your spelling skills in regards to "word traps."

If you noticed that spelling is a problem area for you and would like broader tutoring focus, consider signing up for "I want to improve my grades" in the preference area of the subscription.
You can then specify the grade level at which tutoring will start.
At any time you can add your own priority words for customized tutoring, and switch your preference settings.
 

Spelling skills are important

A powerful vocabulary is the single most important factor for academic achievement and success in life.
According to a survey of CEO’s, the most important skill a job applicant can possess, and the skill most often found lacking, is the ability to communicate effectively and write correctly.
Another survey, focusing on the Human Resources (HR) Departments of major Fortune 500 companies (see our White Paper) found that over the last few years a distinct shift has taken place:
Spelling skills and proper use of grammar are receiving more and more attention in the job interview process.

In contrast to prior decades, many HR professionals now rate spelling skills higher than grade average or prior work experience in their decision making process!
Knowing how discrediting spelling errors can be to their corporate identity, many interviewers will even invite candidates to show off their language skills in a hand-written challenge.
 

A large vocabulary helps to organize your thoughts with clarity and distinction.
In the professional and private life success is often determined by one’s ability to present ideas, both orally and in written form.

Lack of confidence regarding the most commonly misspelled words - often those that look or sound like other, similar words - will in effect cause you to eliminate these words from your word base.

eSpindle increases your familiarity with words you didn't know or weren't sure about. It helps you learn to use them with ease and confidence.
This makes it more fun to read, write and speak!
Don't let a word gap stop the stream of thoughts or feelings of insecurity stop your flow of words.

Get a million dollar power vocabulary

People with better vocabularies perform better in college and later in life.
If your vocabulary is weak, you understand less and people will be unimpressed by the way you express your ideas.

"Why do large vocabularies characterize executives and possibly outstanding men and women in their fields?” asked Johnson O’Connor, who researched how talent and learning affect performance.
”The final answer seems to be that words are the instruments by means of which men and women grasp the thoughts of others and with which they do much of their own thinking. They are the tools of thought.”
O’Connor was one of the first to discover that a person’s vocabulary level was the best single predictor of occupational success in every area. Research shows that the ability to acquire vocabulary is available to everyone, regardless of their current vocabulary level or age.
We now know that intelligence can improve drastically through ongoing tutoring. This becomes obvious when one considers that intelligence expresses a variety of innate aptitudes and learned information.
The performance on intelligence tests can be improved considerably through systematic study.
 

Spelling resource helps you build your vocabulary

Learning to spell is an important component of learning to write and learning to read. Key to building a winner's vocabulary is to pay attention to detail. Good spelling skills help the brain to distinguish between words and to relate to them in a broader context.

A powerful vocabulary is the single most important determinant for academic achievement and success in life. And eSpindle is the most efficient learning tool on the market to help you build your word skills.

Words are symbols for ideas.
It takes confident command of the English language to communicate effectively.

Wrong word usage or spelling mistakes will discredit your ideas.
It will also limit the respect you will earn for your knowledge.

If your vocabulary is weak, you will understand less of the world around you and people will understand you less. Even if you are a genius, other geniuses with better verbal skills will be hired and promoted ahead of you. With the number of favorable jobs declining every year, this something you don't want to take lightly.
 

Spell checkers are part of the problem, not the solution

Mental exercise builds memory and brain resources

It is as easy to increase memory and intelligence as it is to increase and build physical strength and flexibility, and it is at least as important – all it needs is regular exercise and practice, and the commitment to make memorizing part of the learning process.

Scientists now know that the ability of the brain to store and retrieve information increases if your memory is challenged on a regular basis. To stay mentally sharp, you need to work your mental "muscles" each and every day.  
On the other hand, building your brain’s memory capabilities will automatically lead to a flexible and broad memory bank that allows ideas, words and concepts to rise, stimulate your brain and fuel creativity - and this regardless of age!

"Our brains have an innate capacity for change no matter how old we are," says neurophysiologist Marilyn Albert, Ph.D., of the Harvard Medical School.

All great leaders and inventors have trained their brains so that they can rely on their ability to store and retrieve information for the sake of genuine, often novel solutions.
A powerful, strong brain is needed to mentally organize and make sense of information.
This way, any new information received can be integrated into the existing memory structure and may spark new ideas, knowledge and solutions.

For all these basic creativity processes to take place, the memory capability of the brain has to be developed and exercised on a regular basis.