Research Reveals Germans Misspell this Food More Than Anyone Else Online

The internet is the best place to go to for recipes and meal inspiration. Simply type in one ingredient and you’ll find endless possibilities for what you can make with it. However, users around the world are guilty of regularly misspelling common food and drinks that we can all find in our fridges and cupboards!

That’s why Top10 Meal DeliveriesExternal Link sought to discover the most commonly misspelled food and drinks - and learnt that internet users across the world have made over 4.5 Millin spelling mistakes when searching food names!

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Key Findings

  • Espresso is the most misspelled, with 490,000 searches per month on average made globally 
  • Germans misspell Zucchini more than anyone else
  • Americans are the guiltiest for misspelling 6 of the top 20 words analysed
  • Italian cuisine dominate the top 20 list of misspelled food and drinks
  • UK web users regularly misspell Gnocchi and Bruschetta

The Top 20

Food

Misspelled Searches

Misspellings

Guiltiest Country

Espresso

490,000

Expresso

Portugal

Avocado

371,600

Avacado, Avacodo

India

Omelette

339,000

Omelet, Omlete, Omlette

Brazil

Cappuccino

311,000

Capuchino, Cappucino, Capuccino

Brazil

Gnocchi

295,800

Gnochi, Gnocci Gnochhi

UK

Broccoli

291,100

Brocoli, Brocolli, Broccli

India

Bruschetta

230,000

Bruschette, Bruchetta, Bruscetta

UK

Caesar Salad

197,000

Cesar, Ceaser, Ceasar

Italy

Zucchini

197,000

Zuchini, Zuccini, 

Germany

Bologna

193,000

Balogne, Balogna, Baloney

USA

Fusilli

187,000

Fussili, Fusili, Fussilli

USA

Cinnamon

187,000

Cinammon, Cinamon, Cinnimon

USA

Sandwich

171,000

Sandwhich, Sandwitch, Sanwich

USA

Macaron

136,000

Macaroon

USA

Daiquiri

129,000

Daquiri, Daikiri, Daquari

Australia

Spaghetti

102,900

Spegetti, Spagetti, Spagheti

Turkey

Fettuccine

94,900

Fettuccini, Fettucine, Fettucini

Brazil

Frittata

76,800

Fritata, Fritatta, Frittatta

USA

Mozzarella

74,000

Mozerella, Mozarella, Mozarela

Germany

Croissant

72,000

Crossaint, Crossiant, Crossant

Australia

Espresso ranks first, with an average of 490,000 global searches per month for the incorrect spelling of Expresso, with Portugal the guiltiest country. Avocado comes in second with 371,600 combined searches for Avacado and Avacodo.

Brazilians are the top culprits for misspelling Omelette and Cappuccino which rank third and fourth, with 339,000 and 311,000 misspelled searches respectively. With common misspelt searches including Omelet and Capuccino.

UK residents misspell Gnocchi the most, having discovered a grand total of 295,800 average searches made each month globally for the Italian dumplings, with Gnocci the most common misspelling (170,000 average searches globally).

Germans Misspell Zucchini and Mozzarella more than anyone else, with the most common misspellings being Zuchini and Mozerella.

Top 10 Misspellings

Mispelling

Searches

Expresso

490,000

Avacado

366,000

Omelet

248,000

Cappucino

117,000

Gnocci

170,000

Brocoli

289,000

Bruschette

147,000

Ceasar Salad

75,000

Zuccini

145,000

Baloney

101,000

Methodology

  1. Top10 Meal DeliveriesExternal Link sought to discover the most commonly misspelled foods through global search trend data.

  2. Top10 Meal DeliveriesExternal Link started by collating previous articles and quizzes about the most misspelled foods from BuzzfeedExternal Link, 967 The EagleExternal Link, and GrubhubExternal Link as well as food names that have appeared in spelling bees from 2010External Link, 2014External Link and 2015External Link.

  3. 40 food names were extracted for investigation, and Top10 Meal Deliveries input each one into Google analytics provider Ahrefs to discover average monthly searches, as well as sourcing the most common incorrect spellings of the food names.

  4. The data was cleaned and filtered to produce a top 20 list of commonly misspelled foods.

  5. This data is correct as of 20/01/2022 and is subject to change.

Source: Top10 Meal DeliveriesExternal Link