Automaker name that is often misspelled
There was an interesting article, so I took a look.
It is about the result of the investigation about "automakers who are often misspelled" overseas. There are people who are looking into such things. interesting.
What was investigated was on the financial services websiteConfused.com..
Here's the result of this site summarizing misspelled words in a month:
Car makers most often misspelled
* () Is the number of times the mistake was made in one month
- Hyundai (2,249,400 times)
- Volkswagen (1,156,700 times)
- Porsche (1,011,000 times)
- Toyota (824,600 times)
- Peugeot (710,100 times)
- Tesla (539,600 times)
- Mercedes-Benz (489,500 times)
- Bentley (341,900 times)
- Suzuki (317,900 times)
- Bugatti (205,300 times)
For me as a Japanese, "Toyota" and "Suzuki" are just written in Roman letters, so I feel that there is no mistake, but it is difficult for foreigners to write Japanese that they do not understand. Let's do it.
By the way, the most common reason for making a mistake is, after all, spelling mistakes based on that "pronunciation (audible sound)":
- Porsche → Porshe
- Mercedes → Mersedes
- Lexus → Leksus
Such.
Certainly this is understandable. When I first spelled "Porsche" after I met Porsche, I remember thinking, "Well, is there an s in the middle?"
Other things like misspelling due to typos due to the close arrangement of the alphabets on the keyboard:
- Ford → Dford
- Volvo → Volvi
- Toyota → Totota
Also, it seems that there are quite a few mistakes where the characters have been swapped:
- Chevrolet → Chevorlet
- Tesla → Telsa
- BMW → BWM
Some of them ask, "Why did that happen?", For example, "Volkswagen → Wolksvagen".
Among other manufacturers that are not ranked in, there is an opinion that "Alfa Romeo is difficult to spell, isn't it?" It may be one of the reasons why I didn't come in.
A few years ago, when I was just starting to learn about Porsche, every time I wrote a Porsche spell, I always asked, "Is this the spelling?" I miss those days ~ ^^
Exhibitor:Wolksvagen, Hundai, Or Telsa? These Are The Most Commonly Misspelled Car Brands
I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).
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