Every day we pull some stats from a survey and say have a chat about the findings. Today: Words people look up most in the dictionary.

Top 10 English words people look up most on collinsdictionary.com:

  1. Despicable
  2. Condescending
  3. Endearing
  4. Pretentious
  5. Google
  6. Kid
  7. Ulterior-motive
  8. Obnoxious
  9. Adorable
  10. Diversity

Source: www.collinsdictionary.com

What do you think? What is it about these words people struggle with? Have you ever needed to look any of them up to check for spelling or meaning? Are there other words that trip you up and have you reaching for, or clicking on, the dictionary? Post a comment below, or on Twitter using #nsstatchat