Spelling Mistakes (Consonants & Suffixes) Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 31, 2011 in Hindi Language
In continuation of our topic on spelling mistakes, let explore the spelling mistakes of consonants and suffixes.
Below you will find some of examples of the common spelling mistakes of consonants and suffixes along with their English meaning.
Use of “ं ” in place of ” ँ “
| Incorrect Spelling |
Correct Spelling |
|
| 1. |
आंख |
आँख (Eye) |
| 2. |
अंधेरा |
अँधेरा (Darkness) |
| 3. |
मुंह |
मुँह (Mouth) |
| 4. |
दांत |
दाँत (Teeth) |
Omission of “:”
| Incorrect Spelling |
Correct Spelling |
|
| 1. |
दुख |
दुःख (Sadness) |
| 2. |
निसंतान |
नि:संतान (Without Children) |
| 3. |
निस्वार्थ |
नि:स्वार्थ (Without greed) |
| 4. |
अंतकथा |
अंत:कथा (Climax) |
Use of “ब” in place of “व”
| Incorrect Spelling |
Correct Spelling |
|
| 1. |
बिषेला |
विषेला (Poisonous) |
| 2. |
बन |
वन (Forest) |
| 3. |
बिपत्ति |
विपत्ति (Calamity) |
| 4. |
दवाब |
दबाव (Pressure) |
| 5. |
बधू |
वधू (Bridge) |
| 6. |
बस्तु |
वस्तु (Thing) |
Use of “छ” in place of “क्ष“
| Incorrect Spelling |
Correct Spelling |
|
| 1. |
लछमी |
लक्ष्मी (Hindu Goddess of Money & Treasure) |
| 2. |
सिच्छा |
शिक्षा (Education) |
| 3. |
छण |
क्षण (Moment) |
| 4. |
छमा |
क्षमा (Pardon/Exemption) |
| 5. |
क्षात्र |
छात्र (Male Student) |
“श” “स” “ष” related mistakes
| Incorrect Spelling |
Correct Spelling |
|
| 1. |
कुसल |
कुशल (Skilled) |
| 2. |
प्रसंशा |
प्रशंसा (Applaud) |
| 3. |
प्रशाद |
प्रसाद (Blessed food) |
| 4. |
पोषक |
पोशाक(Costume) |
| 5. |
सहीद |
शहीद (Martyr) |
| 6. |
स्वास |
श्वास (Breathe) |
| 7. |
नास |
नाश (Destruction) |
| 8. |
कश्ट |
कष्ट (Pain) |
| 9. |
शुशामा |
सुषमा(First Ray of Sun) |
Use of “न” in place of “ण”
| Incorrect Spelling |
Correct Spelling |
|
| 1. |
प्रान |
प्राण (Life) |
| 2. |
साधारन |
साधारण (Common) |
| 3. |
हिरन |
हिरण (Deer) |
| 4. |
रामायन |
रामायण (a Hindu Mythology) |
| 5. |
वीना |
वीणा (Indian Music Instrument) |
| 6. |
प्रमान |
प्रमाण (Proof) |
| 7. |
उदाहरन |
उदाहरण (Example) |
Use of “ड” in place of “ड़”
| Incorrect Spelling |
Correct Spelling |
|
| 1. |
क्रीडा |
क्रीड़ा (Play) |
| 2. |
पडता |
पड़ता (verb. to read) |
| 3. |
रेडियो |
रेड़ियो (Radio) |
| 4. |
पीडा |
पीड़ा (Pain) |
| 5. |
सोडा |
सोड़ा (Soda) |
| 6. |
पेड |
पेड़ (Tree) |
| 7. |
बडा |
बड़ा (Big) |
Use of “ढ” in place of “ढ़”
| Incorrect Spelling |
Correct Spelling |
|
| 1. |
मेंढक |
मेंढ़क (Frog) |
| 2. |
ढेर |
ढ़ेर (Plenty) |
| 3. |
पढता |
पढ़ता (verb. to Read) |
Mistakes of “र्” (रेफ)
| Incorrect Spelling |
Correct Spelling |
|
| 1. |
आर्दश |
आदर्श (Ideal) |
| 2. |
नर्क |
नरक (Hell) |
| 3. |
स्वरगीय |
स्वर्गीय (Heaven departed) |
| 4. |
कार्यकर्म |
कार्यक्रम (Program) |
| 5. |
मरयादा |
मर्यादा (Dignity) |
| 6. |
आर्शीवाद |
आशीर्वाद (Blessing) |
| 7. |
दुदर्शा |
दुर्दशा (Bad Condition) |
| 8. |
परसाद |
प्रसाद (Blessed food) |
Use of “ष्ठ” in place of “ष्ट”
| Incorrect Spelling |
Correct Spelling |
|
| 1. |
प्रतिष्टा |
प्रतिष्ठा (Prestige) |
| 2. |
घनिष्ट |
घनिष्ठ (Close) |
| 3. |
नष्ठ |
नष्ट (Destroy) |
Mistakes of “ग्या” and “ज्ञ “
| Incorrect Spelling |
Correct Spelling |
|
| 1. |
ग्यान |
ज्ञान (Knowledge) |
| 2. |
योज्ञ |
योग्य (Suitable) |
| 3. |
यग्य |
यज्ञ (Religious Ceremony) |
| 4. |
प्रतिग्या |
प्रतिज्ञा (Oath) |
Common mistakes of other Consonants
| Incorrect Spelling |
Correct Spelling |
|
| 1. |
बहिन |
बहन (Sister) |
| 2. |
श्रंखला |
श्रृंखला (Series) |
| 3. |
अद्भुत |
अदभुत (Magnificent) |
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About the Author: Nitin Kumar
Nitin Kumar is a native Hindi speaker from New Delhi, India. His education qualification include Masters in Robotics and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering. Currently, he is working in the Research and Development in Robotics in Germany. He is avid language learner with varied level of proficiency in English, German, Spanish, and Japanese. He wish to learn French one day. His passion for languages motivated him to share his mother tongue, Hindi, and culture and traditions associated with its speakers. He has been working with Transparent Language since 2010 and has written over 430 blogs on various topics on Hindi language and India, its culture and traditions. He is also the Administrator for Hindi Facebook page which has a community of over 330,000 members.
Comments:
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पड़ता (verb. to read) ,पढ़ता (verb. to Read) which one is right
Sunita:
Please check which one of them is correctआदर्श /आर्दश (Ideal). As far as I know आदर्श is correct where as you have marked it as incorrect.
Nitin:
@Sunita Thanks Sunita, it was a typo. I’ve made the correction.
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