...How would we ever know? That is a very good question. The simplest answer is to look it up in another dictionary and see what it says. Today, we have access to many dictionaries online and can check out a word in mutiple sources at once. But think about the days before computers. How did they create such books with so many words without misspellings? Well, firstly, the answer is very carefully, but secondly, there were misspellings. In fact it's been reported in multiple sources that the 1996 Webster's dictionary had 315 entries misspelled. That's quite a lot, especially in the age of computers. So, these things happen.
To help all of you who are interested in having the correct spellings, here is a link to the 100 most misspelled words in the English language. I hope it helps you in the future!
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/spelling-and-word-lists/misspelled.html
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