“Dessert (a sweet treat after dinner) has 2 “S,” just likestrawberryshortcake.”

Recently, Iasked the BuzzFeed Communityfor little brain tricks to remember hard-to-spell words.

Here are 12 of the best that I’ve already committed to memory.

Participants Faizan (left) and Kirsten (right) at a spelling bee, with Kirsten raising her arms in celebration. Both wear numbered name tags indicating their names

Disney

“Restaurant, I think of this nonsensical phrase: ‘rest and your aunt.’

Rest-a(nd)-ur-aunt”

lexiesterling

2.

“Affect: The extra study session affected my performance on the exam.

A man in a tank top is ironing clothes and speaking. Text on image: "What do you want from me? I'm not a great speller!"

Effect: The effect of the extra study session was a higher grade.”

mollyindeed

3.

“I learned how to distinguish between ‘desert’ and ‘dessert’ in the third grade.”

![Top image: Man with blonde hair in a plaid shirt speaking. Text reads "WHAT IS THAT?".

Bottom image: Same man in the same outfit. Text reads "OLDE ENGLISH?"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2024-07/16/16/asset/0ae25ceadb06/sub-buzz-1540-1721148239-1.jpg)

Does that make sense?

IDK, but it is a trick I use to this day!"

britantillo

4. gaelicmaiden

5.

A boy on stage dabs after spelling the word "condignly" during a spelling bee

I’ve never misspelled it."

congdongracie24

6.

“Double the C, double the S, and you will always have success.”

Two expressions of a woman speaking at an event: first with a neutral expression, then with an open mouth, showing surprise. Names unknown

floatinggiant36

7.

“I still have to say wed-ness-day in my head.”

markiemsm

8.

“Necessary - a shirt has onecollar and twosleeves because that’s all that’s necessary.”

angelicpotato205

9.

“My mom told me growing up, assume makes an “ass out of u and me.”

amarayvette

10.“Occasionally.

sweet_t88

11.

“Through: rough with a th in front.

I know, it seems silly.”

frottera1

Finally, “Ridiculous: I sing the song from descendants lol.”