When I was a little kid, for some unknown reason I thought the word rinse was spelled "wrince." I even argued with my dad when he corrected me.
A childhood belief about spelling

others believed things like this
- I used to believe the word shoes was spelled shouse. It looked right to me... — Shouse
- I used to believe that the rapper Eminem's name was spelled M&M and anyone named Juan was spelled one.Anon
- When I was 5, I argued with a friend because I thought I never have been 3 years oldAnon
- I thought the name Phillip was actually spelled "Fill Up"— Natasha H
- I thought penis was spelled “Penus”, Like “Venus” but with a P.Anon
- I thought that singer/songwriter was spelled this way: sing-a-song-writer...Anon