Any wizard needs to know a few basic spells. Any muggle should know them too, even if they can't use them. Any Harry Potter fan should, too.

Below, I've compiled a HUGE number of Harry Potter spells. They're all from strictly Harry Potter plot books. This means no spells mentioned only in Quidditch through the Ages or Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Neatly sorted into groups, sorted alphabetically by name, these are sure to help you. The way I sorted them is by name, and if they don't have a name, by incantation. This means, if you're looking for Accio, you're going to have to look for Summoning Charm. But most people are just going to browse through the spells, not look for one, I believe. You can browse by category, or simply browse alphabetically.

Spell, Jinx, Hex, Curse, or Charm?

JK Rowling's official website does have some amazingly important information that you can't find anywhere else. So, right from JKR herself, we have a reproduction of what she wrote on her website about spells, jinxes, hexes, curses, charms, and the differences between them:

Spell Definitions
Every now and then somebody asks me for the difference between a spell, a charm and a hex. Within the Potter world, the boundaries are flexible, and I imagine that wizards may have their own ideas. Hermione-ish, however, I've always had a working theory:

Spell:
The generic term for a piece of magic.

Charm:
Does not fundamentally alter the properties of the subject of the spell, but adds, or changes, properties. Turning a teacup into a rat would be a spell, whereas making a teacup dance would be a charm. The grey area comes with things like 'Stunning Spells', which on balance I think are Charms, but which I call spells for alliterative effect.

Hexes:
Has a connotation of dark magic, as do jinxes, but of a minor sort. I see 'hex' as slightly worse. I usually use 'jinx' for spells whose effects are irritating but amusing.

Curses:
Reserved for the worst kinds of dark magic.

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Unforgiveable Curses

Avada Kedavra
Imperius Curse
Cruciatus Curse

Unknown Incantation Spells

Age Line Spell
Anti-Cheating Spell
Anti-Disapparation Spell
Antonin Dolohov's Curse
Atmospheric Charm
Babbling Curse
Backfiring Jinx
Banishing Charm
Bat-Bogey Hex
Bedazzling Charm
Cheering Charm
Conjunctivitus Charm
Curse of the Bogies
Cushioning Charm
Disillusionment Charm
Drought Charm
Enchanting Entrancement
Extinguishing Charm
Fidelius Charm
Fiendfyre
Flagrante Curse
Flame-Freezing Charm Geminio Curse
Gubrathian Fire
Hair-Thickening Charm
Homorphus Charm
Hot Air Charm
Hurling Hex
Imperturbable Charm
Jelly-Legs Jinx
Knitting Charm
Obliteration Charm
Permanent Sticking Charm
Protean Charm
Refilling Charm
Revulsion Jinx
Stealth-Sensoring Spell
Stretching Jinx
Substantive Charm
Switching Spell
Talon-Clipping Charm
Toungue-Tying Curse
Trace
Trip Jinx
Twitchy Ears Hex
Unbreakable Charm
Undetectable Extension Charm

Conjuring Spells

Aguamenti
Avis
Binding Spell
Dark Mark
Ferula
Flagrate
Geminio
Geminio Curse
Inanimatus Conjurus
Orchideous
Refilling Charm

Non-Verbal Spells

Levicorpus
Liberacorpus
Apparate
Disapparate
Legilimency
Occlumency
Unbreakable Vow

More categories coming soon

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Spells

(NOTE: The names and their descriptions as type may not match up. This is because my judgement is different than JKRs)

A (includes Age Line Spell to Avis)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounced	Type
Age Line Spell	Unknown	Draws a line which only those beyond a specific age may cross	Not Applicable	Spell
Aguamenti	Aguamenti	Produces a stream of water from the caster's wand	AH-gwa-MEN-tee	Spell
Alohomora	Alohomora	Unlocks magically locked locks. Can be prevented.	ah-LO-haw-MOR-ah	Charm
Anapneo	Anapneo	Clears the target's throat.	ah-NAP-nee-oh	Spell
Anti - Cheating Spell	Unknown	Can be cast upon quills to prevent cheating	Not Applicable	Charm
Anti - Disapparation Jinx	Unknown	Prevents people from apparating or disapparating to or from a location	Not Applicable	Jinx
Antonin Dolohov's Curse	Unknown	Causes purple flames to erupt, giving the target serious injury	Not Applicable	Curse
Aparecium	Aparecium	Forces invisible ink to appear. Can be prevented.	AH-par-EE-see-um	Charm
Apparate	non-verbal	Causes a person to appear at a location (if you Apparate to a place, you Disapparate from the place you are currently at)	Not Applicable	Spell
Atmospheric Charm	unknown	Causes weather effects	Not Applicable	Charm
Avada Kedavra	Avada Kedavra	Kills the target	ah-VAH-duh ka-DAH-vruh	Curse
Avis	Avis	Conjures a flock of birds	AH-vis	Charm
B (incudes Babbling Curse to Bubble-Head Charm)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Babbling Curse	Unknown	Not mentioned, assumed babbling effect	Not Applicable	Hex or Curse
Backfiring Jinx	Unknown	Unknown	Not Applicable	Jinx
Banishing Charm	Unknown	Repels an object (opposite of Summoning Charm)	Not Applicable	Charm
Bat - Bogey Hex	Unknown	Enlarges the targets bogeys and gives them wings	Not Applicable	Hex
Bedazzling Charm	Unknown	Conceals a person or object	Not Applicable	Charm or Spell
Binding Spell	Incarcerous (though there are others)	Binds the target to something using chains, ropes, etc.	in-CAR-sir-us	Spell or Hex
Blasting Curse	Confringo	Blasts, ruins, etc. the target	con-FRIN-gio	spell
Body - Binding Curse	Petrificus Totalus	Petrifies or freezes the target	pe-TRI-fi-cus to-TAH-lus	Hex
Boggart - Banishing Spell	Riddikulus	Causes a Boggart to turn into something funny	ri-di-KYOO-lus	Charm
Bubble - Head Charm	Unknown	Surrounds the caster's mouth or head with a bubble.	Not Applicable	Spell
C (incudes Cave Inimicum to Cushioning Charm)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Cave Inimicum	Cave Inimicum	Unknown; defensive	KAH-vay in-IM-ih-kum	Spell
Cheering Charm	Unknown	Causes the target to be cheered up, become happier	Not Applicable	Charm
Colloportus	Colloportus	Seals a door shut	co-lo-POR-tus	Spell
Confundus Charm	Confundo	Confuses the target	con-FUN-doh	Charm
Conjunctivitus Charm	Unknown	Affects the eyesight of the target	Not Applicable	Hex
Cruciatus Curse	Crucio	Causes immense pain to the victim	KROO-see-oh	Curse
Curse of the Bogies	Unknown	Unknown	Not Applicable	Hex
Cushioning Charm	Unknown	softens the effects of a fall	Not Applicable	Spell
D (incudes Dark Mark to Duro)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Dark Mark	Morsmordre	Causes a dark mark to appear in the sky	mors-MOR-druh	Spell
Delitrius	Delitrius	Removes some visible spell effects	deh-LEE-tree-us	Spell
Densaugeo	Densaugeo	Causes the victim's teeth the grow abnormally large	den-saw-OO-gi-oh	Hex
Deprimo	Deprimo	Blasts a hole through the targeted object	de-PREE-moh	Spell
Descendo	Descendo	Causes the target to descend or lower	de-SEN-doe	Spell
Disapparate	non-verbal	Causes a person to disappear from their present location (causing them to Apparate to a new location)	Not Applicable	Spell
Disarming Charm	Expelliarmus	Blows the victims wand or weapon out of their hand	ex-pel-ee-AR-mus	Charm
Disillusionment Charm	Unknown	Makes the target semi-invisible	Not Applicable	Charm
Dissendium	Dissendium	Opens the door on the back of the hump-backed witch in Hogwarts	dis-EN-dee-um	Charm
Drought Charm	Unknown	Dries up water	Not Applicable	Charm
Duro	Duro	Turns the object into stone	DUR-oh	Charm
E (incudes Engorgement Charm to Extinguishing Spell)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Engorgement Charm	Engorgio	Enlarges the subject. (can be undone with Reducio)	en-GORE-djee-oh	Charm
Entrancing Enchantment	Unknown	Causes the target to fall in love with the caster	Not Applicable	Charm
Episkey	Episkey	Heals, to an extent, the target	eh-PIS-key	Charm
Erecto	Erecto	Straightens and sets up the target	er-ECK-toe	Charm
Expulso	Expulso	Blows up the target	ecks-PULL-sow	Spell
Extinguishing Charm	Unknown	Extinguishes fire	Not Applicable	Charm
F (incudes Ferula to Fernunculus)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Ferula	Ferula	Conjures a wooden rod	feh-ROO-lah	Spell
Fidelius Charm	Unknown	Makes a person a secret-keeper for a location: only those who they confide the location to can see that location.	Not Applicable	Charm
Fiendfyre	Unknown	Causes unusually large, cursed, and extremely dangerous fire to appear	Not applicable	Curse
Finite	Finite	Stops a spell in effect	fih-KNEE-tay	Charm
Finite Incantatem	Finite Incantatem	Stops spell(s) in effect	fih-KNEE-tay ihn-can-TAUGH-tehm	Charm
Flagrante Curse	Unknown	Causes the target to burn anyone who touches it	Not Applicable	Hex, Curse, Charm
Flagrate	Flagrate	Draws a fiery line	flah-GRATE	Spell
Flame - Freezing Charm	Unknown	Makes flames feel like a breeze	Not Applicable	Charm
Four - Point Spell	Point Me	Makes the caster's wand point North	Point Me	Spell
Full - Body Bind	See Body-Binding Curse
Furnunculus	Furnunculus	Causes boils	fur-nun-KYOO-less	Hex
G (incudes Geminio to Gubrathian Fire)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Geminio	Geminio	Duplicates (in appearance) an item	dje-min-EE-oh	Spell
Geminio Curse	Unknown	Duplicates the targeted object when touched (though the duplicates are worthless)	Not Applicable	Charm
Glisseo	Glisseo	Turns a stairway into a slide	gliss-EEH-oh	Charm
Gouging Spell	Defodio	Hollows the target	de-FOE-dee-oh	Spell
Growth Charm	See Engorgement Charm
Gubrathian Fire	Unknown	Causes an object to burn forever	Not Applicable	Charm
H (incudes Hair-Thickening Charm to Hurling Hex)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Hair-Thickening Charm	Unknown	Thickens or lengthens the victim's hair	Not Applicable	Charm, Hex
Homenum Revelio	Homenum Revelio	Reveals any people in the room	HOM-ehh-numm re-VELL-ee-oh	Spell
Homorphus Charm	Unknown	Not known, related to shape-changing	Not Applicable	Not known
Hot Air Charm	Unknown	Causes hot air to extrude from the caster's wand	Not Applicable	Charm
Hover Charm	See Levitation Charm
Hurling Hex	Unknown	Can be placed upon a broom to hurl its rider off	Not Applicable	Hex
I (incudes Impediment Curse to Incendio)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Impediment Curse	Impedimenta	Slows down the target	im-ped-ih-MEN-tah	Jinx
Impediment Jinx	See Impediment Curse
Imperius Curse	Imperio	Controls the victim	im-PEER-ee-oh	Curse
Imperturbable Charm	Unknown	Causes the target to become a sound barrier	Not Applicable	Charm
Impervius	Impervius	Causes the target to become water repellant	im-PER-vee-us	Charm
Inanimatus Conjurus	Inanimatus Conjurus	Conjures inanimate objects	in-an-i-MAH-tus con-JUR-us	Spell
Incendio	Incendio	Starts a fire	in-SCEN-dee-oh	Charm
J (incudes Jelly-Legs Jinx to Jelly-Legs Jinx)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Jelly - Legs Jinx	Unknown	Causes the victim's legs to be very wobbly	Not Applicable	Jinx
K (incudes Knitting Charm to Knitting Charm)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Knitting Charm	Unknown	Makes needles knit by themselves	Not Applicable	Charm
L (incudes Langlock to Lumos)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Langlock	Langlock	Glues the victim's toungue to the roof of their mouth	LANG-lokk	Hex, Jinx
Legilimens	non-verbal	Allows the caster to read the victim's mind. Can be prevented with Occlumency	Not Applicable	Curse
Leg - Locker Curse	Locomotor Mortis	Binds the victim's legs together	lo-co-MO-tor MOR-tis	Hex
Levicorpus	non-verbal	Hangs the victim by their leg (can be undone with Liberacorpus)	leh-vi-COR-pus	Hex
Levitation Charm	Wingardium Leviosa	Levitates the target	wing-GARR-dee-um leh-vee-OHH-sah	Charm
Liberacorpus	non-verbal	Frees the victims of "Levicorpus"	lee-bear-ah-CORE-pus	counter - hex
Locomotor	Locomotor [item name]	Moves the item	lo-co-MO-tor	Charm
Lumos	Lumos	Causes the caster's wand to emitt light. Use "Nox" to turn off	LOO-mos	Charm
M (incudes Memory Charm to Muggle-Repelling Charm)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Memory Charm	Obliviate	Erases a certain memory of the victim.	auh-BLI-vee-ate	Charm
Memory Modifying Charm	See Memory Charm
Metiolojinx Recanto	Metiolojinx Recanto	Stops magical rain	mee-tee-OH-lo-jinx ree-CAN-toh	Counter - Charm
Mobiliarbus	Mobiliarbus	Moves a tree	MOE-bil-lee-ARE-bus	Charm
Mobilicorpus	Mobilicorpus	Moves a corpse (body)	MOE-bi-li-COR-pus	Charm
Muffliato	Muffliato	Fills the victim's ears with a buzzing sound, making things more difficult to hear	muff-lee-AU-toe	Charm
Muggle - Repelling Charm	Repello Muggletum	Repels muggles	re-PEL-oh MUG-leh-tum	Charm
N (incudes Nox to Nox)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Nox	Nox	Turns out light made by Lumos	noks	Counter - Charm
O (incudes Obliteration Charm to Orchideous)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Obliteration Charm	Unknown	Erases tracks left by someone	Not Applicable	Charm
Occlumency	non-verbal	Can be used to prevent Legilimency	Not Applicable	Counter - Curse
Oppugno	Oppugno	Causes creatures conjured by the caster to attack	oh-PUGG-noh	Charm
Orchideous	Orchideous	Conjures flowers out of the caster's wand	or-KIDD-ee-us	Charm
P (incudes Pack to Protean Charm)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Pack	Pack	Packs a trunk	Pack	Charm
Patronus Charm	Expecto Patronum	Causes a cloud of whispy, white smoke to take the shape of an object unique to the caster. Used to fight off dementors	ex-PEK-toh pa-TROH-num	Charm
Permanent Sticking Charm	Unknown	Causes the target to stick to a wall forever	Not Applicable	Charm
Peskipiski Pesternomi	Peskipiski Pesternomi	None. (Incantation comprised of English words Pesky Pixie Pester No Me)	pes-kee PIK-see pes-ter-NO-mee	?
Portus	Portus	Turns the target into a portkey	POR-tus	Spell
Priori Incantato	Priori Incantato	Repeats the spell the wand last cast	prye-OR in-can-TAH-toe	Spell
Priori Incantatem	None needed	Occurs when two wands of the same core from the same being meet spells. Effect is Priori Incantato	Not Applicable	Spell
Protean Charm	Unknown	Changes the form of duplicates of an object	Not Applicable	Charm
Q (incudes Quietus to Quietus)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Quietus	Quietus	Reverses the effects of Sonorus	KWY-ett-us	Counter - Charm
R (incudes Reducio to Revulsion Jinx)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Reducio	Reducio	Causes an object enlarged with Engorgio to return to it's natural size	re-DOO-see-oh	Counter - Charm
Reductor Curse	Reducto	Blasts objects out of the way	re-DUCK-toe	Hex
Refilling Charm	Unknown	Refills cups	Not Applicable	Charm
Relashio	Relashio	Releases a jet of fiery sparks	re-LASH-ee-oh	Spell
Rennervate	Rennervate	Revives those stunned with the Stunning Spell	re-NAIR-vaite	Counter - Charm
Reparo	Reparo	Repairs the target	re-PAIR-oh	Charm
Revulsion Jinx	Unknown	Causes the target to move away from the caster	Not Applicable	Hex
S (incudes Salvio Hexia to Switching Spell)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Salvio Hexia	Salvio Hexia	Unknown	SAL-vee-oh HEX-ee-ah	?
Scarpin's Revelaspell	Specialis Revelio	Reveals enchantments on the target	spe-see-AH-lis reh-VEL-ee-oh	Charm
Scouring Charm	Scourgify	Cleans	SKORE-dji-fie	Charm
Sectumsempra	Sectumsempra	Cuts deep gashes into the victim	seck-tum-SEMM-pra	Curse
Serpensortia	Serpensortia	Causes a snake to extrude from the caster's wand	ser-pen-SORE-tee-ah	Hex
Severing Charm	Diffindo	Cuts	dih-FIN-doe	Spell
Shield Charm	Protego / Protego Totalum / Protego Horribilis	Shields the caster	pro-teh-GOE	Spell
Silencing Charm	Silencio	Silences the target	sih-LEN-see-oh	Charm
Sonorus	Sonorus	Magically loudens the caster's voice (can be returned to normal with Quietus)	so-NO-rus	Charm
Stealth Sensoring Spell	Unknown	Can be placed upon doorways to sense anybody sneaking through them	Not Applicable	Charm
Stretching Jinx	Unknown	Stretches the target or victim	Not Applicable	Jinx
Stunning Spell	Stupefy	Stuns the victim	STOO-puh-fye	Charm
Substantive Charm	Unknown	Unknown	Not Applicable	?
Summoning Charm	Accio [item name]	Summons an object when pointed at or called after incantation (opposite Banishing Charm)	AK-ee-oh (film, video game, Latin) AK-see-o (audio books) AH-see-o (Scholastic, English)	Charm
Switching Spell	Unknown	Switches two objects	Not Applicable	Spell
T (incudes Talon-Clipping Charm to Twitchy Ears Hex)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Talon-Clipping Charm	Unknown	Clips a dragon's talons	Not Applicable	Charm
Tarantallegra	Tarantallegra	Causes the victim to dance uncontrollably	TAIR-an-tuh-LEG-ruh	Charm
Tergeo	Tergeo	Cleans the target or victim	tehr-GAY-oh	Charm
Tickling Charm	Rictusempra	Tickles the victim	ric-tu-SEM-pra	Charm
Tongue-Tying Curse	Unknown	Keeps the victim from talking	Not Applicable	Jinx
Trace	Unknown	Detects an underage using magic	Not Applicable	Spell
Trip Jinx	Unknown	Trips the victim	Not Applicable	Jinx
Twitchy Ears Hex	Unknown	Causes the victim's ears to twitch uncontrollably	Not Applicable	Jinx
U (incudes Unbreakable Charm to Undetectable Extension Charm)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Unbreakable Charm	Unknown	Makes the target impossible to break	Not Applicable	Charm
Unbreakable Vow	non-verbal	Makes a vow that cannot be broken	Not Applicable	Spell
Undetectable Extension Charm	Unknown	Makes the inside of an object larger without affecting the outside	Not Applicable	Charm
V (incudes Vanishing Spell to Vanishing Spell)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Vanishing Spell	Evanesco	Causes the item to completely disappear	eh-vah-NESS-koh	Spell
W (incudes Waddiwasi to Waddiwasi)
Title	Incantation	Effect	Pronounciation	Type
Waddiwasi	Waddiwasi	Takes gum out of a keyhole	wahh-dih-WAHH-see	Spell

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