Mispronounced words! This is a very common practice in natives too. A meaning of a word can be completely changed by wrong pronunciation and that’s why a lot of English humor is based on mispronunciation. It is just like if someone pronounces “Nuclear” like “nucular”. Along with common grammar mistakes if you are mispronouncing words too then you are in deep trouble.
So here is the list of 44 mispronounced words, that we usually mispronounce in our daily speaking.
Mispronounced Words
Accessory |
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| CORRECT | Ak-sess-or-y |
| WRONG | Ass-ess-or-y |
Across |
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| CORRECT | A-cross |
| WRONG | A-crost |
Antarctica |
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| CORRECT | Ant-arc-tic |
| WRONG | Ant-ar-tic |
Athlete |
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| CORRECT | Ath-leet |
| WRONG | Ath-a-leet |
Cache |
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| CORRECT | Kash |
| WRONG | Kash-ay |
Clothes |
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| CORRECT | Klothz |
| WRONG | Kloz |
Entrepreneur |
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| CORRECT | Ahn-truh-pruh-nur |
| WRONG | Enter-pren-you |
February |
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| CORRECT | Feb-roo-air-y |
| WRONG | Fe-yoo-air-y |
Mayonnaise |
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| CORRECT | May-on-naise |
| WRONG | Man-naise |
Vegetable |
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| CORRECT | Veg-table |
| WRONG | Vegi-table |
Buffet |
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| CORRECT | Boo-fay |
| WRONG | Buff-ay |
Cocoa |
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| CORRECT | Koh-koh |
| WRONG | Koh-koh-wa |
Arctic |
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| CORRECT | Arc-tic |
| WRONG | Ar-tic |
Forte |
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| CORRECT | Fort |
| WRONG | For-tay |
Nuclear |
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| CORRECT | Nuke-lee-ar |
| WRONG | Nuke-yoo-lar |
| Mischievous | |
| CORRECT | Mis-chi-vus |
| WRONG | Mis-chee-vee-us |
Niche |
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| CORRECT | Neesh |
| WRONG | Nitch |
Often |
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| CORRECT | Off-en |
| WRONG | Oft-en |
Picture |
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| CORRECT | Pic-shur |
| WRONG | Pitch-er |
Probably |
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| CORRECT | Prob-ab-aly |
| WRONG | Pro-bab-ly |
Vehicle |
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| CORRECT | Vi-ekle |
| WRONG | Vay-hikle |
Boutique |
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| CORRECT | Boo-teek |
| WRONG | Boh-teek |
Chaos |
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| CORRECT | Key-os |
| WRONG | Cha-os |
Meme |
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| CORRECT | Meem |
| WRONG | Mee-mee/mem |
Marijuana |
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| CORRECT | Mar-uh-wah-nuh |
| WRONG | Mary-joo-anna |
Women |
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| CORRECT | Wih-men |
| WRONG | Woo-men |
Heart |
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| CORRECT | Haa-rt |
| WRONG | Hurt |
Tomb |
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| CORRECT | Toom |
| WRONG | Tom-b |
Asthma |
|
| CORRECT | Az-ma |
| WRONG | As-tha-ma |
Wednesday |
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| CORRECT | Wenz-day |
| WRONG | Wed-nes-day |
Bowl |
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| CORRECT | Bol |
| WRONG | Ba-ool |
Pizza |
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| CORRECT | Peet-zuj |
| WRONG | Pi-za |
Jewelry |
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| CORRECT | Jew-ell-ree |
| WRONG | Jew-ler-ree |
Pronunciation |
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| CORRECT | Pro-nun-see-s-shun |
| WRONG | Pro-noun-see-a-shun |
Quote |
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| CORRECT | Kwoht |
| WRONG | Coat |
Fillet |
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| CORRECT | Fih-lay |
| WRONG | Fil-let |
Onion |
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| CORRECT | A-nion |
| WRONG | O-nion |
Sour |
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| CORRECT | Sower |
| WRONG | Saar |
Suite |
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| CORRECT | Sweet |
| WRONG | Shit/soot |
Yolk |
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| CORRECT | Yohk |
| WRONG | Yol-ke |
Resume |
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| CORRECT | Reh-zu-may |
| WRONG | Ri-zum |
Receipt |
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| CORRECT | Ree-seet |
| WRONG | Ree-sipt |
Chassis |
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| CORRECT | Sha-see |
| WRONG | Chay-sis |
Dessert |
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| CORRECT | Dizz-urt |
| WRONG | Dez-ert |
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Often Mispronounced words
Here is a list of some more words that are often mispronounced with correct pronunciation:
- Pronunciation – proh-nun-see-AY-shun
- February – FEB-roo-air-ee
- Mischievous – MIS-chiv-us
- Nuclear – NOO-klee-er
- Espresso – es-PRESS-oh
- Ask – ahsk (not “aks”)
- Comfortable – KUMF-tuh-bul
- Sherbet – SHER-bet (not “sherbert”)
- Quinoa – KEEN-wah
- Jewellery – JOO-ul-ree (not “jew-luh-ree”)
- Et cetera – et SET-er-uh (not “ex cetera”)
- Almond – AH-mund (not “am-mund”)
- Awry – uh-RYE
- Often – OFF-ten (the “t” is silent)
- Real – REE-ul (not “reel”)
- Library – LIE-brer-ee (not “lie-berry”)
- Niche – NEESH (not “nitch”)
- Salmon – SAM-un (the “l” is silent)
- Spaghetti – spuh-GET-ee (not “spa-get-ee”)
- Potatoes – puh-TAY-toes (not “po-tah-toes”)
- Prescription – prih-SKRIP-shun (not “per-scrip-shun”)
- Height – hite (not “heighth”)
- Schedule – SHED-yool (not “sked-yool”)
- Gesture – JEST-cher
- Subtle – SUH-tul (not “sub-tul”)
- Genre – ZHON-ruh (not “jen-ner”)
- Vase – vahz (not “vayz”)
- Comfort – KUMF-ert (not “com-fert”)
- Candidate – KAN-did-ate (not “can-uh-date”)
- Inventory – IN-vun-tor-ee (not “in-ven-tor-ee”)
- Applicable – AP-lih-kuh-bul (not “app-lick-uh-bul”)
- Awkward – AWK-ward
- Vehicle – VEE-uh-kul (not “ve-hick-ul”)
- Harassment – huh-RAS-munt (not “her-ass-munt”)
- Restaurant – RES-tuh-rawnt (not “rest-er-raunt”)
- Macabre – muh-KAHB (not “mack-a-bree”)
- Yacht – yot (not “yah-cht”)
- Pecan – puh-KAHN (not “pee-can”)
- Mischievous – MIS-chiv-us
- Prodigy – PRAH-duh-jee (not “proh-juh-dee”)
- Chimera – kuh-MEER-uh (not “chime-era”)
- Liaison – lee-ZON (not “lee-ay-zon”)
- Aisle – ILE (not “i-sull”)
- Faux – FOH (not “fox”)
- Err – ur (not “air”)
- Entrepreneur – ahn-truh-pruh-NOOR (not “on-truh-pruh-NOOR”)
- Vignette – vin-YET (not “vin-yet-ee”)
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