What Is The Most Mispronounced Word?

Here are 20 of the most commonly mispronounced words in English, and how to say them right.

• 1 Pronunciation. Ironically, many people mispronounce this word!
• 2 Cupboard.
• 3 Epitome.
• 4 Salmon/almond.
• 5 Library/February.
• 6 Definitely.
• 7 Ask.
• 8 Wednesday.

What are the 10 most commonly mispronounced words?

10 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words in the English Language

• GIF.
• Mischievous.
• Library.
• Pronunciation.
• Salmon.
• Ask.
• Wednesday.
• Stomach.

What words always pronounced wrong?

22 Common Words You’re Probably Pronouncing Wrong

• Picture vs. Pitcher.
• Mischievious vs. Mischievous.
• Kill-AH-meh-tur vs. KILL-oh-mee-tur.
• Jif vs. GIF.
• Expresso vs. Espresso.
• Supposably vs. Supposedly.
• Sherbert vs. Sherbet.
• Irregardless vs. regardless.

What is the hardest word to say in the world?

The Most Difficult English Word To Pronounce

• Rural.
• Otorhinolaryngologist.
• Colonel.
• Penguin.
• Sixth.
• Isthmus.
• Anemone.
• Squirrel.

What is the most mispronounced word of the year?

As per the research by the British Institute of Verbatim Reporters (BIVR), there are 8 words that were mispronounced by people in the year 2021.
Here is a list of 8 words that were mispronounced by many people in 2021.

• Dalgona.
• Cheugy.
• Dogecoin.
• Gina Coladangelo.
• Giorgio Chiellini.
• Shein.
• Keirin.
• Nusr-et.

Is the L in Palm silent?

Both the OED and M-W list the silent “l” as the first pronunciation and the “l” pronunciation as a variant for the following words: alms, palm, psalm, and qualm.

How do you pronounce GIF?

“It’s pronounced JIF, not GIF.” Just like the peanut butter. “The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations,” Wilhite told The New York Times. “They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.

What’s the shortest word?

The shortest word is a. Some might wonder about the word I since it consists of one letter, too. In sound, a is shorter because it is a monophthong (consists of one vowel), while I is a diphthong. Both do consist of one letter in the English writing system, and in most fonts I is the narrowest letter.

Is the L silent in Almond?

More recent standard dictionaries say we can now properly pronounce “almond” either with or without the “l” sound.

Is the T in exactly silent?

When we have the word ‘exact’, we will make a True T because it’s part of an ending consonant cluster. Exact, tt, tt. But when we add the -ly ending, it now comes between two consonants. You’ll hear a lot of native speakers say ‘exactly’, with no T sound.

What word has all 5 vowels in it?

Eunoia, at six letters long, is the shortest word in the English language that contains all five main vowels.

What word takes 3 hours to say?

Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl… isoleucine is the chemical name for the protein of “titin” also known as “connectin.” The largest known protein that consists of 26, 926 amino acids is made up of 189, 819 letters and can take about three hours to pronounce.

What words can British not say?

The Most Difficult English Words

• Onomatopoeia. Okay, so this is a difficult one even for English people.
• Thorough. With a silent ‘g’ and an excessive amount of vowels ‘thorough’ can confuse even the most experienced English speakers.
• Exactly.
• Murderer.
• Worcestershire.
• Loughborough.
• Debt.
• Year.

How do you pronounce Billie Eilish last name?

Billie Eilish might be one of the most popular artists on the planet right now, but apparently people aren’t quite sure how to pronounce her last name (it’s EYE-lish). As NBC News reports, the singer’s surname made it onto a list of 2021’s most mispronounced words.

How do you pronounce Billie Eilish’s name?

Her stage name, Billie Eilish, which is composed of her first name and the first of her middle names is pronounced Billie (as it is read) and Eye-lish. As she describes it, it is pronounced “like eyelash with a lish”.

Why do I pronounce milk Melk?

You may have noticed that the way Canadians speak is changing and the reason why words sound different these days is because linguists have confirmed we’re going through the Canadian Vowel Shift. “Milk” is being pronounced more like “melk.” The word “dress” is starting to sound like “drass.”

Is B silent in dumb?

B. Most silent b’s come at the ends of words and just after m: bomb, climb, comb, crumb, dumb, lamb, limb, numb, plumb, thumb, tomb.

Is R silent in February?

While “Feb-RU-ary” is still considered the standard pronunciation, most dictionaries recognize the pronunciation of February without the first “r” (“Feb-U-ary”) as an acceptable variant.

Why is the k silent?

Before the 17th century people in England also pronounced words like knee, and knife using the /k/ sound. However, over time, and for whatever reason, the /k/ sound became silent, probably because it was too awkward to pronounce.

Is it pronounced doge or Doge?

The most common pronunciations of “Doge” are /ˈdoʊdʒ/ DOHJ and /ˈdoʊɡ/ DOHG.
Origin and pronunciation.

Other name(s)	Kabo-chan (かぼちゃん)
Notable role	Internet celebrity
Years active	2010–present

How do you say emoji in Japanese?

絵-文字 only in Japanese conversations, and Ee-mole-ji everywhere else perhaps? I am sure 99% of people from Japan pronounce it as Eh-Mo-Ji ? I never thought of other variations until I watched a video this morning.