COMMONLY MISPRONOUNCED WORDS

WORDS THAT ARE COMMONLY MISPRONOUNCED

Here are some examples of words that people have commonly mispronounced for years:

1. Hyperbole – often mispronounced as “hyper-bowl” instead of “hi-per-buh-lee”
2. Epitome – often mispronounced as “epi-tome” instead of “e-pit-uh-mee”
3. Chaos – often mispronounced as “cha-os” instead of “kay-oss”
4. Colonel – often mispronounced as “colo-nel” instead of “ker-nul”
5. Library – often mispronounced as “lie-berry” instead of “lie-brer-ee”
6. February – often mispronounced as “feb-you-ary” instead of “feb-roo-ary”
7. Nuclear – often mispronounced as “nuke-you-lar” instead of “new-klee-er”
8. Sherbet – often mispronounced as “sher-bert” instead of “sher-bit”
9. Mischievous – often mispronounced as “mis-chee-vee-us” instead of “mis-chuh-vuhs”
10. Espresso – often mispronounced as “ex-presso” instead of “es-press-oh”

These mispronunciations often become so ingrained in common usage that they persist for years, despite being incorrect.

Here are some additional examples of words that are commonly mispronounced:

1. Asterisk – often mispronounced as “as-ter-isk” instead of “as-ter-iks”
2. Athlete – often mispronounced as “ath-a-leet” instead of “ath-leet”
3. Comfortable – often mispronounced as “cum-fort-a-ble” instead of “cumf-tur-bull”
4. Often – often mispronounced with the “t” sound, like “off-ten” instead of “off-en”
5. Specific – often mispronounced as “spe-ci-fic” instead of “spuh-sif-ic”
6. Arctic – often mispronounced as “ark-tic” instead of “ar-tik”
7. Library – often mispronounced as “lie-berry” instead of “lie-brer-ee”
8. Candidate – often mispronounced as “can-di-date” instead of “kan-di-date”
9. February – often mispronounced as “feb-u-ary” instead of “feb-roo-ary”
10. Jewelry – often mispronounced as “jew-luh-ree” instead of “joo-luh-ree”

These words are frequently mispronounced due to various factors such as regional accents, spelling patterns, and common usage.

Here are some additional words that are commonly mispronounced:

• Caramel – often mispronounced as “car-muhl” instead of “kar-uh-muhl”
• Library – often mispronounced as “lie-berry” instead of “lie-brer-ee”
• Pronunciation – often mispronounced as “pro-noun-ci-a-tion” instead of “pro-nun-ci-a-tion”
• Supposedly – often mispronounced as “sup-pos-a-bly” instead of “sup-po-zed-ly”
• Et cetera – often mispronounced as “eck-set-ra” instead of “et-set-er-uh”
• Height – often mispronounced as “hi-th” instead of “hite”
• Ask – often mispronounced as “aks” instead of “ask”
• Real – often mispronounced as “ree-l” instead of “ree-uhl”
• Across – often mispronounced as “acrost” instead of “uh-kraws”
• Often – often mispronounced as “off-ten” instead of “off-en”

These words can be tricky due to silent letters, irregular pronunciation patterns, or common colloquial usage.

Here are some additional words that are commonly mispronounced:

• Gyro – often mispronounced as “ji-roh” instead of “yee-roh”
• Quinoa – often mispronounced as “kwi-noh-uh” instead of “keen-wah”
• Mischievous – often mispronounced as “mis-chee-vee-us” instead of “mis-chuh-vuhs”
• Solder – often mispronounced as “sawl-der” instead of “soh-der”
• Vulnerable – often mispronounced as “vun-ur-uh-bull” instead of “vul-ner-uh-bull”
• Almond – often mispronounced as “al-mond” instead of “ah-muhnd”
• Salmon – often mispronounced as “sam-lon” instead of “sam-uhn”
• Cinnamon – often mispronounced as “sin-uh-mohn” instead of “sin-uh-muhn”
• Library – often mispronounced as “lie-berry” instead of “lie-brer-ee”
• February – often mispronounced as “feb-you-ary” instead of “feb-roo-ary”

These words can pose pronunciation challenges due to silent letters, irregular phonetic patterns, or variations in regional accents.

Here are all 40 words listed in a table with their correct pronunciation:

Word	Correct Pronunciation
Hyperbole	hi-per-buh-lee
Epitome	e-pit-uh-mee
Chaos	kay-oss
Colonel	ker-nul
Library	lie-brer-ee
February	feb-roo-ary
Nuclear	new-klee-er
Sherbet	sher-bit
Mischievous	mis-chuh-vuhs
Espresso	es-press-oh
Asterisk	as-ter-iks
Athlete	ath-leet
Comfortable	cumf-tur-bull
Often	off-en
Specific	spuh-sif-ic
Arctic	ar-tik
Candidate	kan-di-date
Jewelry	joo-luh-ree
Caramel	kar-uh-muhl
Pronunciation	pro-nun-ci-a-tion
Supposedly	sup-po-zed-ly
Et cetera	et-set-er-uh
Height	hite
Ask	ask
Real	ree-uhl
Across	uh-kraws
Gyro	yee-roh
Quinoa	keen-wah
Solder	soh-der
Vulnerable	vul-ner-uh-bull
Almond	ah-muhnd
Salmon	sam-uhn
Cinnamon	sin-uh-muhn

Here are the rest of the words:

Word	Correct Pronunciation
Mischievous	mis-chuh-vuhs
Espresso	es-press-oh
Asterisk	as-ter-iks
Athlete	ath-leet
Comfortable	cumf-tur-bull
Often	off-en
Specific	spuh-sif-ic
Arctic	ar-tik
Candidate	kan-di-date
Jewelry	joo-luh-ree
Caramel	kar-uh-muhl
Pronunciation	pro-nun-ci-a-tion
Supposedly	sup-po-zed-ly
Et cetera	et-set-er-uh
Height	hite
Ask	ask
Real	ree-uhl
Across	uh-kraws
Gyro	yee-roh
Quinoa	keen-wah
Solder	soh-der
Vulnerable	vul-ner-uh-bull
Almond	ah-muhnd
Salmon	sam-uhn
Cinnamon	sin-uh-muhn
Library	lie-brer-ee
February	feb-roo-ary

Here are the remaining words:

Word	Correct Pronunciation
Nuclear	new-klee-er
Sherbet	sher-bit
Colonel	ker-nul
Chaos	kay-oss
Hyperbole	hi-per-buh-lee
Epitome	e-pit-uh-mee

These words often trip up speakers due to their irregularities in pronunciation or silent letters. Practicing the correct pronunciation of these words can help improve one’s English language skills.

Words with example sentences

Word	Example Sentence
Across	The store is just across the street.
Almond	She loves eating almond cookies.
Arctic	Polar bears live in the Arctic region.
Ask	Can I ask you a question?
Asterisk	Please add an asterisk at the end of the sentence.
Athlete	He is a professional athlete.
Candidate	She is a candidate for the position.
Caramel	I love the taste of caramel popcorn.
Chaos	The party ended in chaos.
Cinnamon	Cinnamon adds flavor to the dish.
Colonel	He was promoted to colonel.
Comfortable	The sofa looks very comfortable.
Epitome	He is the epitome of success.
Espresso	She ordered an espresso after dinner.
Et cetera	Bring your books, pens, etc.
February	My birthday is in February.
Gyro	I ordered a gyro sandwich for lunch.
Height	The height of the tower is impressive.
Hyperbole	Her story was full of hyperbole.
Jewelry	She wore beautiful jewelry to the party.
Library	He spent the afternoon at the library.
Mischievous	The mischievous child played pranks on his siblings.
Nuclear	The country has nuclear weapons.
Often	I often visit my grandparents.
Pronunciation	She is working on her pronunciation.
Quinoa	Quinoa is a nutritious grain.
Real	Is that a real diamond?
Salmon	I ordered grilled salmon for dinner.
Sherbet	The kids enjoyed orange sherbet.
Solder	He used solder to fix the broken wire.
Specific	Can you give me specific details?
Supposedly	Supposedly, the movie is based on a true story.
Vulnerable	The child felt vulnerable in the dark.