Mispronounced Words – English Vocabulary

Mispronounced Words – Commonly mispronounced words .Even even though spelling rules can be complex in English but they are easily recognized. Proper pronunciation will allow you to write them in the correct way. These are the 100 English words that are the most frequently incorrectly pronounced (“mispronunciation”)

List of commonly mispronounced words

Here’s a list that includes frequently incorrectly pronounced words, alphabetically. These four tables contain the names of universities, brands, and words with two pronunciations, when employed in different versions.

The word is highlighted on the left side of the column with the right pronunciation shown to the left. I’ve highlighted the areas where people make errors in the pronunciation of a couple of words. Here are some suggestions to spot troublesome areas. (You will soon realize that you often misspell words because you aren’t sure which way to write them.

A

Word	Pronunciation
Acoustic	uh–koo-stik
Adjective	aj-ik-tiv
Adolescent	ad-l-es–uhnt
Alcohol	al-kuh-hol
Alzheimer’s	ahlts-hahy-merz
Ambitious	am-bish–uh s
April	ey-pruhl
Arithmetic	uh–rith-muh-tik
Asthma	az-muh
An attorney	uh–tur-nee
Automobile	aw-tuh-muh–beel

B

Word	Pronunciation
Ballet	ba-ley
Banana	buh–nan–uh
Barley	bahr-lee
Barometer	buh–rom-i-ter
Bear	bair
Bomb	bom
Breakfast	brek-fuhst
Buffet	buh–fey
Bury	ber-ee

C

Word	Pronunciation
Cache	Kash
Cadet	kuh–det
Capacity	kuh–pas-i-tee
Carnivorous	kahr-niv-er-uh s
Chaos	key-os
Civil	siv–uh l
Cleanser	klen-zer
Collaboration	kuh-lab-uh–rey-shuhn
Colonialism	kuh–loh-nee-uh-liz-uh m
Comedian	kuh–mee-dee-uhn
Commodity	kuh–mod-i-tee
The Complacency	kuh m-pley-suh n-see
Congratulation	kuh n-grach-uh–ley-shuh n
Creature	kree-cher
Crocodile	krok–uh-dahyl
Cucumber	kyoo-kuhm-ber

D

Word	Pronunciation
Debris	dey-bree
Decent	dee-suh nt
Decimal	des–uh-muh l
Learn to read	dih-sahy-fer
Demography	dih-mog-ruh-fee
Deodorant	dee-oh-der-uhnt
Depot	dee-poh, dep-oh
Descent	dih-sent
Detonate	det-n-eyt
Developer	dih-vel–uh-per
Devotee	dev-uh–tee
Diplomacy	dih-ploh-muh-see
Diplomatic	dip-luh–mat-ik
Divisive	dih-vahy-siv
Domestic	duh–mes-tik
Draught	Draft
Drought	Drout

E

Word	Pronunciation
Eccentric	ek-sen-trik
Echelon	esh–uh-lon
Elections	ih-lek-ter-uh l
Electrician	ih-lek-trish–uhn
Eloquent	el–uh-kwuhnt
Emergencies	ih-mur-juh n-see
Endeavor	en-dev-er
Envelope	en-vuh-lohp
Epitome	ih-pit–uh-mee
Extravaganza	ik-strav-uh–gan-zuh

F-G

Word	Pronunciation
Facilitate	fuh–sil-i-teyt
Faux Pas	foh foh
February	feb-roo-er-ee
Forensic	fuh–ren-sik
Don’t be able to forget	fer-get
Generic	juh–ner-ik
Grenade	gri-neyd
Guerrilla	guh–ril–uh

H

Word	Pronunciation
Handkerchief	hang-ker-chif, -cheef
Hazard	haz-erd
Hereditary	huh–red-i-ter-ee
Hippopotamus	hip-uh–pot–uh-muhs
Horizon	huh–rahy-zuhn
Hotel	hoh-tel
Hypnotize	hip-nuh-tahyz
Hypocrisy	hi-pok-ruh-see

I

Word	Pronunciation
Ignorance	ig-ner-uhns
Impropriety	im-pruh–prahy-i-tee
Famous	in-fuh-muhs
Information	in-fer-mey-shuhn
Ingredient	in-gree-dee-uhnt
Innovation	in-uh–vey-shuhn
Introduction	in-truh–duhk-shuhn

J-L

Word	Pronunciation
Jeopardy	jep-er-dee
Jewellery	joo–uhl-ree
Kerosene	ker–uh-seen
Legacy	leg–uh-see
Legitimate	li-jit–uh-meyt
Leprosy	lep-ruh-see
Lettuce	let-is
Liaison	lee-ey-zuhn/ lee-ey-zawn
Lieutenant	loo-ten–uhnt

M

Word	Pronunciation
Magician	muh–jish–uh n
Majestic	muh–jes-tik
Then it will materialize.	muh–teer-ee-uh-lahyz
Maternal	muh–tur-nl
Matrix	mey-triks
Medieval	mee-dee-ee-vuhl
Melodious	muh–loh-dee-uh s
Melody	mel–uh-dee
Metabolism	muh–tab–uh-liz-uhm
Metallic	muh–tal-ik
Mischievous	mis-chuh-vuhs
Monotony	muh–not-n-ee
Moustache	muhs-tash

N-O

Word	Pronunciation
Nazi	naht-see
Neglect	ni-glekt
Discuss	ni-goh-shee-eyt
Nominal	nom–uh-nl
Nominee	nom-uh–nee
November	noh-vem-ber
Num	nuhm
Ziel	uhb-jek-tiv
Offend	uh–fend
Official	uh–fish–uhl
Onion	uhn-yuh n

P

Word	Pronunciation
Parole	puh–rohl
Pathetic	puh–thet-ik
Pathology	puh–thol–uh-jee
Patrol	puh–trohl
Peasant	pez–uh nt
Penalties	pen-l-tee
Periphery	puh–rif–uh-ree
Pharmacy	fahr-muh-see
Police	puh–lees
Political	puh–lit-i-kuhl
Politician	pol-i-tish–uh n
Position	puh–zish–uh n
Prejudice	prej–uh-dis
Preparation	prep-uh–rey-shuhn
Preposition	prep-uh–zish–uh n
Continue	pruh–see-ding
Prodigious	pruh–dij–uh s
Product	prod–uh kt
Production	pruh–duhk-shuh n
Profound	pruh–found
Promising	prom–uh-sing
Pronunciation	pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn
Propel	pruh–pel
Prophetic	pruh–fet-ik
Provocative	pruh–vok–uh-tiv
Pyramid	pir–uh-mid

R

Word	Pronunciation
Radar	rey-dahr
Realization	ree-uh-luh–zey-shuhn
Realm	relm
Reciprocate	ri-sip-ruh-keyt
Refrigerator	ri-frij–uh-rey-ter
Regimen	rej–uh-muhn
Renaissance	ren-uh–sahns
Repeal	ri-peel
Repetition	rep-i-tish–uh n
Repetitive	ri-pet-i-tiv
Respect	ri-spekt
Receptive	ri-spon-siv
Restriction	ri-strik-shuh n
Rhetoric	ret-er-ik
Robotics	roh-bot-iks

S

Word	Pronunciation
Sachet	sa-shey
Saliva	suh–lahy-vuh
Schizophrenia	skit-suh–free-nee-uh
Sedentary	sed-n-ter-ee
Seismic	sahyz-mik
Simplify	sim-pluh-fahy
Social	soh-shuhl
Elegant	suh–fis-ti-key-tid
Spongeor Spongy	spuhnj
Sporadic	spuh–rad-ik
Squirrel	skwur–uh l
Strategic	struh–tee-jik
Success	suh–kuhm
Suffocate	suhf–uh-keyt
Suspicious	suh–spish–uh s
Syllable	sil–uh-buhl
Symmetry	sim-i-tree
Synonym	sin–uh-nim
Synonymous	si-non–uh-muh s

T

Word	Pronunciation
Tear	tair
Technology	tek-nol–uh-jee
Superb	tuh–rif-ik
Theory	thee–uh-ree
Thorough	thur-oh
Tortoise	tawr-tuh s
Trigonometry	trig-uh–nom-i-tree
Tyranny	tir–uh-nee

V-W

Word	Pronunciation
Vegetable	vej-tuh-buhl, vej-i-tuh-
Veterinarian	vet-er-uh–nair-ee-uh n
Vigilant	vij–uh-luhnt
Vitamin	vahy-tuh-min, vit-uh-min
It’s an awful huge amount!	vuh–loo-muh-nuh s
Wednesday	wenz-dey
Wizard	wiz-erd
Women	woom–uhn
Women	wim-in
Worm	wurm

Places

Brand	Pronunciation
Calvin Klein	kal-vin kline
Chevrolet	shehv-ruh-lay
Gucci	goo-chee
Levi’s	lee-vahyz
Porsche	por-sha
Renault	reh-no
Tag Heuer	tag-hoy-yur
Versace	vur-sah-chee

Mispronounced Words – This table differs from the other tables we’ve observed. It provides exact pronunciation for words that sound differently for a noun or verb. However, the majority of people pronounce them the same.

Different spellings of the same word are spoken in a different way

Word	Pronunciation (verb)	Pronunciation (noun)
Convict	kuh n-vikt	kon-vikt
Proceed	pruh–seed	proh-seed
Progression	pruh–gres	prog-res
Project	pruh–jekt	proj-ekt

Make improvements to your spelling, and improve your speech

These words are simple to pronounce and aid people to express themselves in a clear manner. Speedy speech can cause numerous mistakes that are common. 

Be patient and pronounce every word. It’s not difficult for people to misspell words when they’re in a rush. To improve your pronunciation and spelling You can look up these 100 commonly missedpelled English words.

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