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50 English words that are generally mispronounced

TNN | Last updated on - Mar 25, 2019, 15:43 IST

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50 commonly used English words that are generally mispronounced

India has the second highest English speaking population in the world, yet we all end up pronouncing few words in a wrong way. So, to help you ace your English pronunciation, we share the correct way to pronounce these 50 words used almost everyday. Read on to know more!

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Wednesday

What we’ve been saying: Wed-nes-day
How to correctly say it: Wenz-day

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Almond

What we’ve been saying: Al-muh-ng
How to correctly say it: Ah-muh-nd

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Itinerary

What we’ve been saying: ahy-tin-ary
How to correctly say it: ahy-tin-uh-rer-ee

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Faux pas

What we’ve been saying: Fohx-pas
How to correctly say it: Foh-pah

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Gauge

What we’ve been saying: Gauj
How to correctly say it: Geyj

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Debut

What we’ve been saying: Di-boo
How to correctly say it: Dey-byoo

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Expresso

What we’ve been saying: E-xpres-oh
How to correctly say it: E-spres-oh

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Epitome

What we’ve been saying: Ih-pi-toe-m
How to correctly say it: Ih-pit-uh-mee

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Coup

What we’ve been saying: Koo-p
How to correctly say it: Koo

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Chaos

What we’ve been saying: Cha-os
How to correctly say it: Key-os

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Boutique

What we’ve been saying: Boh-teel
How to correctly say it: Boo-teek

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Often

What we’ve been saying: OFF-ten
How to correctly say it: OFF-en

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Mischievous

What we’ve been saying: Miss-CHEE-vee-us
How to correctly say it: MISS-che-vus

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Forte

What we’ve been saying: FOR-tay
How to correctly say it: FORT

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Suite

What we’ve been saying: Suit
How to correctly say it: Sweet

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Police

What we’ve been saying: Poo-leece
How to correctly say it: Puh-leece

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Sour

What we’ve been saying: Saar
How to correctly say it: Sower

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Genre

What we’ve been saying: Jen-ner
How to correctly say it: Zhon-ruh

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Pizza

What we’ve been saying: Pi-za
How to correctly say it: Peet-zuh

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Bowl

What we’ve been saying: Ba-ool
How to correctly say it: Bo-hl

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Asthma

What we’ve been saying: As-tha-ma
How to correctly say it: Az-ma

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Heart

What we’ve been saying: Hurt
How to correctly say it: Haa-rt

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Breakfast

What we’ve been saying: Bray-k-faast
How to correctly say it: Brek-fust

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Women

What we’ve been saying: Woo-men
How to correctly say it: Wih-men

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Marijuana

What we’ve been saying: Mary-joo-anna
How to correctly say it: Mar-uh-wah-nuh

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Dengue

What we’ve been saying: Den-geu
How to correctly say it: Den-gee

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Discretion

What we’ve been saying: Dis-kree-shun
How to correctly say it: Dis-kreh-shun

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Bury

What we’ve been saying: Ber-ry
How to correctly say it: Be-ri

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February

What we’ve been saying: Feb-yoo-a-ree
How to correctly say it: Feb-roo-a-ree

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Meme

What we’ve been saying: Mee-mee/ mem
How to correctly say it: Meem

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Cache

What we’ve been saying: Cash-ay
How to correctly say it: Cash

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Debris

What we’ve been saying: Debriss
How to correctly say it: Debree

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Monk

What we’ve been saying: Mawnk
How to correctly say it: Muhngk

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Data

What we’ve been saying: Daa-ta
How to correctly say it: Day-ta

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Lingerie

What we’ve been saying: Lin-guh-ree
How to correctly say it: Lawn-zhuh-ray

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Video

What we’ve been saying: Wee-diyo
How to correctly say it: Vid-i-yoh

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Coupon

What we’ve been saying: Koo-pun
How to correctly say it: Koo-pawn

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Banquet

What we’ve been saying: Ban-kway
How to correctly say it: Ban-kwet

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Iron

What we’ve been saying: Eye-run
How to correctly say it: Aye-en

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Mohito

What we’ve been saying: Mo-jee-toh
How to correctly say it: Mo-hee-toh

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Poem

What we’ve been saying: Poy-em
How to correctly say it: Poe-um

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Tomb

What we’ve been saying: Tom-b
How to correctly say it: Toom

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Poignant

What we’ve been saying: Poig-nant
How to correctly say it: Poi-nyant

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Resume

What we’ve been saying: Reh-zu-may
How to correctly say it: Ri-zum

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Vineyard

What we’ve been saying: Wine-yard
How to correctly say it: Win-yerd

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Extempore

What we’ve been saying: Ekstem-pore
How to correctly say it: Ekstem-pere

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Pronunciation

What we’ve been saying: Pruh-nun-ciation
How to correctly say it: PRO-NOUN-ciation

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Niche

What we’ve been saying: Nich-ee
How to correctly say it: Nich

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Determine

What we’ve been saying: Deter-mine
How to correctly say it: Deter-min

Top Comment

Farah Salman

1634 days ago

I'm afraid there are quite a few mistakes here. Besides, we still follow the standard British (not American) pronunciation system.

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