🎙️ 100 Commonly Mispronounced English Words

Many English words are not pronounced the way they are spelled. Learning the correct pronunciation can improve your speaking skills and boost your confidence. Here are 100 commonly mispronounced words with their correct pronunciation

1. Often

OFF-en / OF-ten

2. Wednesday

WENZ-day

3. February

FEB-roo-air-ee

4. Comfortable

KUMF-ter-bul

5. Vegetable

VEJ-tuh-bul

6. Colonel

KER-nul

7. Island

EYE-land

8. Salmon

SAM-un

9. Almond

AH-mund

10. Receipt

ri-SEET

11. Debt

DET

12. Subtle

SUT-ul

13. Castle

KAS-ul

14. Listen

LIS-un

15. Fasten

FAS-un

16. Climb

KLYME

17. Doubt

DOUT

18. Thumb

THUM

19. Honest

ON-ist

20. Hour

OUR

21. Heir

AIR

22. Choir

KWIRE

23. Chaos

KAY-oss

24. Genre

ZHON-ruh

25. Queue

KYOO

26. Epitome

ih-PIT-uh-mee

27. Hyperbole

hy-PER-buh-lee

28. Quinoa

KEEN-wah

29. Cache

KASH

30. Meme

MEEM

31. Coupon

KOO-pon

32. Realtor

REEL-ter

33. Library

LY-brer-ee

34. Probably

PROB-uh-blee

35. Particularly

par-TIK-yuh-lur-lee

36. Espresso

es-PRES-oh

37. Nuclear

NOO-klee-er

38. Athlete

ATH-leet

39. Jewelry

JOO-ul-ree

40. Height

HITE

41. Rural

ROOR-ul

42. Sixth

SIKSTH

43. Strength

STRENGTH

44. Clothes

KLOTHZ

45. Mischievous

MIS-chuh-vus

46. Prescription

pre-SKRIP-shun

47. Arctic

ARK-tik

48. Espresso

es-PRES-oh

49. Data

DAY-tuh / DAH-tuh

50. Route

ROOT / ROWT

51. Vehicle

VEE-ih-kul

52. Often

OFF-en

53. Schedule

SKEJ-ool

54. Suite

SWEET

55. Cupboard

KUB-erd

56. Sword

SORD

57. Bouquet

boo-KAY

58. Gourmet

GOR-may

59. Liaison

lee-AY-zon

60. Entrepreneur

on-truh-pruh-NUR

61. Yacht

YOT

62. Debris

duh-BREE

63. Cliché

klee-SHAY

64. Buffet

buh-FAY

65. Mortgage

MOR-gij

66. Thorough

THUR-oh

67. Though

THOH

68. Through

THROO

69. Cough

KOFF

70. Bough

BOW

71. Psychology

sy-KOL-uh-jee

72. Pneumonia

noo-MOHN-yuh

73. Pterodactyl

TER-uh-dak-til

74. Gnome

NOHM

75. Gnaw

NAW

76. Debt

DET

77. Victuals

VIT-ulz

78. Coup

KOO

79. Faux

FOH

80. Genre

ZHON-ruh

81. Hors d'oeuvre

or-DERV

82. Renaissance

REN-uh-sahns

83. Colonel

KER-nul

84. Gauge

GAYJ

85. Siege

SEEJ

86. Chaos

KAY-oss

87. Archive

AR-kive

88. Iron

EYE-urn

89. Leopard

LEP-erd

90. Women

WIM-in

91. Woman

WOOM-an

92. Chocolate

CHOK-lit

93. Camera

KAM-ra

94. Interesting

IN-truh-sting

95. Temperature

TEM-pruh-chur

96. Business

BIZ-niss

97. Cupboard

KUB-erd

98. Queueing

KYOO-ing

99. Vehicle

VEE-ih-kul

100. Verdict

VER-dikt

🌟 Quick Tip

English pronunciation often contains silent letters, borrowed words from other languages, and unusual spelling patterns. Practice speaking these words aloud regularly to improve your fluency and confidence.

📖 Learn a few words every day, and your pronunciation will become clearer over time! 🎯