Commonly Mispronounced Words

English can be a tricky language, especially when it comes to pronunciation rules. You probably
know a few people who would pronounce that word "prob-lee." You might even do it yourself!
Learn more commonly mispronounced words (did you know it's e-LEK-tor-al, not e-lek-TOR-al
?), and start retraining your tongue today.

aegis: ee-jis, not ay-jis

mispronunciation: mis-pro-nun-see-ay-shun,
not mis-pro-nown-see-ay-shun

asterisk: as-ter-isk, not as-terik

nuclear: noo-klee-ur, not noo-kyu-lur

alumnae: a-lum-nee, not alum-nay

nuptial: nup-shul, not nup-shoo-al

primer: (schoolbook) prim-mer, not pry-mer

picture: pik-cher, not pit-cher

archipelago: ar-ki-PEL-a-go,
not arch-i-pel-a-go

athlete: ath-leet, not ath-a-leet

candidate: kan-di-dayt, not

kan-i-dayt

prescription: prih-skrip-shun, not per-skripshun

prerogative: pre-rog-a-tive, not per-rog-a-tive

chimera: kiy-MEER-a, not

CHIM-er-a

peremptory: per-emp-tuh-ree, not pre-emp-tuhree

disastrous: di-zas-tres, not dizas-ter-es

probably: prob-a-blee, not pra-lee or prob-lee

electoral: e-LEK-tor-al, not elek-TOR-al

Realtor: reel-ter, not ree-la-ter

supposedly: su-pos-ed-lee, not su-pos-ab-lee

spurious: spyoor-ee-us, not spur-ee-us

tenet: ten-it, not ten-unt

ticklish: tik-lish, not tik-i-lish

triathlon: try-ath-lon, not try-ath-a-lon

etcetera: et-set-er-a, not ek-seter-a

lambaste: lam-bayst, not lambast

larvae: lar-vee, not lar-vay

library: li-brar-y, not li-bar-y

mischievous: MIS-che-vus, not

mis-CHEE-vee-us