Commonly mispronounced words in English

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Below are some commonly mispronounced words and the correct way to pronounce them. We provided them in image format, so they are easy to read and understand.
After that we have provided a long list of common words with the correct way to pronounce them in alphabetic order.

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List of commonly mispronounced words in alphabetic order

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There are currently 223 names in this directory
A

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

Attorney
uh–tur-nee

Automobile
aw-tuh-muh–beel

B

Ballet
ba-ley

Banana
buh–nan–uh

Barley
bahr–lee

Barometer
buh–rom-i-ter

Bear
bair

Berkley
burk-lee

Bolivia
buh–liv-ee-uh

Bomb
bom

Breakfast
brek–fuhst

Buffet
buh–fey

Bury
ber-ee

C

Cache
kash

Cadet
kuh–det

Cairo
kahy-roh

Calvin Klein
kal-vin kline

Cannes
kan

Capacity
kuh–pas-i-tee

Carnivorous
kahr-niv-er-uh s

Chaos
key-os

Chevrolet
shehv-ruh-lay

Chile
chil–ee

Civil
siv–uh l

Cleanser
klen-zer

Collaboration
kuh-lab-uh–rey-shuhn

Colonialism
kuh–loh-nee-uh-liz-uh m

Columbia
kuh–luhm-bee-uh

Comedian
kuh–mee-dee-uhn

Commodity
kuh–mod-i-tee

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

Debris
dey–bree

Decent
dee-suh nt

Decimal
des–uh-muh l

Decipher
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

Eccentric
ek-sen-trik

Echelon
esh–uh-lon

Ecuador
ek-wuh-dawr

Electoral
ih-lek-ter-uh l

Electrician
ih-lek-trish–uhn

Eloquent
el–uh-kwuhnt

Emergency
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

Facilitate
fuh–sil-i-teyt

Faux Pas
foh pah

February
feb-roo-er-ee

Forensic
fuh–ren-sik

Forget
fer–get

G

Generic
juh–ner-ik

Grenade
gri-neyd

Gucci
goo-chee

Guerrilla
guh–ril–uh

H

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

Ignorance
ig-ner-uhns

Impropriety
im-pruh–prahy-i-tee

Infamous
in–fuh-muhs

Information
in-fer–mey-shuhn

Ingredient
in-gree-dee-uhnt

Innovation
in-uh–vey-shuhn

Introduction
in-truh–duhk-shuhn

J

Jeopardy
jep-er-dee

Jewellery
joo–uhl-ree

K

Kerosene
ker–uh-seen

L

Legacy
leg–uh-see

Legitimate
li-jit–uh-meyt

Leprosy
lep–ruh-see

Lettuce
let-is

Levi’s
lee-vahyz

Liaison
lee-ey-zuhn/ lee-ey-zawn

Lieutenant
loo-ten–uhnt

M

Magician
muh–jish–uh n

Majestic
muh–jes-tik

Materialize
muh–teer-ee-uh-lahyz

Maternal
muh–tur-nl

Matrix
mey-triks

Medieval
mee-dee-ee-vuhl

Melbourne
mel-bern

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

Morocco
muh–rok-oh

Moustache
muhs-tash

N

Namibia
nuh–mib-ee-uh

Nazi
naht-see

Neglect
ni-glekt

Negotiate
ni-goh-shee-eyt

Netherlands
neth-er-luh ndz

Nominal
nom–uh-nl

Nominee
nom-uh–nee

November
noh-vem-ber

Numb
nuhm

O

Objective
uhb-jek-tiv

Offend
uh–fend

Official
uh–fish–uhl

Onion
uhn-yuh n

Oxford
oks–ferd

P

Parole
puh–rohl

Pathetic
puh–thet-ik

Pathology
puh–thol–uh-jee

Patrol
puh–trohl

Peasant
pez–uh nt

Penalty
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

Porsche
por-sha

Portugal
pawr–chuh-guhl

Position
puh–zish–uh n

Prejudice
Prejudice

Preparation
prep-uh–rey-shuhn

Preposition
prep-uh–zish–uh n

Proceeding
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

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

Renault
reh-no

Repeal
ri-peel

Repetition
rep-i-tish–uh n

Repetitive
ri–pet-i-tiv

Respect
ri-spekt

Responsive
ri-spon-siv

Restriction
ri-strik-shuh n

Rhetoric
ret–er-ik

Robotics
roh-bot-iks

S

Sachet
sa-shey

Saliva
suh–lahy-vuh

Schizophrenia
skit-suh–free-nee-uh

Sedentary
sed-n-ter-ee

Seismic
sahyz-mik

Seoul
sohl

Simplify
sim-pluh-fahy

Singapore
sing-guh-pawr

Social
soh-shuhl

Sophisticated
suh–fis-ti-key-tid

Sponge
spuhnj

Sporadic
spuh–rad-ik

Squirrel
skwur–uh l

Stanford
stan-ferd

Strategic
struh–tee-jik

Succumb
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

Tag Heuer
tag-hoy-yur

Tear
tair

Technology
tek-nol–uh-jee

Terrific
tuh–rif-ik

Texas
tek-suh s

Theory
thee–uh-ree

Thorough
thur-oh

Toronto
tuh–ron-toh

Tortoise
tawr-tuh s

Trigonometry
trig-uh–nom-i-tree

Tyranny
tir–uh-nee

V

Vegetable
vej-tuh-buhl

Versace
vur-sah-chee

Veterinarian
vet-er-uh–nair-ee-uh n

Vigilant
vij–uh-luhnt

Vitamin
vahy-tuh-min, vit-uh-min

Voluminous
vuh–loo-muh-nuh s

W

Wednesday
wenz-dey

Wizard
wiz-erd

Woman
woom–uhn

Women
wim–in

Worm
wurm