New Report: These Are the Words Most People in Your State Don’t Know How to Pronounce—Are You One of Them?

Google Trends analyzed state searches over the course of a year, between Aug. 14, 2024, and Aug. 14, 2025. Specifically, the ...
THE WEEK

10 words we've forgotten how to pronounce

Although English spelling is famously weird, there are at least some words that anyone learning English will easily get right — words like black, board, boat, clap, coat, cup, and hand. But put cup ...
CNET

Google wants to help you pronounce words you don't know

Corinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She holds degrees in law and communications, and currently writes news, analysis and features for CNET across ...
THE WEEK

Aunt, adult, pajamas: Why can't we agree how to pronounce common words?

How do you pronounce each of the following words? And is there another correct way to pronounce them? adult, address, almond, amen, arctic, aunt, banal, Caribbean ...
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Most Americans Can’t Pronounce These 10 Words. Can You?

TV Newscasters work hard to speak clearly and enunciate words accurately. Words that don’t originate in the English language can become a challenge, like Qatar or Gaddafi , Kadafi, Qaddafi? But native ...
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People in your state just can’t pronounce this word correctly, report suggests

(NEXSTAR) – The English language can certainly be a bit confusing at times. Some words have multiple meanings, like “clear,” “light” and “mine.” Other words sound exactly the same but have different ...