Commonly mispronounced words in English

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bury [en]
abalone [en]
même [en]
Acai [en]
stomach [en]
accessory [en]
Wednesday [en]
albeit [en]
ask [en]
almond [en]
gyro [en]
Asterick [en]
chimera [en]
athlete [en]
gif [en]
attache [en]
subtle [en]
boutique [en]
salmón [en]
cache [en]
pseudonym [en]
cavalry [en]
pronunciation [en]
business [en]
itinerary [en]
candidate [en]
library [en]
chaos [en]
definitely [en]
Flautist [en]
coup [en]
clothes [en]
coupon [en]
colleague [en]
cupboard [en]
debris [en]
February [en]
especially [en]
debut [en]
definitely [en]
prescription [en]
dilate [en]
nuclear [en]
divorce [en]
acoustic [en]
epitome [en]
adjective [en]
espresso [en]
adolescent [en]
et cetera [en]
alcohol [en]
Faux pas [en]
Alzheimer’s [en]
federal [en]
ambitious [en]
April [en]
flour [en]
arithmetic [en]
gauge [en]
Asthma [en]
genre [en]
attorney [en]
heinous [en]
automobile [en]
hierarchy [en]
ballet [en]
hyperbole [en]
banana [en]
ingenuity [en]
barley [en]
barometer [en]
jewellery [en]
bear [en]
bomb [en]
lingerie [en]
breakfast [en]
lip-sync [en]
buffet [en]
maniac [en]
mauve [en]
cadet [en]
mischievous [en]
capacity [en]
niche [fr]
carnivorous [en]
nuclear [en]
civil [en]
often [en]
cleanser [en]
paradigm [en]
collaboration [en]
probably [en]
comedian [en]
cacophony [en]
Caucasus [en]
Quinoa [en]
diphtheria [en]
regime [en]
rendezvous [en]
peremptory [en]
triathlon [en]

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Commonly mispronounced words in English

Commonly mispronounced words in English

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especially

regime

probably

definitely

accessory

buffet

often

attorney

ask

business

gauge

chaos

alcohol

dilate

bear

rendezvous

capacity

albeit

jewellery

cache

coupon

subtle

civil

acoustic

clothes

cupboard

bomb

peremptory

itinerary

stomach

nuclear

heinous

genre

adjective

mischievous

ingenuity

automobile

bury

pronunciation

maniac

debris

coup

chimera

boutique

library

hyperbole

divorce

cacophony

collaboration

debut

hierarchy

adolescent

epitome

colleague

pseudonym

ambitious

arithmetic

candidate

flour

niche

April

lingerie

gyro

Quinoa

banana

ballet

Acai

paradigm

federal

February

attache

Alzheimer’s

mauve

Wednesday

triathlon

athlete

cadet

même

gif

almond

breakfast

Flautist

abalone

Caucasus

et cetera

diphtheria

carnivorous

Asthma

barley

espresso

comedian

Faux pas

cavalry

barometer

cleanser

Asterick

salmón

lip-sync

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