Words People Struggle To Pronounce

The question posted was “What can you never pronounce correctly?”

More than a thousand people answered and these are some of the most relatable.

  • “Wosche...whoster....whotsersher....wostsher....worcestershire sauce.”
  • “Rural. I hate this word. It's hard to explain why. Best way I can put it is that it doesn't feel natural saying it.”
  • “Anesthetist. I have a friend who is one, and I can't say it.”
  • “Regularly- it just comes out like there are marbles in my mouth.”
  • “Prescription. I always say ‘perscription’”
  • “Gif.”
  • “Particularly. F-in hate this word”
  • “Shark-coochie ... charcuterie”
  • “It's 'Colonel'”
  • “Sentient. Sen-T-ent? Sench-yent? I’m lost halp me 😅”
  • “I don’t know why, but I stumble over ‘effortlessly’ every time.”
  • “Anthropomorphize”
  • “Salve”
  • “Jewelry”
  • “Statistically”
  • Saoirse Ronan's name.”
  • “Marlboro”
  • “Nuclear. I always say (new-queue- ler)”
  • “Rivalry”
  • “Foyer”
  • “Familiarity. I am trying to say it now and I still can't do it. I keep trying to add an extra syllable to or take an extra one away.”
  • “Anonymity. My tongue just has a seizure trying it.”

Photo: Jacob Wackerhausen / iStock / Getty Images


View Full Site