The most mispronounced words

Pronunciation can vary regionally and culturally, but here's a list of 20 commonly mispronounced words:

1. Mischievous (often mispronounced as "mis-CHEE-vee-us" instead of "MIS-chiv-us")
2. Nuclear (commonly mispronounced as "nu-cu-lar" instead of "nu-klee-er")
3. Sherbet (mispronounced as "sher-BERT" instead of "sher-bit")
4. Espresso (often mispronounced as "ex-PRESS-oh" instead of "e-SPRESS-oh")
5. Supposedly (mispronounced as "supposably" instead of "suh-POZ-ed-lee")
6. Febreze (mispronounced as "Febreeze" instead of "feh-brez")
7. Et cetera (mispronounced as "ek cetera" instead of "et SET-er-uh")
8. Hyperbole (commonly mispronounced as "hi-per-bowl" instead of "hi-PER-buh-lee")
9. Almond (mispronounced as "al-mond" instead of "ah-mund")
10. Dessert (often confused with "desert"; dessert is pronounced "duh-ZURT")
11. Chamomile (mispronounced as "sham-uh-mile" instead of "KAM-uh-myl")
12. Arctic (commonly mispronounced as "ar-tik" instead of "ar-k-tik")
13. Height (mispronounced as "heighth" instead of "hite")
14. Oregano (mispronounced as "o-REH-ga-no" instead of "o-REH-gun-o")
15. Library (mispronounced as "lie-berry" instead of "lih-brer-ee")
16. Often (mispronounced as "off-ten" instead of "off-en")
17. Colonel (pronounced "ker-nel" instead of "kern-uhl")
18. Caramel (mispronounced as "car-mel" instead of "kar-uh-muhl")
19. Pronunciation (mispronounced as "pro-NOUN-ciation" instead of "pro-nun-see-A-shun")
20. Rural (difficult for some to pronounce, sounding like "ru-ral" instead of "rur-ul")

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