Cast member Barry Keoghan attends a premiere for the Apple TV+ series "Masters of the Air" in Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
The language learning software Babbel teamed up with TV captioning groups to find out which words the media struggled with the most this year.
Here’s their list of this year’s Most Mispronounced Words in the U.S:
1. Kamala Harris: KOM-a-la HAR-is
2. Barry Keoghan: BARR-ee key-OH-gin
3. Dog breed Kooikerhondje: COY-ker-HUND-che (This is what Shohei Ohtani’s dog Decoy is.)
4. Pete Buttigieg: peet BOOD-ih-judge
5. Fast fashion brand Shein: SHE-in
6. Exoplanet Speculoos-3b: SPEK-yuh-lohss three bee
7. Paris Olympics mascot the Phryge: FREE-je
8. Semaglutide: sem-ah-GLOO-tide
9. Zendaya: zen-DAY-uh
10. Chappell Roan: CHAP-uhl ROHN
(There are audio clips of the pronunciations at Babbel.com.)
