Quiz: Do You Know How To Say The Most Mispronounced Words Of 2017?

If you tend to read the news instead of listen to it, some of these might be hard.
Quiz: Most Mispronounced Words

When a new topic takes over the news cycle, the anchors and reporters will sometimes make a few errors in pronunciation. And you might have, too, when discussing it with your friends. There’s no shame in that, because sometimes, you just really haven’t heard a word spoken aloud before. Plus, the words that are most often mispronounced can provide some insights into what novel ideas we were introduced to over the year.

To learn more about these in-fashion flubs, Babbel talked to the U.S. Captioning Company, the people who write the captions when you’re watching television on mute, and asked what words were mispronounced most in 2017. You can check out the full list here, but first, it might be fun to see how many of these words you know how to say. Be warned: some are a lot trickier than others.

One helpful linguistic tip: ahy sounds like the vowel in “bye.”

Want to know why these words were so popular this year? Check out USA Today‘s coverage about the most mispronounced words of 2017.

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Thomas Moore Devlin

Thomas is the editorial lead, and he has been at Babbel for over five years. He studied linguistics in college, and also has a background in English literature. He has been based in New York City for 10 years, where he spends most of his free time walking around Brooklyn and reading an unhealthy number of books.

Thomas is the editorial lead, and he has been at Babbel for over five years. He studied linguistics in college, and also has a background in English literature. He has been based in New York City for 10 years, where he spends most of his free time walking around Brooklyn and reading an unhealthy number of books.

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