Mispronouncing words in English can be embarrassing, especially if they are common ones. So, here are 15 common English words you are probably mispronouncing. There is also a bonus tip at the end to help improve your pronunciation:

Clothes - ‘Cloe-thz’ - /kləʊ(ð)z/

Iron - ‘I-yun’ - /ˈʌɪən/

Southern - ‘suh-thun’ - /ˈsʌð(ə)n/

Women - ‘wih-min’ - /ˈwɪm.ɪn/

Desert - ‘DEH-zut’ - /ˈdɛzət/

Dessert - ‘deh-ZUR-t’ - /dɪˈzəːt/

Stomach - ‘stuh-muk’ - /ˈstʌmək/

Muscle - ‘muh-sul’ - /ˈmʌs(ə)l/

Ask - ‘ass-k’ - /ɑːsk/

Salmon - ’sah-mun’ - /ˈsamən/

Focus - ‘f-OH!-kuss’ - /ˈfəʊkəs/

Guarantee - ‘gah-run-tee’ - /ɡar(ə)nˈtiː/

Pronunciation - ‘pruh-nun-see-aye-shun’ - /prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

Bury - ‘beh-ree’ 🫐 - /ˈbɛri/

Debt - ‘deh-t’ - /dɛt/

Vegetable - vedge-t-bull - /ˈvɛdʒtəb(ə)l/


Pronunciation Tip:

Listen, learn, copy and repeat the word multiple times each day. An intensive word focussed period of no more than 10 mins each day will be enough to see improvements. You could even try and record yourself!

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