English can be a tricky language, especially when it comes to pronunciation rules. You probably know a few people who would pronounce that word "prob-lee." You might even do it yourself! Learn more commonly mispronounced words (did you know it's e-LEK-tor-al, not e-lek-TOR-al ?), and start retraining your tongue today.
- aegis: ee-jis, not ay-jis
- asterisk: as-ter-isk, not as-ter-ik
- alumnae: a-lum-nee, not a-lum-nay
- archipelago: ar-ki-PEL-a-go, not arch-i-pel-a-go
- athlete: ath-leet, not ath-a-leet
- candidate: kan-di-dayt, not kan-i-dayt
- chimera: kiy-MEER-a, not CHIM-er-a
- disastrous: di-zas-tres, not di-zas-ter-es
- electoral: e-LEK-tor-al, not e-lek-TOR-al
- etcetera: et-set-er-a, not ek-set-er-a
- lambaste: lam-bayst, not lam-bast
- larvae: lar-vee, not lar-vay
- library: li-brar-y, not li-bar-y
- mischievous: MIS-che-vus, not mis-CHEE-vee-us
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- mispronunciation: mis-pro-nun-see-ay-shun, not mis-pro-nown-see-ay-shun
- nuclear: noo-klee-ur, not noo-kyu-lur
- nuptial: nup-shul, not nup-shoo-al
- primer: (schoolbook) prim-mer, not pry-mer
- picture: pik-cher, not pit-cher
- prescription: prih-skrip-shun, not per-skrip-shun
- prerogative: pre-rog-a-tive, not per-rog-a-tive
- peremptory: per-emp-tuh-ree, not pre-emp-tuh-ree
- probably: prob-a-blee, not pra-lee or prob-lee
- Realtor: reel-ter, not ree-la-ter
- supposedly: su-pos-ed-lee, not su-pos-ab-lee
- spurious: spyoor-ee-us, not spur-ee-us
- tenet: ten-it, not ten-unt
- ticklish: tik-lish, not tik-i-lish
- triathlon: try-ath-lon, not try-ath-a-lon
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A Concise Guide to Grammar and Style
Frequently Misspelled Words
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