Mispronounced Words That Begin With D and E<\/strong><\/h3>\nThere\u2019s no\u00a0escape\u00a0<\/strong>from judgment if you mispronounce a word inaccurately. However, studying this list of commonly mispronounced words that start with D and E can aid you,\u00a0particularly\u00a0<\/strong>when talking in front of a crowd.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0dilate<\/strong>\u00a0(dye-late)| Incorrect: dialate (dye-ah-late)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The [i] in this word is so long that there is time for another vowel<\/p>\n
\n- Correct:\u00a0diphtheria<\/strong>\u00a0| Incorrect: diptheria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
When speaking the word the ”ph” in this word is pronounced [f], not [p].<\/p>\n
\n- Correct:\u00a0dog-eat-dog world<\/strong>\u00a0| Incorrect: doggy dog world<\/li>\n
- Correct:\u00a0drown<\/strong>\u00a0| Incorrect: drownd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
You add the [d] only to the past tense of the word (drowned<\/em>) and past participle.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0electoral<\/strong>\u00a0| Incorrect: electorial<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
There\u2019s no [i] in this word. The same rule uses for\u00a0mayoral<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0pastoral<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0escape<\/strong>\u00a0| Incorrect: excape<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Even though the prefix ex- suggests \u201cout of,\u201d it\u2019s not the right way to say\u00a0escape<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>It arrives from the old French word\u00a0eschaper<\/em>, which connects the prefix ex- with\u00a0cappa<\/em>, the Latin word for \u201ccloak.\u201d The word\u2019s change into and out of French makes the ex- into an es- prefix.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0espresso<\/strong>\u00a0| Incorrect: expresso<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
While I can’t tell my love for\u00a0espresso\u00a0<\/strong>enough, this word was borrowed from Italian well after the Latin prefix ex- had evolved into the es- prefix.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0et cetera<\/strong>\u00a0| Incorrect: excetera<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Latin for “and” (et<\/em>) “the rest” (cetera<\/em>) are two words that should be written singly.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0especially<\/strong>\u00a0| Incorrect: expecially<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Especially\u00a0<\/strong>is the adverb format of the adjective\u00a0especial<\/em>. Some may pronounce the word with an [x] to show that an event is unexpected, but it\u2019s not the same word.<\/p>\nMispronounced Words That Start With F<\/strong><\/h3>\nSeveral words on this list are mispronounced because people believe they need a French flair. Yet, words like\u00a0foyer\u00a0<\/strong>are pronounced just as they\u2019re spelled in American English.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0February\u00a0<\/strong>(Feb-roo-air-ee) | Incorrect: Febuary (Feb-you-air-ee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
We don’t like two syllables in line with an [r] so some of us dump the first one in this word. Most dictionaries now take the single [r] pronunciation but, if you have an elegant tongue, you may want to shoot for the original.<\/p>\n
\n- Correct:\u00a0federal<\/strong>\u00a0(fed-err-all) | Incorrect: fedral (fed-rall)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The syncopation of an unaccented vowel is relatively common in rapid speech but in careful speech, it should be avoided.<\/p>\n
\n- Correct:\u00a0film<\/strong>\u00a0| Incorrect: fillum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
We also do not like the mixture [l] + [m]. Try to oppose adding another vowel in between these consonants.<\/p>\n
\n- Correct:\u00a0fiscal<\/strong>\u00a0| Incorrect: fisical<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Some people pronounce the monetary word\u00a0fiscal\u00a0<\/strong>the same way they\u2019d pronounce the word\u00a0physical<\/em>. But these words should not be mistaken for each other.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0foliage<\/strong>\u00a0(foh-lee-age) | Incorrect: foilage (foy-ull-age)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Remember, the [i] arrives after the [l], as in the related\u00a0folio<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0for all intents and purposes<\/strong>\u00a0| Incorrect: for all intensive purposes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This may be another shock for people who have been pronouncing this phrase\u00a0for all intensive purposes.\u00a0<\/em>The new generation is mispronouncing this phrase so intensively that it has become widespread both as a mispronunciation and misspelling.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0forte<\/strong>\u00a0(for-tay) | Incorrect: fort (fort)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
If you\u2019re talking about a military stronghold building, use the word\u00a0fort.\u00a0<\/em>If you\u2019re representing a music phrase played at a stronger volume, use\u00a0forte<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0founder<\/strong>\u00a0| Incorrect: flounder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
As verbs, both words have identical meanings with\u00a0flounder<\/em>\u00a0meaning to make a lot of mistakes or to have trouble moving; however, to\u00a0founder\u00a0<\/strong>is to fail.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0foyer<\/strong>\u00a0| Incorrect: foy-ay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It\u2019s pleasing to make the elegant entrance to a home sound extra fancy with a French pronunciation. However, in American English, you can say \u201cfoy-ur.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mispronounced Words That Begin With G, H, and I<\/strong><\/h3>\nIt can be hard for others to\u00a0interpret\u00a0<\/strong>your meaning when they hear you mispronounce raw words. Check these words to see which others you might be mispronouncing.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0GIF<\/strong>\u00a0(jiff) | Incorrect: GIF (ghiff)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Steve Wilhite, who made the term\u00a0GIF\u00a0<\/strong>(Graphics Interchange Format) in 1987, prefers the pronunciation of\u00a0GIF\u00a0<\/strong>with a soft [g] to rhyme with \u201cJif,\u201d the peanut butter brand. But widespread usage has shown this word a common mispronunciation similar to the first sound of\u00a0gift<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0height<\/strong>\u00a0| Incorrect: heighth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The analogy with\u00a0width\u00a0<\/em>deceives many of us in the pronunciation of this word because we try to end the word with the “th” sound. The start [h] and the last [t] is always pronounced.<\/p>\n\n- Correct:\u00a0Heimlich maneuver<\/strong>\u00a0(or manoeuvre, Br.) | Incorrect: Heineken remover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This word is mispronounced in many distinct ways. This maneuver (manoeuvre) was called for by U.S. surgeon Henry Jay Heimlich.<\/p>\n
\n- Correct:\u00a0hierarchy<\/strong>\u00a0(hi-err-ar-key) | Incorrect: hi-archy | (hi-ar-key)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Remember,\u00a0hierarchies\u00a0<\/strong>go more elevated than you might think. This word is correctly pronounced as “higher archy” and not “high archy.”<\/p>\n
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