Popular Words People Say Wrong

We’ve all been guilty of mispronouncing a word or two, and while it’s important not to judge someone too quickly, some word slip-ups can make you do a double-take. Reddit users recently shared the words that, when mispronounced, might make them think, “Wait… really?” Here are the top 10 words that trip people up:

1. Frustrated as “FUH-strated”
2. Specifically as “PUH-cifically”
3. Chipotle as “chi-POLE-tay” or “chi-pole-TEE”
4. Quesadilla as “kay-suh-DILL-uh”
5. Words starting with “es” that become “eck”: “ECK-scape,” “ECK-cetera,” and “ECK-spresso”
6. Nuclear as “nuke-YOU-lar” (arguably the most common offender)
7. Fajitas with an “R” (FRUH-he-tuhs) or a hard “J” (fuh-JEE-tuhs)
8. Library as “li-BARRY”
9. Supposably when you mean “supposedly.” Fun fact: “Supposably” is a word, but it doesn’t mean what most people think.
10. Irregardless – While it’s in the dictionary as a “nonstandard” word, it simply means “regardless” and can sound out of place.