25 Words You Are Probably Saying Wrong

Wrong: juh – eye – roh or gee – roh

Right: yee – roh

Definition: a sandwich made with slices of spiced meat cooked on a spit, served with salad in pita bread.

Wrong: nitch

Right: neesh

Definition: a specialized but profitable corner of the market.

Wrong: Aff – lue (stress here) – ent

Right: Aff (stress here) – lue – ent

Definition: having a great deal of money; wealthy.

Wrong: Can – uh – date

Right: Can – da – date

Definition: a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election.

Wrong: Ki – bosh

Right: Key – bosh

Definition: put an end to; dispose of decisively.

Wrong: Comp – troll – ur

Right: Con – troll – ur

Definition: a controller (used in the title of some financial officers).

Wrong: Sure – burt

Right: Sure – bit

Definition: a frozen dessert made with fruit juice added to milk or cream, egg white, or gelatin.

Wrong: Catch

Right: Cash

Definition: a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.

Wrong: As – tricks

Right: As – ter – isk

Definition: a symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter.

Wrong: Per – og – uh – tiv

Right: Pre – rog – uh – tiv

Definition: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.

Wrong: Chip – oat – lay

Right: Cheep – oat – lay

Definition: a smoked hot chili pepper used especially in Mexican cooking.

Wrong: E – lek – tor (stress here) – uhl

Right: E – lek (stress here) – tor – uhl

Definition: of or relating to elections or electors.

Wrong: Dok – tor Soos

Right: Dok – tor Soys

Wrong: Ay – gis

Right: Ee – giss

Definition: the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.

Wrong: Chick – can – urr – ree

Right: Shih – con – nur – ree

Definition: the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.

Wrong: Sell – tick

Right: Kell – tick

Definition: of or relating to the Celts or their languages,

Wrong: Ex – press – so

Right: Es – press – so

Definition: strong black coffee made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans.

Wrong: Pur – scrip – shun

Right: Pre – scrip – shun

Definition: an instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment.

Wrong: Suh – doe – coo

Right: Soo – doe – coo

Definition: a puzzle in which players insert the numbers one to nine into a grid

Wrong: Lamb – basst

Right: Lamb – baste

Definition: criticize (someone or something) harshly.

Wrong: Ak – kay

Right: Ah – sah – ee

Definition: a South American palm tree producing small edible blackish-purple berries.

Wrong: Ant – artic

Right: Ant – arctic

Definition: of or relating to the south polar region or Antarctica.

Wrong: Pre – spire

Right: Per – spire

Definition: give out sweat through the pores of the skin as the result of heat, physical exertion, or stress.

Wrong: Weel – barrel

Right: Weel – barrow

Definition: a small cart with a single wheel

Wrong: Hay – nee – ous

Right: Hay – nous

Definition: utterly odious or wicked.