Some brand names are super simple to say. After all, how else are you going to pronounce eBay? But when it comes to brand names like Huawei or Givenchy, you might find yourself flummoxed. If you've struggled with pronouncing certain brands, don't worry, we've got you covered. These are the super popular but still mispronounced brand names that people always struggle with—and the correct way to say them. And for words that get pronounced differently depending on where you are, This Is the Most Mispronounced Town in the U.S.
1 | Nutella
iStockHow you're probably saying it: nuh-tell-uh
How you should be saying it: new-tell-uh
And for other destinations you're butchering, check out The Most Mispronounced Places in America.
2 | IKEA
ShutterstockHow you're probably saying it: eye-key-ah
How you should be saying it: ee-kay-uh
iStock4 | Porsche
iStockHow you're probably saying it: porsh
How you should be saying it: por-shuh
And for more tricky words, check out the 23 Words You Need to Stop Mispronouncing.
iStock6 | Hoegaarden
ShutterstockHow you're probably saying it: hoe-garden
How you should be saying it: who-garden
Shutterstock8 | Cetaphil
ShutterstockHow you're probably saying it: set-uh-fill
How you should be saying it: seat-uh-fill
9 | Del Monte
ShutterstockHow you're probably saying it: del-mon-tay
How you should be saying it: del-mon-ti
10 | Pret A Manger
ShutterstockHow you're probably saying it: pret-ah-mang-gur
How you should be saying it: pret-ah-mahn-zhay
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Shutterstock12 | Huawei
ShutterstockHow you're probably saying it: hu-ah-wei
How you should be saying it: wah-way
13 | Adidas
ShutterstockHow you're probably saying it: ah-DEE-dus
How you should be saying it: AH-dee-dahs
14 | Chevrolet
iStockHow you're probably saying it: chev-ro-let
How you should be saying it: shev-ro-lay
15 | Moschino
iStockHow you're probably saying it: mosh-chee-no
How you should be saying it: moss-key-no
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Shutterstock18 | Van Heusen
ShutterstockHow you're probably saying it: van-hyoo-son
How you should be saying it: van hoy-sen
19 | Givenchy
iStockHow you're probably saying it: gih-ven-chee
How you should be saying it: zhee-vahn-shee
20 | Versace
iStockHow you're probably saying it: ver-sa-chee
How you should be saying it: ver-sa-cheh
And for more words you could be spelling wrong, these are This Is the Most Commonly Misspelled Word in the Country.
