common mispronounce words in english

Compiled by:Art Christian V. Dimla

PART 1

Common

in English

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Common

in English

colonelcolo·nel [kúrn'l]

noun

awrya·wry [ə rai]

adjective

epitomee·pit·o·me [i píttəmee](plural: e·pit·o·mes)

noun

EdinburghEd·in·burgh

[édd'nbərə, édd'n bùrrə] capital city of Scotland

ethereale·the·re·al

[i théeree əl]adjective

exquisite;very delicate or highly refined

meme[meem]noun

cultural characteristic passed down generations

GIFG.I.F / jif

[jeef] , [ji ai ef]

pwned

facetiousfa·ce·tious

[fə sée shəss]adjective

supposed to be funny

hyperbolehy·per·bo·le [hī púrbəlee]

noun exaggeration

lava

pasta

la·va [láavə, lávvə]

pas·ta [páastə]

nuclearnu·cle·ar

[nooklee ər]adjective

officialof·fi·cial [ə físh'l]

noun

Hermione

accessory ac·ces·so·ry [ak séssəree]

noun

VersaillesVer·sailles

[vər sai]noun

French palace

IllinoisIl·li·nois

[ìllə nóy, ìllə nóyz]state in the north central United States

ArcticArc·tic

[áarktik, áartik] northern polar region

Alzheimer’s disease

Alz·heim·er's dis·ease [áalts hīmərz di zéez] or Alzheimer's [áalts hīmərz]

noun medical disorder causing dementia

Asperger’ssyndrome

As·per·ger's syn·drome [ás pùrjərz sìndrōm]or As·per·ger syn·drome [ás pùrjər sìndrōm]

noun developmental disorder

Etc.(et cetera)

Pinochlepi·noch·le

[pée nùk'l, pée nòk'l]winning combination of cards

Forte(Italian “loud”)

for·te [fáwr tày, fáwrtee]

adverb

Forte(strongest part of sword)

(where you good at)

[fawrt]noun

Parenthesispa·ren·the·sis

[pə rénthəssiss]noun

Parenthesesplural pa·ren·the·ses

[pə rénthə séez]

reoccur(happen again)

re·ocur[ri əkúr]

recur(happen again and again)

re·cur[ri kúr]

MauveMauve [mōv]

(plural mauves) noun

pale purplish color

Ku Klux Klan[kòo klùks klán]

noun 19C white supremacist group: a terrorist secret

society organized in the South after the Civil War that used violence and murder to promote its

white supremacist beliefs

Gnocchignoc·chi [nókee, nyókee]

plural noun Italian dumplings: in Italian cooking, dumplings

made of potato, semolina, or flour, usually boiled and served with soup or a sauce

crepe de Chine

crêpe de Chine [kràyp də shéen]or crepe de Chine [kràyp də shéen]

noun silk fabric: a light smooth silk fabric. Use:

delicate articles of clothing.

Quinoaqui·no·a [kee nṓ ə, kéen wàa]

noun South American plant: a plant of the goosefoot family that is cultivated for its seeds, which are

ground and eaten. Native to: Andes.

Quichequiche [keesh]

(plural quiches) noun

savory pie: a pie filled with an egg-and-cream mixture and various meat or vegetable

ingredients

Hors d’oeuvreshors d'oeuvre [awr dúrv]

(plural hors d'oeuvre or hors d'oeuvres [awr dúrvz]) noun

appetizer: a small portion of food served cold or hot before a meal to stimulate the appetite

Pennepen·ne [pé này]

noun tube-shaped pasta: short tube-shaped pasta cut

diagonally at the ends

Merlotmer·lot [mər lṓ, mer lṓ]

or Mer·lot [mər lṓ, mer lṓ]noun

1. red wine: a red wine made from a variety of black grape originally grown in France

2. black grape used for merlot: a black grape that is used to make merlot wine

caramelcar·a·mel [kárrəməl, kárrə mèl, kárməl]

noun 1. chewy candy: a chewy candy that can be soft

or firm, made with butter, milk, and sugar 2. burned sugar: sugar melted or dissolved in a small amount of water and heated until it turns

golden or dark brown. Use: a flavoring and coloring.

3. yellowish brown color: a yellowish brown color

Guacamolegua·ca·mo·le [gwàakə mṓlee, gwàakə mṓ lày]

noun mashed avocado: avocado mashed or puréed

with tomato and lightly spiced with chili, served as a dip or as an accompaniment to some

Mexican-style dishes

guacharogua·cha·ro [gwàachə rṓ]

(plural gua·cha·ros) noun

birds Same as oilbird

[Early 19th century. Via American Spanish guácharo < Quechua wáhcha "orphan"]

.

Chipotlechi·pot·le [chi pṓt lày]

(plural chi·pot·les) noun

smoked chili pepper: a pungent smoked red chili used in Mexican cuisine, especially in salsa

[Via Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl xipotli]

Chippewa FallsChip·pe·wa Falls

[chíppə wàw fàwlz, chíppə wàa fàwlz]

city in western Wisconsin on the western bank of the Chippewa River, northeast of Eau Claire.

Population: 13,131 (2006) .

Thymethyme [tīm, thīm]

noun

aromatic bush: a small low-growing bush with small aromatic leaves. Use: cooking, source of

thymol.

Prosciuttopro·sciut·to [prō shòotō]

Noun

dried and smoked Italian ham: Italian cured ham, usually served cold and uncooked in thin

slices

prosaicpro·sa·ic [prō záy ik]

adjective 1. lacking imagination: not having any features

that are interesting or imaginative 2. resembling prose: characteristic of,

resembling, or consisting of prose 3. U.S. straightforward: lacking complications or

subtleties

Prescriptionpre·scrip·tion [pri skrípshən]

noun written order for medicine: a written order

issued by a physician or other qualified practitioner that authorizes a pharmacist

to supply a specific medication for a patient, with instructions on its use.

(often used before a noun)

pronunciamentopro·nun·ci·a·men·to [prō nùnsee ə méntō]

(plural pro·nun·ci·a·men·tos or pro·nun·ci·a·men·toes) noun

Hispanic edict: an announcement, proclamation, or manifesto, especially one issued by a

revolutionary group [Mid-19th century. < Spanish < pronunciar

"announce" < Latin pronuntiare]

RealtorRe·al·tor [rée əltər]

trademark a trademark for a member of the U.S. National

Association of Realtors or the Canadian Association of Real Estate Boards

realpolitikre·al·po·li·tik [ray áal poli téek]

noun politics based on practical considerations:

politics based on pragmatism or practicality rather than on ethical or theoretical

considerations [Early 20th century. < German, "real politics"]

Ptolemy

BacchusBac·chus [bákəss, báakəss]

noun classical god of wine: in Greek and Roman

mythology, the god of wine, identified with the Greek god Dionysus and the Roman god Liber. He was worshiped with orgiastic and ecstatic rites.

supposedlysup·pos·ed·ly [sə pṓzədlee]

adverb as people believe: as some people believe, or as

people were led to believe

Larvaeplural lar·vae [láarvee] or lar·vas

(singular - lar·va [láarvə])noun

1. immature insect: the wingless immature worm-shaped form of many insects that develops into a pupa

or chrysalis before becoming an adult insect 2. immature amphibian or fish: the immature, early-stage form of frogs and other animals that undergo

marked changes during metamorphosis

Asteriskas·ter·isk [ástərisk]

noun (plural as·ter·isks) 1. star-shaped symbol: a star-shaped symbol (*)

used in printing 2. asterisk as linguistic symbol: in linguistics, an asterisk used to mark a sound, form, or structure that is believed to have existed but is unrecorded,

or that is wrong or ungrammatical

affidavitaf·fi·da·vit [àffi dáyvit]

(plural af·fi·da·vits) noun

written version of sworn statement: a written declaration made on oath before somebody

authorized to administer oaths, usually setting out the statement of a witness for court

proceedings

affettuosoaf·fet·tu·o·so [a fèchoo ṓssō]

adverb, adjective tenderly: played or sung musically with feeling

(used as a musical direction)

Schadenfreudescha·den·freu·de [shàad'n fròydə]

or Scha·den·freu·de [shàad'n fròydə]noun

gloating at somebody else's bad luck: malicious or smug pleasure taken in somebody else's misfortune

[Late 19th century. < German < Schaden "harm" + Freude "joy"]

Chauvinistchau·vin·ist [shṓvənist]

(plural chau·vin·ists) noun

1. somebody with sense of superiority: somebody with an excessive or prejudiced loyalty

to a particular gender, group, or cause 2. unreasoning patriot: an unreasoning, overenthusiastic, and aggressive patriot

Les Miserables

That’s all for part 1

Compiled by:ART CHRISTIAN V. DIMLA

References

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