Ever Given (EV-er GIV-en): The name of the ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March, costing billions of dollars in lost trade. Ethereum (ih-THEE-ree-um): Another cryptocurrency that skyrocketed in value this year amid the decentralized-currency boom. Eilish (EYE-lish): The singer Billie Eilish, whose album 'Happier Than Ever' was released this year to critical acclaim and nominated for the Grammy Awards' Album of the Year. Dogecoin (DOHJ-coin): A divisive cryptocurrency that began somewhat ironically before being popularized by Elon Musk, causing its value to dramatically increase.

Dalgona (tal-goh-NAH): A Korean treat made with melted sugar and baking soda, popularized in Netflix's 'Squid Game.' (Touma notes that some speakers seem to produce a 'K' instead of the 'G' in the middle syllable.) Chipotle (chih-POHT-lay): The American fast food chain became the center of a viral trend this year challenging Baby Boomers to pronounce the name. Cheugy (CHOO-gee): A trendy term popularized by Gen Z and used to mock an outdated and unfashionable aesthetic typically associated with millennials, such as 'Live, Laugh, Love' signs. Here's how Touma breaks down the proper pronunciations for the most commonly misspoken words: 'As a non-native speaker, I must confess it's fun to see English speakers stumbling a bit for a change.'

'As a language teacher, it's always interesting to see that some of these terms are usually new colloquialisms, or are rooted or borrowed from another language,' he said. 'Newscasters in the US have struggled with 2021's new words and names while reporting on key sporting events, viral internet trends and emerging celebrities,' said Esteban Touma, a standup comedian and teacher for Babbel Live. The caption company said it surveyed its members to generate the list, which is now in its sixth year and was commissioned by Babbel, a language-learning platform with headquarters in Berlin and New York. The list released Tuesday identifies the words that proved most challenging for newsreaders and people on television to pronounce this year. Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and Philadelphia Eagles centre Jason Kelce have something in common - broadcasters butcher their names.Īnd virtually everyone is having trouble with 'omicron'.Īll four made it onto this year's list of most mispronounced words as compiled by the US Captioning Company, which captions and subtitles real-time events on TV and in courtrooms.

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