Did you know that the hardest English word to pronounce is โWorcestershireโ? Yesโthat is according to a hugely popular Reddit poll! This English county (and a great British condiment) seems to confound most non-English speakers (and sometimes even native) when they attempt pronouncing it.
A Reddit user by the name of JustATreeNut asked people from around the world to submit English words they struggled with most. After garnering over 5,000 comments, the results were in!
Here are the top 10 hardest English words to pronounce.
In order to see if this is true, I challenged people from 40+ different countries, both English native and non-native speakers, to pronounce these 10 hardest words in the English language. In the below, youโll find the challenge instructions.
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And youโll be the judge: whose country representative do you think has delivered the best pronunciations? The worst? And the most hilarious? Let us know in the comment section below.
CHALLENGE OF THE DAY
If you Google the โtop 10 most difficult English words to pronounceโโyouโll most likely see the list below as identified & ranked by Reedit. But if these are already hard to pronounce by native English speakers, how about those who arenโt native? Letโs find out!
๐Record an audio.
I. Introduce yourself: 1. Iโm ___(your first name) 2. From __(your country) 3. I speak __(your native language)
II. Pronounce the words below: -Rural -Otorhinolaryngologist -Colonel -Penguin -Sixth -Isthmus -Anemone -Squirrel -Choir -Worcestershire
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With 40+ nationalities participating in this challenge, here are the audios shared by each participant while pronouncing the worldโs 10 hardest English words. So get your earphones ready!
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