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Difficult Words Pronunciation

Practice words that Spanish speakers commonly mispronounce. These words often lead to embarrassing mistakes or confusion. Click on any word below to practice with real-time feedback.

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Total: 303 words

Vowel Confusion

Words where short/long vowel confusion can change meaning completely

33 words
B
/biːtʃ/
Example: beach
Say: “beach”
Often confused with "bitch". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/ʃiːt/
Example: sheet
Say: “sheet”
Often confused with "shit". Practice the correct pronunciation.
L
/lɪv/
Example: live
Say: “live”
Often confused with "leave". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/ʃɪp/
Example: ship
Say: “ship”
Often confused with "sheep". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/sɪt/
Example: sit
Say: “sit”
Often confused with "seat". Practice the correct pronunciation.
H
/hɪt/
Example: hit
Say: “hit”
Often confused with "heat". Practice the correct pronunciation.
F
/fɪl/
Example: fill
Say: “fill”
Often confused with "feel". Practice the correct pronunciation.
L
/liːv/
Example: leave
Say: “leave”
Often confused with "live". Practice the correct pronunciation.
F
/fʊl/
Example: full
Say: “full”
Often confused with "fool". Practice the correct pronunciation.
P
/pʊl/
Example: pull
Say: “pull”
Often confused with "pool". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/bɪt/
Example: bit
Say: “bit”
Often confused with "beat". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/biːt/
Example: beat
Say: “beat”
Often confused with "bit". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/slɪp/
Example: slip
Say: “slip”
Often confused with "sleep". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/sliːp/
Example: sleep
Say: “sleep”
Often confused with "slip". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/tʃɪp/
Example: chip
Say: “chip”
Often confused with "cheap". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/tʃiːp/
Example: cheap
Say: “cheap”
Often confused with "chip". Practice the correct pronunciation.
F
/fɪt/
Example: fit
Say: “fit”
Often confused with "feet". Practice the correct pronunciation.
F
/fiːt/
Example: feet
Say: “feet”
Often confused with "fit". Practice the correct pronunciation.
L
/lʊk/
Example: look
Say: “look”
Often confused with "Luke". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/tʊk/
Example: took
Say: “took”
Often confused with "tuke". Practice the correct pronunciation.
P
/pʊt/
Example: put
Say: “put”
Often confused with "putt". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/kʌt/
Example: cut
Say: “cut”
Often confused with "cot". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/bʌt/
Example: but
Say: “but”
Often confused with "bot". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/rɪtʃ/
Example: rich
Say: “rich”
Often confused with "reach". Practice the correct pronunciation.
P
/pɪk/
Example: pick
Say: “pick”
Often confused with "peak". Practice the correct pronunciation.
P
/piːk/
Example: peak
Say: “peak”
Often confused with "pick". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/sɪk/
Example: sick
Say: “sick”
Often confused with "seek". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/siːk/
Example: seek
Say: “seek”
Often confused with "sick". Practice the correct pronunciation.
L
/lʌk/
Example: luck
Say: “luck”
Often confused with "look". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/bʌk/
Example: buck
Say: “buck”
Often confused with "book". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/stʌk/
Example: stuck
Say: “stuck”
Often confused with "stock". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/stɑːk/
Example: stock
Say: “stock”
Often confused with "stuck". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/tʃiːp/
Example: cheap
Say: “cheap”
Often confused with "chip". Practice the correct pronunciation.

B vs V Sounds

Spanish speakers often confuse B and V sounds since they're similar in Spanish

33 words
B
/ˈberi/
Example: berry
Say: “berry”
Often confused with "very". Practice the correct pronunciation.
V
/ˈveri/
Example: very
Say: “very”
Often confused with "berry". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/boʊt/
Example: boat
Say: “boat”
Often confused with "vote". Practice the correct pronunciation.
V
/voʊt/
Example: vote
Say: “vote”
Often confused with "boat". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/bɪr/
Example: beer
Say: “beer”
Often confused with "veer". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/best/
Example: best
Say: “best”
Often confused with "vest". Practice the correct pronunciation.
V
/vest/
Example: vest
Say: “vest”
Often confused with "best". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/bæn/
Example: ban
Say: “ban”
Often confused with "van". Practice the correct pronunciation.
V
/væn/
Example: van
Say: “van”
Often confused with "ban". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/bæt/
Example: bat
Say: “bat”
Often confused with "vat". Practice the correct pronunciation.
V
/væt/
Example: vat
Say: “vat”
Often confused with "bat". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/beɪs/
Example: base
Say: “base”
Often confused with "vase". Practice the correct pronunciation.
V
/veɪs/
Example: vase
Say: “vase”
Often confused with "base". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/bet/
Example: bet
Say: “bet”
Often confused with "vet". Practice the correct pronunciation.
V
/vet/
Example: vet
Say: “vet”
Often confused with "bet". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/baɪt/
Example: bite
Say: “bite”
Often confused with "vite". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/boʊ/
Example: bow
Say: “bow”
Often confused with "vow". Practice the correct pronunciation.
V
/vaʊ/
Example: vow
Say: “vow”
Often confused with "bow". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/baɪ/
Example: buy
Say: “buy”
Often confused with "vie". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/bɔːl/
Example: ball
Say: “ball”
Often confused with "vall". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/bʊl/
Example: bull
Say: “bull”
Often confused with "vull". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/breɪv/
Example: brave
Say: “brave”
Often confused with "brable". Practice the correct pronunciation.
A
/əˈbʌv/
Example: above
Say: “above”
Often confused with "abobe". Practice the correct pronunciation.
A
/əˈveɪləbəl/
Example: available
Say: “available”
Often confused with "abailable". Practice the correct pronunciation.
V
/ˈvɪdioʊ/
Example: video
Say: “video”
Often confused with "bideo". Practice the correct pronunciation.
V
/voʊˈkæbjəleri/
Example: vocabulary
Say: “vocabulary”
Often confused with "bocabulary". Practice the correct pronunciation.
N
/noʊˈvembər/
Example: November
Say: “November”
Often confused with "nobember". Practice the correct pronunciation.
D
/dɪˈveləp/
Example: develop
Say: “develop”
Often confused with "debelop". Practice the correct pronunciation.
V
/ˌvedʒəˈteriən/
Example: vegetarian
Say: “vegetarian”
Often confused with "begetarian". Practice the correct pronunciation.
D
/dɪˈveləp/
Example: develop
Say: “develop”
Often confused with "debelop". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ˈtrævəl/
Example: travel
Say: “travel”
Often confused with "trabol". Practice the correct pronunciation.
D
/draɪv/
Example: drive
Say: “drive”
Often confused with "draib". Practice the correct pronunciation.
A
/əˈraɪv/
Example: arrive
Say: “arrive”
Often confused with "arriib". Practice the correct pronunciation.

Silent Letters

Words with silent letters that aren't pronounced

34 words
C
/koʊm/
Example: comb
Say: “comb”
Often confused with "kom-b". Practice the correct pronunciation.
L
/læm/
Example: lamb
Say: “lamb”
Often confused with "lam-b". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/θʌm/
Example: thumb
Say: “thumb”
Often confused with "thum-b". Practice the correct pronunciation.
K
/niː/
Example: knee
Say: “knee”
Often confused with "k-nee". Practice the correct pronunciation.
K
/naɪf/
Example: knife
Say: “knife”
Often confused with "k-nife". Practice the correct pronunciation.
K
/noʊ/
Example: know
Say: “know”
Often confused with "k-now". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/ˈkæsəl/
Example: castle
Say: “castle”
Often confused with "cas-tle". Practice the correct pronunciation.
L
/ˈlɪsən/
Example: listen
Say: “listen”
Often confused with "lis-ten". Practice the correct pronunciation.
I
/ˈaɪlənd/
Example: island
Say: “island”
Often confused with "is-land". Practice the correct pronunciation.
H
/ˈɑːnɪst/
Example: honest
Say: “honest”
Often confused with "h-onest". Practice the correct pronunciation.
H
/aʊər/
Example: hour
Say: “hour”
Often confused with "h-our". Practice the correct pronunciation.
H
/ˈɑːnər/
Example: honor
Say: “honor”
Often confused with "h-onor". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/wɔːk/
Example: walk
Say: “walk”
Often confused with "wal-k". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/tɔːk/
Example: talk
Say: “talk”
Often confused with "tal-k". Practice the correct pronunciation.
H
/hæf/
Example: half
Say: “half”
Often confused with "hal-f". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/kɑːm/
Example: calm
Say: “calm”
Often confused with "cal-m". Practice the correct pronunciation.
P
/pɑːm/
Example: palm
Say: “palm”
Often confused with "pal-m". Practice the correct pronunciation.
D
/det/
Example: debt
Say: “debt”
Often confused with "deb-t". Practice the correct pronunciation.
D
/daʊt/
Example: doubt
Say: “doubt”
Often confused with "doub-t". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/rɪˈsiːt/
Example: receipt
Say: “receipt”
Often confused with "recei-pt". Practice the correct pronunciation.
M
/ˈmʌsəl/
Example: muscle
Say: “muscle”
Often confused with "mus-cle". Practice the correct pronunciation.
D
/dɪˈzaɪn/
Example: design
Say: “design”
Often confused with "de-sign". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/saɪn/
Example: sign
Say: “sign”
Often confused with "si-gn". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/klaɪm/
Example: climb
Say: “climb”
Often confused with "clim-b". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/rɪst/
Example: wrist
Say: “wrist”
Often confused with "w-rist". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/ˈkɑːləm/
Example: column
Say: “column”
Often confused with "col-umn". Practice the correct pronunciation.
A
/ˈɔːtəm/
Example: autumn
Say: “autumn”
Often confused with "aut-umn". Practice the correct pronunciation.
H
/hɪm/
Example: hymn
Say: “hymn”
Often confused with "hym-n". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/ˈsɑːləm/
Example: solemn
Say: “solemn”
Often confused with "sole-mn". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/kənˈdem/
Example: condemn
Say: “condemn”
Often confused with "conde-mn". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/ˈsæmən/
Example: salmon
Say: “salmon”
Often confused with "sal-mon". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/ˈkʌbərd/
Example: cupboard
Say: “cupboard”
Often confused with "cup-board". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/ˈwenzdeɪ/
Example: Wednesday
Say: “Wednesday”
Often confused with "wed-nes-day". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/ˈsænwɪtʃ/
Example: sandwich
Say: “sandwich”
Often confused with "sand-wich". Practice the correct pronunciation.

TH Sounds

The TH sound doesn't exist in Spanish and is very challenging

65 words
T
/θɪŋk/
Example: think
Say: “think”
Often confused with "sink". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/θæŋk/
Example: thank
Say: “thank”
Often confused with "sank". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/θriː/
Example: three
Say: “three”
Often confused with "tree". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/θroʊ/
Example: throw
Say: “throw”
Often confused with "trow". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/θɪŋ/
Example: thing
Say: “thing”
Often confused with "sing". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ðɪs/
Example: this
Say: “this”
Often confused with "dis". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ðæt/
Example: that
Say: “that”
Often confused with "dat". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ðə/
Example: the
Say: “the”
Often confused with "de". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ðeɪ/
Example: they
Say: “they”
Often confused with "dey". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/θɪk/
Example: thick
Say: “thick”
Often confused with "sick". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/θɪn/
Example: thin
Say: “thin”
Often confused with "sin". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/θred/
Example: thread
Say: “thread”
Often confused with "tred". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/θruː/
Example: through
Say: “through”
Often confused with "tru". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/θʌm/
Example: thumb
Say: “thumb”
Often confused with "tum". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ˈθʌndər/
Example: thunder
Say: “thunder”
Often confused with "tunder". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ˈθiːəri/
Example: theory
Say: “theory”
Often confused with "teory". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ðiːz/
Example: these
Say: “these”
Often confused with "dese". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ðoʊz/
Example: those
Say: “those”
Often confused with "dose". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ðæn/
Example: than
Say: “than”
Often confused with "dan". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ðen/
Example: then
Say: “then”
Often confused with "den". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ðer/
Example: there
Say: “there”
Often confused with "dere". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/ˈweðər/
Example: weather
Say: “weather”
Often confused with "weder". Practice the correct pronunciation.
F
/ˈfɑːðər/
Example: father
Say: “father”
Often confused with "fader". Practice the correct pronunciation.
M
/ˈmʌðər/
Example: mother
Say: “mother”
Often confused with "moder". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
Example: birthday
Say: “birthday”
Often confused with "birday". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/ˈbæθruːm/
Example: bathroom
Say: “bathroom”
Often confused with "baroom". Practice the correct pronunciation.
A
/ˈeniθɪŋ/
Example: anything
Say: “anything”
Often confused with "anysing". Practice the correct pronunciation.
N
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
Example: nothing
Say: “nothing”
Often confused with "nosing". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
Example: something
Say: “something”
Often confused with "somsing". Practice the correct pronunciation.
E
/ˈevriθɪŋ/
Example: everything
Say: “everything”
Often confused with "everysing". Practice the correct pronunciation.
M
/mʌnθ/
Example: month
Say: “month”
Often confused with "mont". Practice the correct pronunciation.
N
/nɔːrθ/
Example: north
Say: “north”
Often confused with "nort". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/saʊθ/
Example: south
Say: “south”
Often confused with "sout". Practice the correct pronunciation.
E
/ɜːrθ/
Example: earth
Say: “earth”
Often confused with "eart". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/wɜːrθ/
Example: worth
Say: “worth”
Often confused with "wort". Practice the correct pronunciation.
H
/helθ/
Example: health
Say: “health”
Often confused with "helt". Practice the correct pronunciation.
D
/deθ/
Example: death
Say: “death”
Often confused with "det". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/breθ/
Example: breath
Say: “breath”
Often confused with "bret". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/kloʊðz/
Example: clothes
Say: “clothes”
Often confused with "clodes". Practice the correct pronunciation.
L
/leŋθ/
Example: length
Say: “length”
Often confused with "lent". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/streŋθ/
Example: strength
Say: “strength”
Often confused with "strengt". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/θərˈtiːn/
Example: thirteen
Say: “thirteen”
Often confused with "tirteen". Practice the correct pronunciation.
F
/fɔːrˈtiːn/
Example: fourteen
Say: “fourteen”
Often confused with "fourteen". Practice the correct pronunciation.
F
/fɪfˈtiːn/
Example: fifteen
Say: “fifteen”
Often confused with "fifteen". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ˈθɜːrti/
Example: thirty
Say: “thirty”
Often confused with "tirty". Practice the correct pronunciation.
F
/fɔːrθ/
Example: fourth
Say: “fourth”
Often confused with "fort". Practice the correct pronunciation.
F
/fɪfθ/
Example: fifth
Say: “fifth”
Often confused with "fift". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/sɪksθ/
Example: sixth
Say: “sixth”
Often confused with "sikst". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/ˈsevənθ/
Example: seventh
Say: “seventh”
Often confused with "sebent". Practice the correct pronunciation.
E
/eɪtθ/
Example: eighth
Say: “eighth”
Often confused with "eigt". Practice the correct pronunciation.
N
/naɪnθ/
Example: ninth
Say: “ninth”
Often confused with "naint". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/ˈbrʌðər/
Example: brother
Say: “brother”
Often confused with "broder". Practice the correct pronunciation.
O
/ˈʌðər/
Example: other
Say: “other”
Often confused with "oder". Practice the correct pronunciation.
A
/əˈnʌðər/
Example: another
Say: “another”
Often confused with "anoder". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/təˈɡeðər/
Example: together
Say: “together”
Often confused with "togeder". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/ˈræðər/
Example: rather
Say: “rather”
Often confused with "rader". Practice the correct pronunciation.
E
/ˈiːðər/
Example: either
Say: “either”
Often confused with "eider". Practice the correct pronunciation.
N
/ˈniːðər/
Example: neither
Say: “neither”
Often confused with "neider". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/wɪθ/
Example: with
Say: “with”
Often confused with "wit". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/wɪˈθaʊt/
Example: without
Say: “without”
Often confused with "witout". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/wɪˈθɪn/
Example: within
Say: “within”
Often confused with "witin". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/boʊθ/
Example: both
Say: “both”
Often confused with "bot". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
Example: Thursday
Say: “Thursday”
Often confused with "tursdei". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/ˈweðər/
Example: weather
Say: “weather”
Often confused with "weder". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/ˈweðər/
Example: whether
Say: “whether”
Often confused with "weder". Practice the correct pronunciation.

Consonant Clusters

Multiple consonants together that Spanish speakers often add extra vowels to

76 words
S
/skuːl/
Example: school
Say: “school”
Often confused with "es-cool". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/striːt/
Example: street
Say: “street”
Often confused with "es-treet". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/strɔːŋ/
Example: strong
Say: “strong”
Often confused with "es-trong". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/ˈspeʃəl/
Example: special
Say: “special”
Often confused with "es-pecial". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/ˈstʌdi/
Example: study
Say: “study”
Often confused with "es-tudy". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/skwer/
Example: square
Say: “square”
Often confused with "es-quare". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/skrɪpt/
Example: script
Say: “script”
Often confused with "es-cript". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/splæʃ/
Example: splash
Say: “splash”
Often confused with "es-plash". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/sprɪŋ/
Example: spring
Say: “spring”
Often confused with "es-pring". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/streɪt/
Example: straight
Say: “straight”
Often confused with "es-traight". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/ˈstrʌɡəl/
Example: struggle
Say: “struggle”
Often confused with "es-truggle". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/streɪndʒ/
Example: strange
Say: “strange”
Often confused with "es-trange". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/straɪk/
Example: strike
Say: “strike”
Often confused with "es-trike". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/splɪt/
Example: split
Say: “split”
Often confused with "es-plit". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/spiːk/
Example: speak
Say: “speak”
Often confused with "es-peak". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/spend/
Example: spend
Say: “spend”
Often confused with "es-pend". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/spɔːrt/
Example: sport
Say: “sport”
Often confused with "es-port". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/stænd/
Example: stand
Say: “stand”
Often confused with "es-tand". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/stɑːrt/
Example: start
Say: “start”
Often confused with "es-tart". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/stɑːp/
Example: stop
Say: “stop”
Often confused with "es-top". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/smɔːl/
Example: small
Say: “small”
Often confused with "es-mall". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/smɑːrt/
Example: smart
Say: “smart”
Often confused with "es-mart". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/smel/
Example: smell
Say: “smell”
Often confused with "es-mell". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/smaɪl/
Example: smile
Say: “smile”
Often confused with "es-mile". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/snoʊ/
Example: snow
Say: “snow”
Often confused with "es-now". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/sneɪk/
Example: snake
Say: “snake”
Often confused with "es-nake". Practice the correct pronunciation.
V
/ˈvedʒtəbəl/
Example: vegetable
Say: “vegetable”
Often confused with "begetable". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/ˈwebsaɪt/
Example: website
Say: “website”
Often confused with "web-site". Practice the correct pronunciation.
M
/ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts/
Example: Massachusetts
Say: “Massachusetts”
Often confused with "masa-chu-sets". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/ˈkrɪsməs/
Example: Christmas
Say: “Christmas”
Often confused with "crismas". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/stres/
Example: stress
Say: “stress”
Often confused with "es-tress". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/skriːn/
Example: screen
Say: “screen”
Often confused with "es-creen". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/skrætʃ/
Example: scratch
Say: “scratch”
Often confused with "es-cratch". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/ˈstrʌktʃər/
Example: structure
Say: “structure”
Often confused with "es-tructure". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/ˈstrætədʒi/
Example: strategy
Say: “strategy”
Often confused with "es-trategy". Practice the correct pronunciation.
D
/dɪˈstrɔɪ/
Example: destroy
Say: “destroy”
Often confused with "des-troy". Practice the correct pronunciation.
E
/ɪkˈspleɪn/
Example: explain
Say: “explain”
Often confused with "es-plain". Practice the correct pronunciation.
E
/ɪkˈsplɔːr/
Example: explore
Say: “explore”
Often confused with "es-plore". Practice the correct pronunciation.
E
/ɪkˈspres/
Example: express
Say: “express”
Often confused with "es-press". Practice the correct pronunciation.
A
/ˈæŋɡri/
Example: angry
Say: “angry”
Often confused with "angri". Practice the correct pronunciation.
H
/ˈhʌŋɡri/
Example: hungry
Say: “hungry”
Often confused with "hungri". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/ˈkʌmftərbəl/
Example: comfortable
Say: “comfortable”
Often confused with "confortable". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/red/
Example: red
Say: “red”
Often confused with "reed". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/rʌn/
Example: run
Say: “run”
Often confused with "ran". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/raɪt/
Example: right
Say: “right”
Often confused with "rrright". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/ruːm/
Example: room
Say: “room”
Often confused with "rrom". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/riːd/
Example: read
Say: “read”
Often confused with "reed". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/ˈriːəli/
Example: really
Say: “really”
Often confused with "rreally". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/ˈredi/
Example: ready
Say: “ready”
Often confused with "rready". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/rɪˈmembər/
Example: remember
Say: “remember”
Often confused with "rremember". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/ˈbrekfəst/
Example: breakfast
Say: “breakfast”
Often confused with "brefast". Practice the correct pronunciation.
L
/lʌntʃ/
Example: lunch
Say: “lunch”
Often confused with "lonch". Practice the correct pronunciation.
D
/ˈdɪnər/
Example: dinner
Say: “dinner”
Often confused with "diner". Practice the correct pronunciation.
K
/ˈkɪtʃən/
Example: kitchen
Say: “kitchen”
Often confused with "quichen". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/ˈtʃɪkən/
Example: chicken
Say: “chicken”
Often confused with "chiken". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/tʃiːz/
Example: cheese
Say: “cheese”
Often confused with "chis". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/treɪn/
Example: train
Say: “train”
Often confused with "trein". Practice the correct pronunciation.
P
/pleɪn/
Example: plane
Say: “plane”
Often confused with "plein". Practice the correct pronunciation.
M
/ˈmʌndeɪ/
Example: Monday
Say: “Monday”
Often confused with "mondei". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/ˈtuːzdeɪ/
Example: Tuesday
Say: “Tuesday”
Often confused with "tuesdei". Practice the correct pronunciation.
F
/ˈfraɪdeɪ/
Example: Friday
Say: “Friday”
Often confused with "fraidei". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/ˈsætərdeɪ/
Example: Saturday
Say: “Saturday”
Often confused with "saturdei". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/ˈsʌndeɪ/
Example: Sunday
Say: “Sunday”
Often confused with "sundei". Practice the correct pronunciation.
I
/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
Example: interesting
Say: “interesting”
Often confused with "interessting". Practice the correct pronunciation.
I
/ɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
Example: important
Say: “important”
Often confused with "importannt". Practice the correct pronunciation.
D
/ˈdɪfərənt/
Example: different
Say: “different”
Often confused with "diferent". Practice the correct pronunciation.
D
/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/
Example: difficult
Say: “difficult”
Often confused with "dificult". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/ˈkʌmftərbəl/
Example: comfortable
Say: “comfortable”
Often confused with "confortable". Practice the correct pronunciation.
P
/ˈpɜːrpəl/
Example: purple
Say: “purple”
Often confused with "porple". Practice the correct pronunciation.
O
/ˈɔːrɪndʒ/
Example: orange
Say: “orange”
Often confused with "oranye". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/wɔːrm/
Example: warm
Say: “warm”
Often confused with "guarm". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/ˈwɪntər/
Example: winter
Say: “winter”
Often confused with "guinter". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/ˈwɔːtər/
Example: water
Say: “water”
Often confused with "guater". Practice the correct pronunciation.
D
/ˈdɑːlər/
Example: dollar
Say: “dollar”
Often confused with "dolar". Practice the correct pronunciation.
P
/praɪs/
Example: price
Say: “price”
Often confused with "prais". Practice the correct pronunciation.
E
/ɪkˈspensɪv/
Example: expensive
Say: “expensive”
Often confused with "espensib". Practice the correct pronunciation.

Tricky Spellings

Words that don't sound like they're spelled

62 words
C
/ˈkɜːrnəl/
Example: colonel
Say: “colonel”
Often confused with "kolonel". Practice the correct pronunciation.
Y
/jɑːt/
Example: yacht
Say: “yacht”
Often confused with "ya-cht". Practice the correct pronunciation.
I
/ˈaɪlənd/
Example: island
Say: “island”
Often confused with "is-land". Practice the correct pronunciation.
I
/ˈaɪərn/
Example: iron
Say: “iron”
Often confused with "i-ron". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/ˈwɪmɪn/
Example: women
Say: “women”
Often confused with "wo-men". Practice the correct pronunciation.
O
/wʌn/
Example: one
Say: “one”
Often confused with "o-ne". Practice the correct pronunciation.
O
/wʌns/
Example: once
Say: “once”
Often confused with "on-ce". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/tuː/
Example: two
Say: “two”
Often confused with "t-wo". Practice the correct pronunciation.
E
/ɪˈnʌf/
Example: enough
Say: “enough”
Often confused with "e-nough". Practice the correct pronunciation.
L
/læf/
Example: laugh
Say: “laugh”
Often confused with "laug-h". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/rʌf/
Example: rough
Say: “rough”
Often confused with "roug-h". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/tʌf/
Example: tough
Say: “tough”
Often confused with "toug-h". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/kɔːf/
Example: cough
Say: “cough”
Often confused with "coug-h". Practice the correct pronunciation.
T
/θruː/
Example: through
Say: “through”
Often confused with "throug-h". Practice the correct pronunciation.
A
/ɔːlˈðoʊ/
Example: although
Say: “although”
Often confused with "althoug-h". Practice the correct pronunciation.
K
/naɪt/
Example: knight
Say: “knight”
Often confused with "k-night". Practice the correct pronunciation.
G
/noʊm/
Example: gnome
Say: “gnome”
Often confused with "g-nome". Practice the correct pronunciation.
P
/saɪˈkɑːlədʒi/
Example: psychology
Say: “psychology”
Often confused with "p-sychology". Practice the correct pronunciation.
P
/nuːˈmoʊniə/
Example: pneumonia
Say: “pneumonia”
Often confused with "p-neumonia". Practice the correct pronunciation.
A
/ˈænsər/
Example: answer
Say: “answer”
Often confused with "ans-wer". Practice the correct pronunciation.
S
/sɔːrd/
Example: sword
Say: “sword”
Often confused with "s-word". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/roʊt/
Example: wrote
Say: “wrote”
Often confused with "w-rote". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/rɔːŋ/
Example: wrong
Say: “wrong”
Often confused with "w-rong". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/raɪt/
Example: write
Say: “write”
Often confused with "w-rite". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/ræp/
Example: wrap
Say: “wrap”
Often confused with "w-rap". Practice the correct pronunciation.
P
/ˈpiːtsə/
Example: pizza
Say: “pizza”
Often confused with "pissa". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/ˈkɔːfi/
Example: coffee
Say: “coffee”
Often confused with "coffe". Practice the correct pronunciation.
J
/dʒuːs/
Example: juice
Say: “juice”
Often confused with "yuce". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/ʃef/
Example: chef
Say: “chef”
Often confused with "cheff". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/ˈresəpi/
Example: recipe
Say: “recipe”
Often confused with "resipe". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/ˈrestərɑːnt/
Example: restaurant
Say: “restaurant”
Often confused with "res-tau-rant". Practice the correct pronunciation.
G
/ˈɡuːɡəl/
Example: Google
Say: “Google”
Often confused with "gugol". Practice the correct pronunciation.
Y
/ˈjuːtuːb/
Example: YouTube
Say: “YouTube”
Often confused with "you-tub". Practice the correct pronunciation.
P
/ˈpæswərd/
Example: password
Say: “password”
Often confused with "pass-word". Practice the correct pronunciation.
D
/ˈdaʊnloʊd/
Example: download
Say: “download”
Often confused with "down-load". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/
Example: Chicago
Say: “Chicago”
Often confused with "chicano". Practice the correct pronunciation.
A
/ˈɑːrkənsɔː/
Example: Arkansas
Say: “Arkansas”
Often confused with "ar-kansas". Practice the correct pronunciation.
I
/ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/
Example: Illinois
Say: “Illinois”
Often confused with "illinoice". Practice the correct pronunciation.
C
/ˈtʃɪldrən/
Example: children
Say: “children”
Often confused with "childrens". Practice the correct pronunciation.
P
/ˈpiːpəl/
Example: people
Say: “people”
Often confused with "pipol". Practice the correct pronunciation.
P
/pəˈliːs/
Example: police
Say: “police”
Often confused with "polise". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/ˈbɪznəs/
Example: business
Say: “business”
Often confused with "busines". Practice the correct pronunciation.
R
/rɪˈsiːv/
Example: receive
Say: “receive”
Often confused with "resibe". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/bɪˈliːv/
Example: believe
Say: “believe”
Often confused with "belibe". Practice the correct pronunciation.
A
/əˈtʃiːv/
Example: achieve
Say: “achieve”
Often confused with "achibe". Practice the correct pronunciation.
J
/dʒɑːb/
Example: job
Say: “job”
Often confused with "yob". Practice the correct pronunciation.
J
/dʒʌst/
Example: just
Say: “just”
Often confused with "yust". Practice the correct pronunciation.
J
/dʒuːn/
Example: June
Say: “June”
Often confused with "yune". Practice the correct pronunciation.
J
/ˈdʒænjueri/
Example: January
Say: “January”
Often confused with "yanuary". Practice the correct pronunciation.
J
/dʒuˈlaɪ/
Example: July
Say: “July”
Often confused with "yuly". Practice the correct pronunciation.
J
/dʒʌmp/
Example: jump
Say: “jump”
Often confused with "yump". Practice the correct pronunciation.
J
/dʒɔɪn/
Example: join
Say: “join”
Often confused with "yoin". Practice the correct pronunciation.
B
/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/
Example: beautiful
Say: “beautiful”
Often confused with "beutiful". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/wʌt/
Example: what
Say: “what”
Often confused with "guat". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/wen/
Example: when
Say: “when”
Often confused with "guen". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/wer/
Example: where
Say: “where”
Often confused with "guere". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/waɪ/
Example: why
Say: “why”
Often confused with "guai". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/wɪtʃ/
Example: which
Say: “which”
Often confused with "guich". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/huː/
Example: who
Say: “who”
Often confused with "gu". Practice the correct pronunciation.
W
/huːz/
Example: whose
Say: “whose”
Often confused with "gus". Practice the correct pronunciation.
H
/haʊ/
Example: how
Say: “how”
Often confused with "jau". Practice the correct pronunciation.
Y
/ˈjeloʊ/
Example: yellow
Say: “yellow”
Often confused with "yelo". Practice the correct pronunciation.