Commonly Mispronounced Words

The pronunciations in this section are based on American English.

plaid

/plæd/

presumptuous

US: /prɪˈzʌmp.tʃuː.əs/

presume

US: /prɪˈzuːm/

herb

US: /ɝːb/ (silent h)

couture

US: /kuːˈtʊr/

ennui

US: /ɑnˈwi/ (ahn-WEE); also /ˈɑnwi/ (AHN-wee).