20 Common Brand Names You’ve Been Mispronouncing
From Givenchy to Hermès, these are all the brand names you get wrong.
Some brand names are super simple to say. After all, how else are you going to pronounce eBay? But when it comes to brand names like Huawei or Givenchy, you might find yourself flummoxed. If you’ve struggled with pronouncing certain brands, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. These are the super popular but still mispronounced brand names that people always struggle with—and the correct way to say them. And for words that get pronounced differently depending on where you are, This Is the Most Mispronounced Town in the U.S.
1
Nutella
How you’re probably saying it: nuh-tell-uh
How you should be saying it: new-tell-uh
And for other destinations you’re butchering, check out The Most Mispronounced Places in America.
2
IKEA
How you’re probably saying it: eye-key-ah
How you should be saying it: ee-kay-uh
3
Hyundai
How you’re probably saying it: hi-un-die
How you should be saying it: hun-day
4
Porsche
How you’re probably saying it: porsh
How you should be saying it: por-shuh
And for more tricky words, check out the 23 Words You Need to Stop Mispronouncing.
5
Bayer
How you’re probably saying it: bay-er
How you should be saying it: buy-er
6
Hoegaarden
How you’re probably saying it: hoe-garden
How you should be saying it: who-garden
7
Fage
How you’re probably saying it: fay-ge
How you should be saying it: fa-yeh
8
Cetaphil
How you’re probably saying it: set-uh-fill
How you should be saying it: seat-uh-fill
9
Del Monte
How you’re probably saying it: del-mon-tay
How you should be saying it: del-mon-ti
10
Pret A Manger
How you’re probably saying it: pret-ah-mang-gur
How you should be saying it: pret-ah-mahn-zhay
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11
Miele
How you’re probably saying it: mee-lee
How you should be saying it: mee-luh
12
Huawei
How you’re probably saying it: hu-ah-wei
How you should be saying it: wah-way
13
Adidas
How you’re probably saying it: ah-DEE-dus
How you should be saying it: AH-dee-dahs
14
Chevrolet
How you’re probably saying it: chev-ro-let
How you should be saying it: shev-ro-lay
15
Moschino
How you’re probably saying it: mosh-chee-no
How you should be saying it: moss-key-no
16
Hermès
How you’re probably saying it: her-mees
How you should be saying it: air-mez
17
Sega
How you’re probably saying it: see-guh
How you should be saying it: say-gah
18
Van Heusen
How you’re probably saying it: van-hyoo-son
How you should be saying it: van hoy-sen
19
Givenchy
How you’re probably saying it: gih-ven-chee
How you should be saying it: zhee-vahn-shee
20
Versace
How you’re probably saying it: ver-sa-chee
How you should be saying it: ver-sa-cheh
And for more words you could be spelling wrong, these are This Is the Most Commonly Misspelled Word in the Country.
