Language is tricky. Not only are there multiple ways to spell the same word, but there are silent letters, emphasis on certain syllables, and basically a bunch of ways to say common everyday words wrong.

After all, everything sounds right in your head until you say it out loud and everyone looks at you funny.

Hopefully this will help you at least a little bit.

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Chipotle Definition: A smoked hot chili pepper used especially in Mexican cooking.

Wrong: Chip – oat – lay

Right: Cheep – oat – lay

Cache Definition: A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.

Wrong: Catch

Right: Cash

Gyro Definition: A sandwich made with slices of spiced meat cooked on a spit, served with salad in pita bread.

Wrong: Juh – eye – roh or gee – roh

Right: Yee – roh

Ennui Definition: A lack of spirit, enthusiasm, or interest.

Wrong: N-U-I

Right: On-WEE

Espresso Definition: Strong black coffee made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans.

Wrong: Ex – press – so

Right: Es – press – so

Prescription Definition: An instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment.

Wrong: Pur – scrip – shun

Right: Pre – scrip – shun

Candidate Definition: A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election.

Wrong: Can – uh – date

Right: Can – da – date

Sherbet Definition: A frozen dessert made with fruit juice added to milk or cream, egg white, or gelatin.

Wrong: Sure – burt

Right: Sure – bit

Sudoku Definition: A puzzle in which players insert the numbers one to nine into a grid.

Wrong: Suh – doe – coo

Right: Soo – doe – coo

Niche Definition: A specialized but profitable corner of the market.

Wrong: Nitch

Right: Neesh

Affluent Definition: Having a great deal of money; wealthy.

Wrong: Aff – lue (stress here) – ent

Right: Aff (stress here) – lue – ent

Kibosh Definition: Put an end to; dispose of decisively.

Wrong: Ki – bosh

Right: Key – bosh

Açaí Definition: A South American palm tree producing small edible blackish-purple berries.

Wrong: Ak – kay

Right: Ah – sah – ee

Asterisk Definition: A symbol used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter.

Wrong: As – tricks

Right: As – ter – isk

Wheelbarrow Definition: A small cart with a single wheel.

Wrong: Weel – barrel

Right: Weel – barrow

Quinoa Definition: A grain crop grown primarily for its edible seeds.

Wrong: kwin-o-a

Right: KEEN-wa

Celtic Definition: Of or relating to the Celts or their languages.

Wrong: Sell – tick

Right: Kell – tick

Antarctic Definition: Of or relating to the south polar region or Antarctica.

Wrong: Ant – artic

Right: Ant – arctic

Perspire Definition: Give out sweat through the pores of the skin as the result of heat, physical exertion, or stress.

Wrong: Pre – spire

Right: Per – spire

Chicanery Definition: Trickery, deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry.

Wrong: Chick – can – urr – ree

Right: Shi-kay-nuh-ree

Caramel Definition: A light brown candy made from butter, sugar, and milk or cream

Wrong: car-mel

Right: kar-ah-mehl

Engineer Definition: A person who runs a train

Wrong: in-jee-near

Right: en·gi·neer

Jewelry Definition: Decorative objects (such as rings, necklaces, and earrings) that people wear on their body

Wrong: jule-ry

Right: jew-el-ry

Bruschetta Definition: Thick slices of bread grilled, rubbed with garlic, drizzled with olive oil, often topped with tomatoes and herbs

Wrong: broo-shet-ah

Right: broo-sket-ah

Cavalry Definition: Soldiers mounted on horseback

Wrong: cal-vary

Right: cav-al-ry

Hyperbole Definition: Literary technique of exaggerating for effect.

Wrong: hyper-bowl

Right: hy-per-ba-lee

Raspberry Definition: A soft, red berry that is sweet and juicy

Wrong: rasp-berry

Right: raz-ber-ee

Prostrate Definition: Lying with the front of your body turned toward the ground

Wrong: pro-state

Right: pros-trate

Forte Definition: One's strong point

Wrong: for-tay

Right: fort

Tortillas Definition: A round, thin Mexican bread that is usually eaten hot with a filling of meat, cheese, etc

Wrong: tor-tee-laas

Right: tohr-tee-yahs

Liable Definition: Legally responsible for something

Wrong: lie-bull

Right: li-a-ble

Picture Definition: Visible image, especially one on a flat surface or screen

Wrong: pitch-er

Right: pic-shur or pic-tchur

Lambaste Definition: To criticize (someone or something) very harshly

Wrong: lamb – basst

Right: lamb – baste

Prerogative Definition: A right or privilege

Wrong: per–og–uh–tivv

Right: pre–rog–uh–tivv

Hummus Definition: A soft food made of ground chickpeas, garlic, and oil

Wrong: hum-iss

Right: hoom-us

Specific Definition: Special or particular

Wrong: pe-cific

Right: spe-cif-ic

Heinous Definition: Very bad or evil

Wrong: heen-i-us

Right: hay-nus

Jalapeno Definition: A small green pepper that is very hot and is used especially in Mexican cooking

Wrong: ja-la-peh-noh

Right: hah-la-peh-nyoh

Tenet Definition: A belief or idea that is very important to a group

Wrong: ten-en

Right: te-net