July 18, 2025 • 6 mins
Google just released a list of the top words that seem easy, but Americans struggle to pronounce the most...And we guarantee you’ve probably been saying MOST of these the wrong way.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
What's the last word that you had to Google for
its pronunciation? It's Brook and Jeffrey in the morning. Maybe
it's a famous person's name you saw in the news,
or the medical condition web md says that you probably have,
or that one word brook always struggles with the colorful
waxy writing utensils that kids use. What's it called brook?
(00:23):
A cram? That's what you call crayon? Now do you
say it properly?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Crayon? Okay?
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Sorry?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
By kids didn't go to private school. Pronunciation was elite.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Yeah, me and Siri, we're upper class pan But I
bring all this up because analysts just looked at the
Google search data from the past year to find the
most difficult normal words to pronounce that people seem to
struggle with the most, and we have the top ones.
I don't know if we're all going to agree on
(00:59):
all these, but I'm curious to hear what you guys
think if they seem difficult to say or if they're
actually kind of easy. Okay, jeff, I don't want that
on this show, but.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
I did find the list and really wanted to bring
it to everyone.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
No, No, in the spirit of fairness, I think the
best way to do this is I'm actually gonna hand
each word to our technical director, Ashton, and I'm going
to have him try to read it out loud, and
then we can discuss if we think it's actually hard
to say. Okay, I like picking on. Let's go, let's
(01:35):
give this a try, Ashton. Here's the first word. I'll
let you say it, and i'll ding you if you're
right according to the pronunciation rules.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Okay, So this first word, I think it's pronounced hierarchy, hierarchy.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
It's pronounced higher archy, high higherarchy. There's four syllables, hi archy, hierarchy, hierarchy, archy,
so nice and fancy. It's kind of tough to say.
Let's go to the next word. Please, Ashton, go ahead
(02:12):
and read it.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Entrepreneur. I'm sorry, it's entrepre entrepreneurs.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
It's just ner. There's no newer, not like manure, it's entrepreneurs.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
I'm sorry. If you sat down on a date and
a guy.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
Told you that he was entrepreneur, entrepreneur, get up and leave,
Get up and leave the table. If you're just joining us.
Google search data found the top words people have to
look up the most for how to properly pronounce it.
We're just trying to determine if they really are difficult
or not. But really it's becoming like we're refusing to
just pronounce them properly versus study Yeah, versus Webster's dictionary.
(02:52):
We can fight that if we want. But the next one,
I will say, Ashton is a little tough.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
So go up with it, all right? This one, Uh,
we're to Shire Brooke, got it?
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Worcester, Worcester, Worcester. Sure we all agree that one's tough
to pronounce. Yeah, it's even harder to spell.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
There's two silent in this word.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
It's British and fancy that way. The next word ashton,
please or read it.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
I think it's pronounced poorsha.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
Proper pronunciation is Porsche two syllables, not Porsche. I will
tell you, don't take you seriously if you say the
word Porsche, like if you're like I want to pors
like you couldn't.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
Afford you relatable?
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Isn't someone do we think that Porsche is easy to pronounce?
That's easy. Let you know what it is.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
It's easy.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
So if you're just joining us again, we're looking at
Google Search Data's most difficult words to pronounce, based on
the most searches for how to say it properly. We're
going to keep going to the next word, Ashton, how
do you say that?
Speaker 2 (04:01):
One?
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Uh?
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Gyroscope?
Speaker 1 (04:04):
Gyroscope which is different than the gyroscope A secret device
I have in.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
My Oh that's only for population.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Yes, but gyroscope difficult to say or no? Easy? I
think we're all on the same page. I actually want
to say euroscope because I love euros. Next difficult word, Ashton,
please schedule. This one's kind of a gray because in
the schedule in US, it's schedule, in the UK, it's
(04:37):
schedule schedule. The beginning of that in the British way
makes my mouth feel bad.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
The next word, I'm just gonna take my best guess
a Ki, you're.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Not invited to the yoga class.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
How are you getting your e bowls every morning without granola?
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Yeah? Ash near the bottom of this hierarchy as far
as this goes. And now at least and finally, the
last word, this one has the most Google searches for
how to say it properly? Ashton?
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Go ahead, give it a go already? What is it?
Is it croissant?
Speaker 1 (05:27):
How did you say it?
Speaker 2 (05:29):
Cross swamp? I think had it right.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Qua. It's a w no no, not krap qua accent
to quap exactly. So aston this time you need to
say croissant three times in one sentence, so it needs
to be a lengthy sentence. But don't put too many
commas in it because a lot of positives.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Okay, I went to the bakery to buy a croissant,
but the quissant baker said they were out of a nissance.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Very flummy. But what's passable? Those were the most difficult,
simple words that people have to google the right way
to pronounce it, And somehow.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
We made French unsexy. That's what we do.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Phone taps coming up right after this, Brook
Speaker 2 (06:16):
And Jeffrey in the morning,
What's the last word that you had to Google for
its pronunciation? It's Brook and Jeffrey in the morning. Maybe
it's a famous person's name you saw in the news,
or the medical condition web md says that you probably have,
or that one word brook always struggles with the colorful
waxy writing utensils that kids use. What's it called brook?
(00:23):
A cram? That's what you call crayon? Now do you
say it properly?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Crayon? Okay?
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Sorry?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
By kids didn't go to private school. Pronunciation was elite.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Yeah, me and Siri, we're upper class pan But I
bring all this up because analysts just looked at the
Google search data from the past year to find the
most difficult normal words to pronounce that people seem to
struggle with the most, and we have the top ones.
I don't know if we're all going to agree on
(00:59):
all these, but I'm curious to hear what you guys
think if they seem difficult to say or if they're
actually kind of easy. Okay, jeff, I don't want that
on this show, but.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
I did find the list and really wanted to bring
it to everyone.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
No, No, in the spirit of fairness, I think the
best way to do this is I'm actually gonna hand
each word to our technical director, Ashton, and I'm going
to have him try to read it out loud, and
then we can discuss if we think it's actually hard
to say. Okay, I like picking on. Let's go, let's
(01:35):
give this a try, Ashton. Here's the first word. I'll
let you say it, and i'll ding you if you're
right according to the pronunciation rules.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Okay, So this first word, I think it's pronounced hierarchy, hierarchy.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
It's pronounced higher archy, high higherarchy. There's four syllables, hi archy, hierarchy, hierarchy, archy,
so nice and fancy. It's kind of tough to say.
Let's go to the next word. Please, Ashton, go ahead
(02:12):
and read it.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Entrepreneur. I'm sorry, it's entrepre entrepreneurs.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
It's just ner. There's no newer, not like manure, it's entrepreneurs.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
I'm sorry. If you sat down on a date and
a guy.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
Told you that he was entrepreneur, entrepreneur, get up and leave,
Get up and leave the table. If you're just joining us.
Google search data found the top words people have to
look up the most for how to properly pronounce it.
We're just trying to determine if they really are difficult
or not. But really it's becoming like we're refusing to
just pronounce them properly versus study Yeah, versus Webster's dictionary.
(02:52):
We can fight that if we want. But the next one,
I will say, Ashton is a little tough.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
So go up with it, all right? This one, Uh,
we're to Shire Brooke, got it?
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Worcester, Worcester, Worcester. Sure we all agree that one's tough
to pronounce. Yeah, it's even harder to spell.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
There's two silent in this word.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
It's British and fancy that way. The next word ashton,
please or read it.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
I think it's pronounced poorsha.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
Proper pronunciation is Porsche two syllables, not Porsche. I will
tell you, don't take you seriously if you say the
word Porsche, like if you're like I want to pors
like you couldn't.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
Afford you relatable?
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Isn't someone do we think that Porsche is easy to pronounce?
That's easy. Let you know what it is.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
It's easy.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
So if you're just joining us again, we're looking at
Google Search Data's most difficult words to pronounce, based on
the most searches for how to say it properly. We're
going to keep going to the next word, Ashton, how
do you say that?
Speaker 2 (04:01):
One?
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Uh?
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Gyroscope?
Speaker 1 (04:04):
Gyroscope which is different than the gyroscope A secret device
I have in.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
My Oh that's only for population.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Yes, but gyroscope difficult to say or no? Easy? I
think we're all on the same page. I actually want
to say euroscope because I love euros. Next difficult word, Ashton,
please schedule. This one's kind of a gray because in
the schedule in US, it's schedule, in the UK, it's
(04:37):
schedule schedule. The beginning of that in the British way
makes my mouth feel bad.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
The next word, I'm just gonna take my best guess
a Ki, you're.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Not invited to the yoga class.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
How are you getting your e bowls every morning without granola?
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Yeah? Ash near the bottom of this hierarchy as far
as this goes. And now at least and finally, the
last word, this one has the most Google searches for
how to say it properly? Ashton?
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Go ahead, give it a go already? What is it?
Is it croissant?
Speaker 1 (05:27):
How did you say it?
Speaker 2 (05:29):
Cross swamp? I think had it right.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Qua. It's a w no no, not krap qua accent
to quap exactly. So aston this time you need to
say croissant three times in one sentence, so it needs
to be a lengthy sentence. But don't put too many
commas in it because a lot of positives.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Okay, I went to the bakery to buy a croissant,
but the quissant baker said they were out of a nissance.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Very flummy. But what's passable? Those were the most difficult,
simple words that people have to google the right way
to pronounce it, And somehow.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
We made French unsexy. That's what we do.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Phone taps coming up right after this, Brook
Speaker 2 (06:16):
And Jeffrey in the morning,
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