Some words in the English language are often mispronounced when spoken. Here are a few commonly mispronounced words with their correct pronunciations and most common mispronunciations.

	Correct	Incorrect
across	(a-CROSS)	(a-CROST)
athlete	(ATH-leet)	(ATH-a-leet)
Arctic	(ARC-tic)	(AR-tic)
comfortable	(COM-fort-a-ble, COMF-ta-ble)	(COMF-ter-ble)
electoral	(eh-LEK-tor-al)	(eh-lek-TOR-al)
espresso	(ess-PRESS-oh)	(ex-PRESS-oh)
February	(FEB-roo-air-y)	(Feb-yoo-air-y)
figure	(FIG-yer)	(fig-er)
forte	(FORT)	(for-TAY) - correct only as a music term
insouciant	(in-SOO-see-ant)	(in-SOO-shant)
lambaste	(lam-BASTE)	(lam-BAST)
library	(LIBE-rare-ee)	(LIBE-air-ee)
menstruation	(men-stroo-A-shun)	(men-STRAY-shun)
minuscule	(MIN-uh-skyool)	(MIN-ih-skyool)
nuclear	(NUKE-lee-ar)	(NUKE-yoo-lar)
nuptial	(NUP-shul)	(NUP-shoo-al)
often	(OFF-en)	(OFT-en)
percolate	(PERC-o-late)	(PERC-u-late)
plenitude	(PLEN-i-tude)	(PLENT-i-tude)
probably	(PROB-ab-ly)	(PRAH-bal-ly, PROB-ly)
pronunciation	(pro-NUN-see-A-shun)	(pro-NOUN-see-A-shun)
realtor	(RE-al-tor)	(REAL-a-tor)
supposedly	(sup-POSE-ed-ly)	(sup-POSE-ab-ly)
taut	(TAUT)	(TAUNT)
toward	(TOW-ward)	(TOR-ward)