The next time you’re googling how to correctly pronounce potable, cache, macabre or gnocchi, or gauging whether the U is silent in gauge, you can be assured of two things. You’re not the only one wary ...

Below, you’ll find a list of 20 hard words to pronounce. Some are fancy, others are funny, but they all have one thing in common—their correct pronunciation is sure to wrack your brain (and tongue!).

Inhabited by a succession of Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Scandinavians and Normans, Britain has spent centuries simmering into a confusing toponymic soup of counties, cities and castles. Over time, ...

English pronunciation is about as hard to pin down as a scone (or scone) rolling down a very steep hill. If you have ever tied yourself in knots to avoid saying a word for fear of pronouncing it wrong ...