NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Esteban Touma, language expert from the app Babbel about 2025's most mispronounced words.

It’s a proud moment for Springboks captain Siya Kolisi and his soon-to-be ex-wife Rachel Kolisi as their daughter, Keziah, turns 8. Both parents took to social media to express their love and share ...

For months, anchors, opponents, and even allies stumbled over it. Zor-han Mandami. Zohr-anne Madani. One Republican rival reportedly gave up halfway through a live debate and settled on “the ...

Mariska Hargitay has clarified exactly how her name is supposed to be pronounced. During Tuesday’s episode of the Good Hang podcast hosted by Amy Poehler, the Law & Order actor opened up about the ...

An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Massachusetts was the fifth hardest name for Americans to say correctly. It was also the fifth hardest state name to spell. The study found ...

After Aaron Judge led a stunning comeback to force Game 4 of the American League Division Series, the New York Yankees are once again battling for their season on Wednesday night. To keep their ...

Indeed, the hotel’s chairman David Marriott revealed the correct way to pronounce the popular chain—and it seems customers need to work on their vowel placement. This correction stunned a few people ...

Arizona has its fair share of place names that outsiders, and sometimes even locals, struggle to pronounce. If you’ve ever pronounced Prescott as “Press-scott” instead of “Press-kitt” or called the ...

Decades into his Academy Award-winning career, Denzel Washington is setting the record straight on how to pronounce his name. During a Sept. 2 appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "The Equalizer" actor ...

*During a lively appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on September 2, Denzel Washington clarified a decades-long misconception about his name. “My name is not pronounced Den-zelle. My name is pronounced ...