What words are commonly mispronounced by literate people who read them before they heard them?
Solution 1:
hyperbole /haɪˈpɜrbəli/
(Evidently it's not the next step after the Super Bowl.)
Solution 2:
I had quite a few of these growing up. The one I think is most common is segue. Did you know it's pronounced "segway"? I didn't for a very very long time.
Solution 3:
colonel /ˈkərnl/
This has to be the worst word for me - I know that is pronounced ker-nil, but EVERY time I read it the pronunication in my head is col-o-nel. How is colonel "ker-nil" anyway?! :)
Solution 4:
victuals
I always thought it was VICK-chew-als, while it is actually VITT-les.