- ‘Nepo baby’ and ‘psammophile’ are some of the most frequently mispronounced words of 2023.
- Vivek Ramaswamy, Travis Kelce, and Saturn’s sixth moon also challenged speakers, according to The Captioning Group.
- Here’s all of 2023’s most mispronounced words, according to experts.
2023 was the year of mispronouncing names, from politicians and athletes to high-profile celebrities and fictional characters.
People were also stumped by geological and astronomical phenomena this year, according to The Captioning Group.
Since 2016, the closed-captioning company has compiled the list on behalf of language platform Babbel, bringing together all the terms that newsreaders, politicians, public figures, and others struggled to pronounce correctly on TV.
In no particular order, here are the top 10:
