These are the most mispronounced words in the US

The words most often mispronounced by Americans have been revealed in a new study.

​The survey found that people across the country struggled with everything from dog breed names to popular dishes, as well as country names and even a famous word from a hit Disney movie.

​However, the word most people turned to Google for help in pronouncing was ‘Worcestershire sauce’, according to the study by online puzzle platform Unscrambler.

A condiment that shares its name with a county in England, it is also known as a key ingredient in a Bloody Mary cocktail.

​Unscramblerer’s study analysed Google Trends data from January 1 until October 20 and focused on searches that included prompts such as: “How to pronounce” and “How do you pronounce.”

​Over 321,600 searches for the pronunciation of Worcestershire sauce were made during that period, which is over 30,000 more than the word that landed in second place.

​The runner-up to Worcestershire sauce was ‘gyro’, the Greek dish in which meat is stacked in layers on a vertical rotisserie and slow-roasted. ​Alabama, Indiana, Mississippi and Missouri were the four states where gyro topped the list of pronunciation queries.

In third place was German dog breed ‘Dachshund’ with ​Nebraska, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming coming out top in pronunciation searches.

​In fourth place was niche, followed by ​Porsche in fifth.

The fifteenth most searched-for word is of particular note, as ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ was invented for Disney’s classic movie Mary Poppins.

The film dedicated a song to its pronunciation in a memorable scene with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.

​Some Americans even searched for the correct pronunciation of their own home states, including people living in Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada and Oregon.

And ​Iran, which has been locked in a conflict with the U.S. since February this year, also featured on the Unscramblerer’s list.

Top 15 most mispronounced words in the United States

The most mispronounced word in each states