In today’s session with EnglishBix, we would be discussing some of the hardest words that are difficult to pronounce even for adults.
When you’ll have these words under your belt, you’ll feel that you are able to pronounce better and have good ability to figure out the spelling of a word. These are some of the difficult English words with hard pronounciation.
List of Hard English Words to Pronounce
Following is list hard English words to pronounce along with their meaning and the way they are pronounced.
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
| Accede | ak-SEED | to consent, give approval; yield to another’s wishes |
| Alias | AY-lee-iss | an assumed name taken on temporarily, sometimes by a criminal or fugitive |
| Anathema | uh-NATH-uh-muh | someone or something that one strongly dislikes or loathes |
| Anemone | uh-NEH-muh-nee | a flower in the buttercup family; a sedentary marine animal, as in sea anemone |
| Apocryphal | uh-POK-ruh-fuhl | of questionable authenticity, as in a story or statement |
| Camaraderie | kah-muh-RAH-duh-ree | easy familiarity and friendship, often built over time |
| Colloquialism | kuh-loh-kwee-uh-liz-uhm | a word, phrase, or expression that is conversational rather than formal |
| Debauch | dih-BAWCH | to lead away from virtue; to corrupt morally |
| Demagogue | DEM-uh-gog | a leader who appeals to popular passions and prejudices to gain support |
| Emollient | ih-MOL-yuhnt | making smoother or less harsh; a substance with a soothing effect on the skin |
| Epitome | ih-PIT-uh-mee | a person or thing that characterizes a whole category to which it belongs |
| Espouse | ih-SPOWZ | to follow or support an idea or theory as a cause |
| Espresso | eh-SPRES-oh | a strong coffee of Italian origin, made by forcing hot water through finely-ground coffee beans |
| Fatuous | FACH-oo-uss | foolish, inane; devoid of intelligence |
| Forte | for-TAY | a strong point or a strength |
| Grandiloquent | gran-DILL-uh-kwuhnt | extravagant, lofty, or bombastic in style or manner, especially language |
| Hegemony | hih-JEH-muh-nee | authority, leadership, or influence by a dominant social group |
| Inchoate | in-KOH-it | only partly in existence; partially formed, as in an idea |
| Knell | nel | the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce death or a funeral |
| Maelstrom | meyl-struhm | a violent whirlpool |
Anesthetist | Ah-Ness-The-Tihst: | An anesthesiologist |
Cacophony | Kuh-Kaw-Fun-Ee: | Unpleasant mixture of sounds |
Cytokinesis | Sight-Oh-Kin-Ee-Sis: | Cytoplasmic changes in mitosis |
Dengue | Deng-Ee: | Dengue fever is a serious illness |
Erinaceous | Air-In-Ay-Shus: | Relating to a hedgehog |
Glomerular | Gluhm-Air-Yoo-Ler: | Relating to a small intertwined mass |
Ibuprofen | Eye-Byoo-Pro-Fin: | Medicine that reduces inflammation |
Kinesthesia | Kin-Ess-Thee-Jee-Uh: | A sense stimulated by body movements |
Mastectomy | Mass-Tek-Toh-Mee: | Operation to remove a woman’s breast |
Nauseate | Naw-Zee-Ent: | Substance causing the feeling of needing to vomit |
Nazi | Not-See: | Member of the Nazi party |
Pizza | Peet-Suh: | Food made from flat round bread with toppings |
Rural | Rer-Uhl: | Places away from cities with low populations |
Squirrel | Skwer-Rel: | Small animal |
Wednesday | When-Z-Day: | Day of the week |
Quinoa | Keen-Wah: | Plant whose seeds are used as food |
Sadomasochism | Say-Dough-Mass-Ih-Kizm: | Getting sexual pleasure from pain |
Sesquipedalian | Sess-Kwih-Pid-Ay-Lee-In: | Using a lot of long words |
Sherbet | Sher-Bit: | Ice-cream like food |
Stultiloquence | Stuhl-Till-Oh-Kwense: | Senseless talk |
Accessory | Ack-Sess-Or-Ee: | Small thing you wear with clothes to add style |
Antarctic | Ant-Ark-Tik: | Extremely cold region in the Southern part of the world |
Anthroprmorphic | An-Throw-Poh-More-Fik: | Considering a non-human object as having human qualities |
Asterisk | Ass-Ter-Issk: | The symbol |
Chipotle | Chih-Poat-Lay: | Smoked and dried chili pepper |
Comfortable | Come-Fur-Tuh-Ble: | Feeling relaxed |
Connoisseur | Con-Ih-Sir: | Someone who knows a lot about a particular thing |
Curmudgeon | Ker-Muhd-Gin: | Someone who gets annoyed easily |
Expatiate | Ex-Pay-She-Ate: | Talk or write in great detail about |
Jalapeno | Ha-Luh-Pain-Yo: | Small green or red pepper |
Follow the table and keep it for your future record because you’ll need it whenever you want to learn some hard words.
Why not share it with your friends and test if they can spell these words correctly.
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