Brand names most commonly mispronounced

We’re glad that you found our post on 50 most commonly mispronounced words useful. Due to popular demand, we’ll be extending this to a series, covering different categories ranging from food to countries. This month, we’re going with brand names!

Some brand names are easier to pronounce than others and most of us have probably mispronounced one brand name or another at some point. Language is tricky, everything sounds right in your head until you say it out loud and get funny looks.

There is a fix, and that is to know the words yourself.

Adobe: Uh-doe-bee

A post shared by Adobe (@adobe) on May 6, 2014 at 11:58am PDT

Adidas: Add-dee-dass

A post shared by adidas (@adidas) on Apr 15, 2017 at 8:06am PDT

Allianz: Ali-ahntz

A post shared by Allianz (@allianz) on Jun 27, 2017 at 5:30am PDT

Amazon: Ama-zun

A post shared by Amazon (@amazon) on Sep 7, 2016 at 10:27am PDT

Anna Sui: Ah-na swee

A post shared by Anna Sui (@annasui) on Mar 18, 2017 at 2:45pm PDT

Asus: A-seuss

A post shared by ASUS (@asus) on Dec 26, 2016 at 6:21am PST

Audi: O-dee

A post shared by Audi (@audi) on Jul 5, 2016 at 12:26pm PDT

Aveda: Ah-vay-da

A post shared by Aveda (@aveda) on May 26, 2017 at 7:04am PDT

Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee meesh-kah

A post shared by Badgley Mischka (@badgleymischka) on Jan 13, 2017 at 8:26am PST

Balenciaga: Bah-len-see-ah-gah

A post shared by Balenciaga (@balenciaga) on Mar 14, 2017 at 6:08am PDT

Balmain: Bal-mah

A post shared by BALMAIN (@balmain) on Jan 10, 2017 at 7:16am PST

Benetton: Bene-tawn

A post shared by United Colors of Benetton (@benetton) on Feb 22, 2018 at 9:00am PST

BMW: Bee-em-vee (the real German pronunciation)

A post shared by BMW (@bmw) on May 16, 2017 at 1:13pm PDT

Buick: Byue-ik

A post shared by Buick (@buickusa) on Jun 2, 2017 at 3:37pm PDT

Burberry: bur-bur-ree

A post shared by Burberry (@burberry) on Mar 28, 2017 at 9:42am PDT

Bvlgari: Buhl-guh-ree

A post shared by BVLGARI (@bulgariofficial) on Apr 27, 2017 at 12:00pm PDT

Chevrolet: Shev-ro-ley

A post shared by chevrolet (@chevrolet) on Feb 21, 2017 at 10:59am PST

Chopard: Shop-arr

A post shared by Chopard Official (@chopard) on May 19, 2017 at 3:44pm PDT

Christian Dior: Kris-tyah dyohr

A post shared by Dior Official (@dior) on May 4, 2017 at 3:12am PDT

Christian Loubotin: Kris-tyah loo-boo-tan

A post shared by Christian Louboutin (@louboutinworld) on May 29, 2017 at 8:35am PDT

Del Monte: Del mon-tay

A post shared by Del Monte (@delmonte) on Jun 24, 2016 at 1:37pm PDT

Dolce & Gabbana: Dol-chey and gab-ana

A post shared by Dolce & Gabbana (@dolcegabbana) on Jun 3, 2017 at 2:55am PDT

Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do zane-ya

A post shared by Ermenegildo Zegna (@zegnaofficial) on Apr 27, 2017 at 10:02am PDT

Givenchy: Jhee-von-shee

A post shared by GIVENCHY (@givenchyofficial) on Apr 19, 2017 at 2:03am PDT

Godiva: Go-dee-vuh

A post shared by GODIVA (@godiva) on Apr 22, 2017 at 2:28pm PDT

Gucci: Goo-chi

A post shared by Gucci (@gucci) on Jun 3, 2017 at 6:21am PDT

Guerlain: Ger-lah

A post shared by Guerlain (@guerlain) on May 28, 2017 at 3:12am PDT

Hermes: Air-mez

A post shared by Hermès official account (@hermes) on Apr 24, 2017 at 8:06am PDT

Hoegaarden: Hoo-garden

A post shared by Hoegaarden India (@hoegaarden.india) on Mar 7, 2016 at 12:56am PST

Huawei: Wah-way

A post shared by Huawei Mobile (@huaweimobile) on Mar 30, 2017 at 9:25am PDT

Hublot: Oo-blow

A post shared by Hublot (@hublot) on Jun 4, 2017 at 7:28am PDT

Hyundai: Hun-day

A post shared by Hyundai Australia (@hyundaiaus) on Feb 27, 2017 at 6:51pm PST

Ikea: Ih-kee-ah

A post shared by IKEA USA (@ikeausa) on Jan 16, 2017 at 9:01am PST

Jean Paul Gaultier: Zhon paul go-tee-ay

A post shared by Jean Paul Gaultier (@jpgaultierofficial) on May 28, 2017 at 5:02am PDT

Lamborghini: Lambor-gee-nee

A post shared by Lamborghini (@lamborghini) on May 23, 2017 at 9:49am PDT

Lancia: Lan-cha

A post shared by Lancia Automobiles (@lanciaauto) on May 10, 2017 at 5:07am PDT

Lanvin: Lanh-vahn

A post shared by LANVIN (@lanvinofficial) on Apr 13, 2017 at 8:26am PDT

Laphroiag: La-froyg

A post shared by Laphroaig (@laphroaig) on Apr 28, 2017 at 12:10pm PDT

Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee we-taahn

A post shared by Louis Vuitton Official (@louisvuitton) on May 11, 2017 at 4:12am PDT

Mercedes-Benz: Mur-say-dees-bens

A post shared by Mercedes-Benz (@mercedesbenz) on Jun 3, 2017 at 4:27am PDT

Miele: Meal-uh

A post shared by Miele (@miele_com) on May 26, 2017 at 1:55am PDT

Miu Miu: Mew mew

A post shared by Miu Miu (@miumiu) on May 19, 2017 at 2:06am PDT

Mont Blanc: Mon-blank

A post shared by Montblanc (@montblanc) on Feb 6, 2017 at 8:20am PST

Moschino: Mos-key-no

A post shared by Moschino (@moschino) on May 28, 2017 at 3:05pm PDT

Nike: Nigh-key

A post shared by nike (@nike) on Jan 29, 2017 at 4:20am PST

Nutella: New-tell-uh

A post shared by Nutella (@nutella) on May 5, 2017 at 5:45am PDT

Peugeot: Poo-zho

A post shared by Peugeot (@peugeot) on May 18, 2017 at 8:47am PDT

Piaget: Pee-ah-jay

A post shared by Piaget (@piaget) on Mar 21, 2017 at 8:00am PDT

Pierre Cardin: Pee-air car-dohn

A post shared by Pierre Cardin (@pierrecardintr) on May 23, 2017 at 9:08am PDT

Porsche: Porshaa

A post shared by Porsche (@porsche) on Jan 28, 2017 at 12:44pm PST

Renault: Re-no

A post shared by Renault (@renault) on Jun 2, 2017 at 9:13am PDT

Salvatore Ferragamo: Sal-vah-tor-re fer-ra-gah-moh

A post shared by Salvatore Ferragamo (@ferragamo) on Jun 2, 2017 at 9:47am PDT

Samsung: Sam-song

A post shared by Samsung Mobile (@samsungmobile) on Mar 17, 2017 at 5:01am PDT

Schwarzkopf: Shwartz-kof

A post shared by Schwarzkopf International (@schwarzkopf) on Apr 16, 2017 at 1:48am PDT

Sega: See-ga

A post shared by SEGA (@sega) on Jul 1, 2016 at 7:35pm PDT

Shu Uemura: Shoe-oo eh-moo-rah

A post shared by shu uemura (@shuuemura) on May 31, 2017 at 8:00pm PDT

Sriracha: See-rotch-ah

A post shared by Huy Fong Foods, Inc. (@huyfongfoods) on Mar 9, 2017 at 11:15am PST

Stella Artois: Steh-la arr-twa

A post shared by Stella Artois (@stellaartois) on Apr 11, 2017 at 1:20pm PDT

Tag Heuer: Tag-hoy-yer

A post shared by TAG Heuer (@tagheuer) on Jun 4, 2017 at 3:04am PDT

Versace: Vur-sah-chay

A post shared by VERSACE (@versace_official) on Jun 1, 2017 at 12:52am PDT

Volkswagen: Foaks-vaa-gun

A post shared by Volkswagen (@volkswagen) on May 26, 2017 at 12:55am PDT

Yves Saint Laurent: Eve-sanh la-rahn

A post shared by SAINT LAURENT (@ysl) on Aug 17, 2017 at 10:59am PDT

Zara: Dzah-dah

A post shared by ZARA Official (@zara) on Oct 11, 2016 at 1:30am PDT

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