16 Popular Brand Names You’ve Been Mispronouncing All This Time


Are you pronouncing Nike & Adidas correctly? They are the brands and products you use everyday, but you are probably pronouncing them wrong. Here’s the list of the common mispronunciations of brands.

1. ADOBE

Wrong pronunciation : Ah-DOB
Correct pronunciation : Ah-doh-BEE

2. ASUS

Wrong pronunciation : Eh-suss
Correct pronunciation : Ah-SOOS

3. HUAWEI

Wrong pronunciation : Hoo-ah-way
Correct pronunciation : Wah-way

4. XIOMI

Wrong pronunciation : ZHOW-mi
Correct pronunciation : SHAO-mi

5. SAMSUNG

Wrong pronunciation : Sam-Sung
Correct pronunciation : Sam-Song

6. AUDI

Wrong pronunciation : O-dee
Correct pronunciation : AAU-dee

7. RENAULT

Wrong pronunciation : RE-nault
Correct pronunciation : RE-NO

8. HYUNDAI

Wrong pronunciation : Hyoon-die
Correct pronunciation : Hun-day

9. VOLKSWAGEN

Wrong pronunciation : Volks-wa-gen
Correct pronunciation : Folks-wa-gen

10. PORSCHE

Wrong pronunciation : Porsh
Correct pronunciation : Por-Shaa

11. CHEVROLET

Wrong pronunciation : Shev-Ro-Let
Correct pronunciation : Shev-Ro-Ley

12. NIKE

Wrong pronunciation : Naik
Correct pronunciation : Nai-key

13. ADIDAS

Wrong pronunciation : UH-dee-daas
Correct pronunciation : AAH-dee-das

14. BENETTON

Wrong pronunciation : Ben-E-Ten
Correct pronunciation : Bene-Tawn

15. LOUIS VUITTON

Wrong pronunciation : Loo-IS Vee-Ton
Correct pronunciation : Loo-EE Wee-Taan

16. NUTELLA

Wrong pronunciation : Nuh-tell-uh
Correct pronunciation : New-tell-uh