Can You Pronounce Washington State’s Most Mispronounced Word?

You hear people mispronounce words every day. Usually more than once.

Even worse is when you know you're saying it right and they correct you incorrectly.

The good people at Unscramblerer have come up with a list of the most mispronounced words across the United States and a follow-up list of the most mispronounced words by people in each state.

The one for Washington State was a little surprising as I don't think I've ever heard anyone mispronounce it.

The Most Mispronounced Word in Washington State

Primeval.

That's the word.

According to looking up google searches and trends and all that, the most mispronounced word in Washington State is primeval.

I've never heard anyone get it wrong, ever, but maybe I'm not asking enough. I mean, really, how often does primeval come up in ever day conversation?

Here's the list of the most mispronounced words in each state from Unscramblerer.

To be fair, some of these words are regional words so many in Washington State may not even know what a paczki is.

If you're curious, here are the most mispronounced words across the United States.

Gyro (312 000 searches) - YEE-roh.
Worcestershire sauce (300 000 searches) - WUSS-ter-sheer.
Acai (192 000 searches) - ah-SIGH-ee.
Qatar (180 000 searches) - KAH-tar.
Dachshund (156 000 searches) - DAKS-hund.
Niche (142 000 searches) - NEESH.
Aoife (84 000 searches) - EE-fah.
Charcuterie (72 000 searches) - shar-KOO-tuh-ree.
Paczki (36 000 searches) - POONCH-kee.
Primeval (26 000 searches) - pry-MEE-vul.