Talking about Yosemite, Dubai, or Budapest? Check the pronunciation first before you try to say the name of these destinations out loud. According to a new study by language platform Preply, these are some of the most commonly mispronounced place names in the world.
To determine the list, Preply analyzed Google searches for “how to pronounce” + place names and ranked each destination based on pronunciation difficulty.

Preply found that these are the 20 most mispronounced places around the world.
Editor’s Note: Pronunciation guides are courtesy of Preply.
Cannes, France

Correct: KAN or KAN-uh
Incorrect: CON or CONZ or CON-es
River Thames, England

Correct: TEMZ
Incorrect: THAYMZ
Yosemite National Park, USA

Correct: yoh-SEH-muh-dee or yoh-SEH-muh-tee
Incorrect: yoh-SEH-mi-nee or YOH-se-might
Louvre Museum, France

Correct: LOO-vruh
Incorrect: LOOV or LOO-vray or LOO-vraa or LOO-ver
Versailles, France

Correct: vair-SIGH
Incorrect: ver-SALES or ver-SAY-les
Seychelles

Correct: SAY-shellz
Incorrect: say-CHE-les
Ibiza, Spain

Correct: ee-BEE-tha
Incorrect: ih-BEE-za or eye-BEE-tha or ee-BEE-za
Phuket, Thailand

Correct: poo-KET
Incorrect: FUE-ket or fue-KET or FUH-ket
Antigua, Antigua, and Barbuda

Correct: an-TEE-guh
Incorrect: an-TEE-gwah
Dubai, UAE

Correct: doo-BAY
Incorrect: doo-BYE
Oaxaca, Mexico

Correct: wah-HAH-kah
Incorrect: OAK-suh-kuh or oh-AX-uh-cuh
Maldives, Indonesia

Correct: MULL-deevz
Incorrect: mal-DIVES or MAL-deevz or MOLE-deevz
Laos

Correct: LOUSE (like “blouse”) or LOU (like “loud”)
Incorrect: LAY-os or LA-ose or LOSS
Beijing, China

Correct: bay-JING
Incorrect: beige-ING
Seoul, South Korea

Correct: SUH-ool or SOLE
Incorrect: SEE-ole or see-ULE
Reykjavik, Iceland

Correct: RAKE-yah-veek
Incorrect: RAKE-juh-vick
Worcester, England

Correct: WUSS-tuh or WUSS-ter
Incorrect: WAR-chest-er or WAR-cess-ter
Note: Also be on the lookout for Worcester, Massachusetts, United States—pronounced the same way!
Budapest, Hungary

Correct: boo-da-PESHT
Incorrect: boo-da-PEST or BOO-da-pest
Qatar

Correct: KUH-ter
Incorrect: kuh-TAAR or KAT-aar
Edinburgh, Scotland

Correct: ED-in-bruh or ED-in-bur-uh
Incorrect: ED-in-berg or ED-in-buh-row or EED-in-berg
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