These are the most mispronounced words in the US

The words most often mispronounced by Americans have been revealed in a new study.​The survey found that people across the country struggled with everything from dog breed names to popular dishes, as well as country names and even a famous word from a hit Disney movie.​However, the word most people turned to Google for help in pronouncing was ‘Worcestershire sauce’, according to the study by online puzzle platform Unscrambler.A condiment that shares its name with a county in England, it is also known as a key ingredient in a Bloody Mary cocktail.The name of the luxury car brand 'Porsche' was one of the most commonly searched pronunciations (AFP/Getty)​Unscramblerer’s study analysed Google Trends data from January 1 until October 20 and focused on searches that included prompts such as: “How to pronounce” and “How do you pronounce.”​Over 321,600 searches for the pronunciation of Worcestershire sauce were made during that period, which is over 30,000 more than the word that landed in second place.​The runner-up to Worcestershire sauce was ‘gyro’, the Greek dish in which meat is stacked in layers on a vertical rotisserie and slow-roasted. ​Alabama, Indiana, Mississippi and Missouri were the four states where gyro topped the list of pronunciation queries.In third place was German dog breed ‘Dachshund’ with ​Nebraska, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming coming out top in pronunciation searches.​In fourth place was niche, followed by ​Porsche in fifth. Americans also needed help to pronounce 'Dachshund’ correctly (PA)The fifteenth most searched-for word is of particular note, as ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ was invented for Disney’s classic movie Mary Poppins. The film dedicated a song to its pronunciation in a memorable scene with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. ​Some Americans even searched for the correct pronunciation of their own home states, including people living in Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada and Oregon.And ​Iran, which has been locked in a conflict with the U.S. since February this year, also featured on the Unscramblerer’s list. Top 15 most mispronounced words in the United StatesWorcestershire sauce (Wuus-ter-sheer sauce) - searched 321,600 times Gyro (YEE-roh) - searched 290,400 times Dachshund (DAKS-hund) - searched 259,100 times Niche (NEESH) - searched 224,500 times Porsche (POR-shuh) - searched 205,200 times Qatar (kuh-TAR) - searched 196,800 times Gif (JIF) - searched 190,700 times Curacao (KYUR-uh-sow) - searched 189,600 times Saoirse (SEER-shuh) - searched 181,200 times Pho (FUH) - searched 174,000 times Salmon (SAM-un) - searched 171,600 times Nguyen (WIN) - searched 170,300 times Aoife (EE-fuh) - searched 169,200 times Acai (Ah-sigh-ee) - searched 168,000 times Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Super-cali-FRAJ-al-istic-ex-pi-ali-do-shous) - searched 165,600 times The most mispronounced word in each statesAlabama – Gyro Alaska – Juneau (JOO-noh) Arizona – Saguaro (suh-WAR-oh) Arkansas – Aoife (EE-fuh) California – Iran (ih-RAN) Colorado – Colorado (kah-luh-RAD-oh) Connecticut – Curacao (KYUR-uh-sow) Delaware – Water (WAW-ter) Florida – Schedule (SKEJ-ool) Georgia – FIFA (FEE-fuh) Hawaii – Hawaii (huh-WY-ee) Idaho – Worcestershire sauce Illinois – Chicago (shih-KAH-goh) Indiana – Gyro Iowa – Hozier (HOH-zee-er) Kansas – Iran Kentucky – Louisville (LOO-uh-vul). Louisiana – Eschatology (es-kuh-TAH-luh-jee) Maine – Bangor (BANG-gor) Maryland – Gauche (GOHSH) Massachusetts – Massachusetts (mass-uh-CHOO-sits) Michigan – Gauche Minnesota – Nguyen (WIN) Mississippi – Gyro Missouri – Gyro Montana – Xochitl (SOH-cheel) Nebraska – Dachshund Nevada – Nevada (nuh-VAD-uh) New Hampshire – Acai (ah-sigh-EE) New Jersey – Data (DAY-tuh) New Mexico – Laufey (LAY-vay) New York – Iran North Carolina – Raleigh (RAH-lee) North Dakota – Dachshund Ohio – Spaghetti (spuh-GET-ee) Oklahoma – Acai Oregon – Oregon (OR-ih-gun) Pennsylvania – Water (WAW-ter) Rhode Island – Caprese (kuh-PRAY-zay) South Carolina – Salmon (SAM-un) South Dakota – Worcestershire sauce Tennessee – Sevierville (sev-uh-VEER-ul) Texas – Pho (FUH) Utah – Data (DAY-tuh)Vermont – Montpelier (mont-PEEL-yer) Virginia – Laufey (LAY-vay) Washington – Spokane (spoh-KAN)West Virginia – Dachshund Wisconsin – Paczki (POONCH-kee)Wyoming – Dachshund