The correct pronunciation of popular brand names is screwed up all the time. Most of us pronounce them completely wrong and this is mainly due to the mistranslation in English. Check out the 10 world famous brand names that we pronounce incorrectly and also know how to pronounce them in the right way.
Adidas
Let us start with one of the popular sportswear brands in the world. Adidas needs no introduction but surely some instructions for the people about how to pronounce this brand are needed.
How it’s mostly pronounced: Uh-DEE-das
How it should be pronounced: AH-dee-das
2. Hyundai
Popular car manufacturer Hyundai is known for its quality and amazing designs. A lot of people pronounce the name of this brand incorrectly.
How it’s mostly pronounced: hi-un-dye
How it should be pronounced: hun-day
3. Louis Vuitton
Commonly knows as LV, Louis Vuitton sells luxury fashion products which are unique and stylish.
How it’s mostly pronounced: loo-iss vee-ton
How it should be pronounced: loo-ee vi-ton
4. Chevrolet
Founded in 1911, Chevrolet has made its name in the international automobile market. Because of being a German brand, its name is pronounced in many different ways.
How it’s mostly pronounced: shev-ro-let
How it should be pronounced: shev-ro-lay
5. Volkswagen
Another car company this is pronounced wrongly across the world. We bet there are only a few people who pronounce Volkswagen correctly.
How it’s mostly pronounced: volks-wag-en
How it should be pronounced: fɒlksvɑ-ɡən
6. Ikea
Swedish home furnishing company IKEA has made its name in international market due its quality and creativity. Although this hasn’t made customers to pronounce it correctly as it has a Swedish name.
How it’s mostly pronounced: eye-key-ah
How it should be pronounced: Ih-key-yah
7. Adobe
Multinational software making company Adobe has been impacting the life of online content creators from years.
How it’s mostly pronounced: ah-dobe
How it should be pronounced: ah-doh-bee
8. Huawei
This Chinese brand even considered changing its name to make it easier for English-speaking consumers but they didn’t.
How it’s mostly pronounced: hugh-ah-way
How it should be pronounced: WAH-way
9. Renault
Another popular name that confuses people about its pronunciation.
How it’s mostly pronounced: ren-olt
How it should be pronounced: ren-oh
10. Nike
Being the most popular sportswear brand in the world, Nike still faces the pronunciation issue. To reveal the correct way, Nike’s chairman had to publicly speak about it where he confirmed the right pronunciation.
How it’s mostly pronounced: nyke
How it should be pronounced: ni-key
