Overview
- Babbel and The Captioning Group released their 2025 U.S. mispronunciations list on Dec. 4, reflecting the words that repeatedly challenged on-air figures.
- New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s name featured prominently, with Babbel noting frequent letter swaps in his surname and highlighting his debate correction of Andrew Cuomo.
- The Louvre’s name drew mistakes after October’s $102 million jewel heist, with Babbel advising a LOOV-ruh rendering with a very soft final syllable.
- Other entries included acetaminophen, which President Trump stumbled over, Alex Murdaugh’s surname, and the diabetes and weight-loss drug Mounjaro.
- Several items also appeared on a U.K. list compiled with the British Institute of Verbatim Reporters, as captioners and linguists tracked recurring trouble spots throughout the year.