2021’s 13 Most Mispronounced Words Include Billie Eilish’s Last Name, ‘Squid Game’ Treat + More

Billie Eilish had 2021 on lock. She dominated the charts with her sophomore album, co-hosted the Met Gala and had an all-around solid year, which guaranteed that her name stayed in the news. However, some people apparently had a pretty hard time pronouncing her last name. No, it’s not pronounced Billie “Eye-lash,” despite what you may have heard on the news. The proper pronunciation of the hit-maker’s surname is actually “EYE-lish.” This is just one of the 13 most commonly mispronounced words of 2021. The U.S. Captioning Company compiled the most challenging words of the year, according to the…

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