Kirsten Dunst says her name is pronounced 'keer-sten' rather than 'criss-ten' or 'ker-stin', and she noted frequent mispronunciations especially in the UK. WordFinderX analysed 12,768 popular names from Nameberry.com and used Forvo.com pronunciation play counts to identify commonly mispronounced names. The analysis found the six most mispronounced names represent different cultures. Sean tops the list with one million pronunciation checks and uses an Irish palatalization making it sound like 'shorn'. Xuxa (Basque) has 802,000 checks and is pronounced 'shoo-shuh'. Victoria had 696,000 checks, and Francisco uses the Spanish 'fran-sees-co' pronunciation.
She's one of the well-known actresses in the world - but it turns out you've probably been saying Kirsten Dunst's name wrong this entire time. The star, 43, lamented people getting the pronunciation wrong and claimed that especially people in the UK fall short of getting it right. In a TikTok video from Town and Country magazine, she revealed that her name is not pronounced as 'criss-ten', or even 'ker-stin' - and instead, is pronounced 'keer-sten'.
Experts from WordFinderX have sifted through over 12,000 names to reveal the most mispronouned monikers around the world. While it's a fairly common name in the UK, Sean (pronounced 'shorn') was found to be the most mispronounced name in the world. 'The correct pronunciation stretches the vowels and involves the common Irish palatalization of the "s" so that it sounds a little like the French (Jean) and English (John) names from where it originates,' WordFinderX explained.
For the study, WordFinderX collected a list of 12,768 popular names and their origins from Nameberry.com. The team then analysed how many times each of the names had been listened to on online pronunciation library, Forvo.com, to determine which are the most mispronounced names in the world. Their analysis reveals that the six most mispronounced names are all from different cultures.
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