What do sfogliatelle, primeval, dachshund and staphylococcal have in common? They are all difficult to pronounce.

A recent study from Unscramblerer.com found the most mispronounced words in the U.S. based on frequent internet searches for proper pronunciations — and a lot of them are food-related, such as mayonnaise, kefir and thyme.

Researchers found the words mispronounced most often across the U.S. are also food-related, with gyro, Worcestershire sauce and acai making the top three.

In Utah, the most commonly mispronounced word is Qatar — but the Beehive State is not alone in this. Qatar is the fourth-most mispronounced word in the U.S. and is also the most mispronounced word in Colorado and Maine.

Also on the list are hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (the fear of pronouncing

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