6. Charlize Theron
Common Mispronunciation: CHAR-leez THEAR-on
How It's Actually Pronounced: Shar-LEES THAIR-en We all thought we had this one down, didn't we? We all thought we'd be able to sit down comfortably with our parents and say: "Mom, dad... this is my new girlfriend, Charlize Theron," and get the pronunciation so right that your parents are like, "woah, have you taken accent lessons, son?" and Charlize Theron is like, "honey, I love you so much for saying that right." But then you wake up and it's all just a dream. "THAIR-EN?" Are you serious?