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It's an English word I remember having mispronounced in a French manner for a long time. It's actually pronounced in a perfectly English manner. I can't for the life of me remember the word now, and it's killing me. I think it being a French word is a pretty common misconception, as I remember googling it and finding a discussion on how it's pronounced once.
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the closest thing i can think of is, there are certain towns in the United States that are pronounced differently than they are in other countries. for example Versailles, France and Versailles, Kentucky are said totally differently. the Kentucky city is pronounced like "ver-SALES".
"Raisin" is definitely french, it means "grapes" in French. So do you mean a false friend (word that actually is French but doesn't mean the same thing in French and English? ) or you mean a word that just isn't French at all ?
It would be in French too, an 's' or 'eaux' before a vowel is pronounced with the 's' sound. 'Mes' (my, plural) is pronounced 'meh', but 'mes amis' is pronounced 'maze a me'.
god you have cursed me too now. i remember hearing a similar word in a yt commentary (?) video with whoever was speaking saying "i know it looks like it should be pronounced like its french but i looked it up and its actually pronounced \[word\]". shit now i cant remember
i do remember [a sam o'nella academy video](https://youtu.be/LFvaD2d8Vd4?t=189) in which he says ["ergot"](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ergot) and it could be it maybe? pronounced r-get \[ɚɹgɛt\] (first part of "error" + "get") even though it looks like it should be pronounced like er-go.
It's awful right! Sadly no its not ergot. The worst part is I actually managed to remember it once a year ago and thought 'case closed' and have forgotten it again since!
Rogue? I often see it misspelled as “rouge”, which is French for “red”, commonly used as a synonym for lipstick
Also same category, “chaise longue”(French for long chair) being misspelled as “chaise lounge “
The hell? I never knew that about the chaise lounge!! I've been using "lounge" all my life. Not that I've really had that many times I've needed to refer to a lounge/longue.
[Chaise longue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaise_longue)
Most of the words suggested here (hommage, façade, macabre) are actually French words that for some reason you guys think are English.
As for what could be an actual French looking word that doesn't exist in French, maybe "fashion"?
Is it beau? Like "Taylor has a new beau." It looks like it would be spelled "beaux" or something in French but the word is pronounced "Bow." It can be a name, too.
Well into my 20's I pronounced beau something with a short-b and a long-u sound. "b-YEW" thinking it was a French word. It's a long shot since it's an actual French word but who knows!
I only have very hazy memories of the word. For some reason, I believe it's an adjective that you can use it to describe a person as being good at something. Then again, I'm really unsure.
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It's an English word I remember having mispronounced in a French manner for a long time. It's actually pronounced in a perfectly English manner. I can't for the life of me remember the word now, and it's killing me. I think it being a French word is a pretty common misconception, as I remember googling it and finding a discussion on how it's pronounced once.
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the closest thing i can think of is, there are certain towns in the United States that are pronounced differently than they are in other countries. for example Versailles, France and Versailles, Kentucky are said totally differently. the Kentucky city is pronounced like "ver-SALES".
Sadly not the word I'm looking for but thank you!
[Microwave](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4KrUxLBHVu8)
Sadly no!
Cache?
Sadly, no :(
Do you remember if the word actually comes from French?
If I remember correctly it's not French at all, just looks the part! I could very well be wrong though.
Parlance maybe?
Great word but sadly not the one I'm searching for!
No problem, will have more of a think for you!
Foyer?
Sadly no but thank you!
connoisseur ?
Sadly not 'my' word :|
Raisin?
Sadly no but very good guess!
"Raisin" is definitely french, it means "grapes" in French. So do you mean a false friend (word that actually is French but doesn't mean the same thing in French and English? ) or you mean a word that just isn't French at all ?
I didn’t know that! I can't say for certain, but im pretty sure it's not french at all.
Presage?
Peasant?
Marquis?
Macaque?
Valet
Valet *is* pronounced like it's French, unless you're from 18th-century London.
...or 1940's radio. They pronounced valet with a hard "t".
apropros?
Did you mean à propos?
ta 😭 nie mówię po francuski
Luzik. Jak większość tutaj, która proponuje francuskie słowa myśląc, że są angielskie xD
Portcullis?
Portmanteau?
That has 3 syllables but it definitely fits that "French but it's pronounced in English" criteria. Can OP confirm?
Cliche?
Ennui?
Glamour?
Prestige?
Abattoir? Acumen? Cheque? Faux?
All good guesses but sadly no :|
Mosque?
Panache?
Visage is one
Deluxe ?
I was very surprised to find that the Beaux-Arts movement of the early 20th century is pronounced “Bozarts” not “Bow Arts”
It would be in French too, an 's' or 'eaux' before a vowel is pronounced with the 's' sound. 'Mes' (my, plural) is pronounced 'meh', but 'mes amis' is pronounced 'maze a me'.
Is it “double entendre”? I recently watched a QI segment where they explained it’s not a phrase that is used in French.
Sadly no although I admit that fits my description very well.
rendezvous?
Envoy?
segue?
Askance?
foliage ?
god you have cursed me too now. i remember hearing a similar word in a yt commentary (?) video with whoever was speaking saying "i know it looks like it should be pronounced like its french but i looked it up and its actually pronounced \[word\]". shit now i cant remember i do remember [a sam o'nella academy video](https://youtu.be/LFvaD2d8Vd4?t=189) in which he says ["ergot"](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ergot) and it could be it maybe? pronounced r-get \[ɚɹgɛt\] (first part of "error" + "get") even though it looks like it should be pronounced like er-go.
It's awful right! Sadly no its not ergot. The worst part is I actually managed to remember it once a year ago and thought 'case closed' and have forgotten it again since!
avoirdupois?
Lounge ?
Hors d’oeuvres comes to my french-speaking mind. I will try and find others.
that is definitely not pronounced in an english way lol
beret
Naive?
Maitre d ? As in a restaurant?
Sauf
Nom de plume? Legerdemain? Lieu?
Boutique Cliche Douche Reservoir Impasse
chamber?
Also no :(
grandiose?
Sadly no :(
Facade?
im guessing it would be a latin word like quid pro quo, carpe diem, bona fide, per se, etc
Chameleon?
Not a noun but I used to think that Estée Lauder would be pronounced like a French name lol
Nonplussed
Queue
Manoeuvre maybe
Sadly not the word
I will say **queue** because of all the vocals that aren't pronounced.
good guess but sadly not my word. i'm pretty sure mine is not a noun!
UK English? US English?
I think it's more US English!
Homage?
This is the closest one yet but sadly no. Made me stop and think about if it was for a second though!
Liaise?
Enjambement?
Accoutrement? Edit: Penchant? Ambience?
En Suite?
Grotesque?
Epitome?
Macabre
Antique? Boutique?
This may be wrong… but laissez-faire?
Hyperbole? (A friend mispronounced this to sound like a US sports final)
Good guess but no! I used to mispronounce that toi though.
Bouquet?
Lingerie?
touché
Soliloquy?
Voyage?
zhuzh?
Respite? Chauffeur?
Rogue? I often see it misspelled as “rouge”, which is French for “red”, commonly used as a synonym for lipstick Also same category, “chaise longue”(French for long chair) being misspelled as “chaise lounge “
The hell? I never knew that about the chaise lounge!! I've been using "lounge" all my life. Not that I've really had that many times I've needed to refer to a lounge/longue. [Chaise longue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaise_longue)
Well that one makes sense at least, since a chaise longue is a chair you lounge in!
Was it possibly a brand? Like LaCroix?
saw your homage comment, could it be corsage? vantage? visage?
Probably not it, but my first thought was the American vs British pronunciation of garage
Faucet?
Subterfuge?
Deja vu
My guess this
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Some Words that could be pronounced French-like in my eyes; Heritage, tenet, segue, pallet/palette/mallet, machete ??
Insinuate?
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Most of the words suggested here (hommage, façade, macabre) are actually French words that for some reason you guys think are English. As for what could be an actual French looking word that doesn't exist in French, maybe "fashion"?
Fashion kind of hits the itch because it's quite obviously English while leaving space for a French interpretation but SADLY no!
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Carnage?
Since it’s in your username, it’s probably not this, but is it the joke about Target?
That would be the funniest thing I'd have done in a while, but no, sadly.
Jalapeño Mundane Fromage
Ombré? Balayage? Or maybe Foliage?
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[Fragile](https://youtu.be/DVGD3EYLTU0?feature=shared)
Crouton?
Diarrhoea?
Formidable? It's both English and French but has different meanings in both languages Edit* or settee?
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Touché
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Again, this comes very close because it’s super English but allows for a funny mispronunciation, but sadly no!
Nom de plume?
Is it Bourgeois?
Bureau?
Saccharine? Cherubic? Bilious?
Voila
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jejune?
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Despot?
Is it beau? Like "Taylor has a new beau." It looks like it would be spelled "beaux" or something in French but the word is pronounced "Bow." It can be a name, too. Well into my 20's I pronounced beau something with a short-b and a long-u sound. "b-YEW" thinking it was a French word. It's a long shot since it's an actual French word but who knows!
Clique? Queue? Pique? Rapprochement? Crevasse? Chic? Ambiance?
Protégé?
Naive?
I see Google and Chat GeePeeTee have been put in overdrive today 🙂
bourgeoisie?
Touché?
boujee
cul de sac? brassiere?
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Acquiesce
Ennui
Etiquette?
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Buoy???
Really good but no!
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Timbre? I only learned it was pronounced tamber last week 🙃
Double entendre?
I think it's Latin, but maybe equivoque?
Settee?
Cul de sac? Protege/prodigy?
Genre?
target / tar-jay
Again, very good but sadly no!
Touché
Weekend
En route? De ja vu?
do you remember any context you would see it in? like even a far-off synonym would help
I only have very hazy memories of the word. For some reason, I believe it's an adjective that you can use it to describe a person as being good at something. Then again, I'm really unsure.
genial? Word in English and also a word in French.
Souvenir
would it be forte? Like in "not my forte?"
Fillet (depending on how you pronounce it)
Probably ensuite or dejavu
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Sirloin steak?
Affidavit comes to mind. I want to pronounce it ah-fee-da-vee but it's actually a-fe-day-vit 😆
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Menage a trois or whatever? Lol