New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Keeping up with this year's headlines came with an unexpected twist - people struggled to say the news they were following. From New York's incoming mayor, Zohran Mamdani, to the Louvre, 2025 produced a set of names and terms that proved difficult for many Americans to pronounce.

Here's the complete list released by Babbel and The Captioning Group, which tracks common on-air errors by anchors and public figures.

Mamdani's rise into national attention brought steady confusion over his last name. Babbel notes the correct pronunciation - zoh-RAHN mam-DAH-nee. The most common slip: swapping the "M" and "N." As he repeated during one debate, "The name is Mamdani. M-A-M-D-A-N-I."

After the October crown-jewel heist, the ...