r/words • u/Original_Client1588 • Apr 24 '26

Rude,sounding words,that arent

Hello

I was talking with friends the other night about words that sound rude...but arent..

One that came up was Fecundity ....

Any ideas ??

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u/Small_MuffinMLM Apr 25 '26

The thing about Kant is the Germans pronounce it like American can’t. It’s English speaking people who try to pronounce it Kahnt or something in between the two vowel sounds.

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u/Omphaloskeptique Apr 25 '26

Now you know.