List of words the Microsoft speech engines can't say correctly

There are several glitches with Microsoft Sam, Mike, Mary, Anna, David, Hazel, Zira, Mark and Eva some of which that cause them to pronounce words incorrectly. Following is a list of glitches that have been found.

Note: Many of the mispronunciations are not in the Speakonia (SAPI4) version originally in Windows 2000, although there are some Speakonia – only bugs.

Word Mispronunciations

Most famously, regardless of version, Sam cannot pronounce the word "soy" (also the spelling "soi"), but instead will make a sound "swurghf" resembling a helicopter blade. In Speakonia (SAPI4), one can aid this mispronunciation by typing "soei" or "Swoi" instead, and SAPI5: soe. It doesn't happen in Mary and Mike, meaning this issue seems to be specific to the voice itself. However, he can say it correctly if you type a z after the S. He also says it correctly if a word is placed after it that begins with L or W, such as "soy like" or "soy wheat". Sticky Keys XP has also found an accurate way to make him say it correctly in Windows XP (SAPI5). To do this, type "sse loi" (s'e loi in Speakonia). However, he says "soil" correctly.

A

Activision: Sam will say "Act-tiv-vis-see-on" in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia.
Aeroplane: Sam pronounces it as "air-ah plane" in the SAPI5 version. He says it correctly in the Speakonia version.
Airbus: Sam says it as "Airbess", but will say it correctly as two words. The SAPI5 version of Sam will say "orbis"
Airmaster: Microsoft Sam will say "Airmister" in the SAPI5 version.
Alex - Sam will say "awl-ex" in Speakonia.
Aliens - He will say "ull-yens"
Alt: Sam will say "Allt" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says it correctly.
Altaïr as in Assassin’s Creed: Sam will say "Al-tire" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Alter".
Always: Sam will say "al-wez" in Speakonia, but the SAPI5 version says it right.
Andre: Sam says it "in-drei', unless there is a word before it. This happens in both SAPI4 and SAPI5
Andrea: Sam says it "in-dreer', unless there is a word before it. He says it correctly in SAPI5.
Anna: Sam says "inna" in the SAPI5 version.
Animax: Microsoft Sam will say "Ah-knee-macks" (but not in the Speakonia version).
Anime: Sam will say "Ow-nyme" in the SAPI5 version. He will say "anim" in Speakonia.
APC: Sam will say "ack" in SAPI4 no matter if it's capital or not. This can be corrected by typing "AP C". SAPI5 sam will say ack if its in all lowercase letters.
Arabic: Microsoft Sam will say "Erarbic". (This happens with the other Speakonia voices)
Are: Sam will say "war" Putting a second r makes him say "lar" in Speakonia.
Armadillain - They will say "Armadillayn". Type "Armadillun" to make them pronounce it correctly.
Asakura: He will pronounce it "Asa kyura" sometimes. He pronounces it correctly on the SAPI5 version, however.
Asda: Sam will say "Azz Dah" in both versions.
Auricom (as in the team of the PS1 game Wipeout): Sam can't pronounce it as one word. He'll say "or-ih-cum" in the SAPI5 version. To fix this problem, seperate both Auri and com so it can be pronounced correctly.
Australia: Microsoft Sam will say "Orfstralia" in SAPI5 (and Speakonia?)

B

Barack Obama - Sam will say "Bearack" and "Abama" (Says correctly if you put "Brock" and "O bomb ah"). Windows XP/SAPI 5 Sam, Mike, Mary and Anna say Obama as Oh bam uh. David, Hazel, Zira, Eva and Mark say it correctly. SAPI5 Sam says Barack and "Bah-rick"
Bear: Sam makes a slight tapping sound at the B in both SAPI4 and SAPI5
Bedfordshire: Sam pronounces it as "Beet-ford-sheer". SAPI5 Sam will say "Bed-furd-sheer"
Betamax: Sam pronounces it as "bit-tah-max." (He says it correctly if you put a dash between the 'Beta' and 'Max'.) He pronounces it correctly in the SAPI5 version, however
Bing: Microsoft Sam says "bin" in both versions.
Birdman: Same error as "Hammerman" example. Said as "Birdm'n", and in SAPI5, there is a low heartbeat-like sound at the M.
Bling: This only happens in the SAPI5 version, where Sam says it with the first two letters said individually (B L ing) (he pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version).
Bluetooth: Sam will say "Blue thooth" unless you type "Blue tooth". He says "Blue-tuth" in SAPI5
Bought - Sam will say something along the lines of "bsott"
Bowser: Microsoft Sam will say "Boh-zer". He says it correctly in SAPI5 version.
Bu: Sam will say "Bushels" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version just says the letters.
Buses - He calls it "byoo-sis" (But not in Speakonia version) SAPI5 Sam will say this correctly.
Butthurt - He will say "But-thurt". If you type the two words, "butt" and "hurt", he will say it correctly.

C

Calhoun: Sam will say "cal-hooned" in the SAPI5 version.
Caillou - Sam will pronounce it as "Kay lao" in the both versions.
Candlehead: Sam will say "cand-leh-head" in the SAPI5 version.
Certificate: Sam says "certifi-Kate" (as in hate). This only happens in Windows 2000/SAPI 4 Sam, Mike and Mary. Also happens in Anna.
Chainsaw - He calls it "chain-soi", but not in the Speakonia version.
Cheetos - Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Cheetahs". If you type "Cheatose" or "Cheatohs", they will say it correctly.
Chi-Chi (From Dragon Ball) - Sam will instead say "kie kie." in both Speakonia and SAPI5. Type in "chee-chee" for him to say it correctly.
Chrome - He calls it "kraw-m"
Churros: Microsoft Sam will say it as "chur-iss" in the Speakonia version. To get Speakonia Sam to say it correctly, type chur rows. Speakonia Sam says the non-plural version of this word correctly and SAPI5 Sam will always say this word correctly.
- Speakonia Sam also seems to say the non-plural version of this word faster, but his SAPI5 counterpart says this word at normal speed.
Citrusella Flugpucker: Sam says "sit-roosella flug-poker" in the SAPI5 version.
Cocopuffs: Microsoft Sam says "Co-cop-uffs" in the SAPI5 version. In Speakonia, he says it like "cow-co-pefs" instead.
Co (as in .co.uk): He will say company (he says co in the Speakonia version).
Coke: Microsoft Sam says it like "cock" (as in cock-a-doodle-doo), (only in the SMG4 videos).
"Crotch" is said as "crow's nest", with the correct pronunciation realized if "krotch" or "crottch" or "crotche" or "ccrotch" in SAPI5 is typed instead. This is perhaps due to a small referencing error in the pronunciation dictionary, as "crotch" and "crow's nest" are alphabetically very close. The same error is made by natural (SAPI5) Microsoft Mike and Microsoft Mary. Crotches and crotchs is said as "crow's nests", crotchy is "crow's nesty", and crotcher is "crow's nester." In the Speakonia version, this issue doesn't occur.
Crumbelina Di Carmello: Sam will say "crumblin-uh-dee-carmeelo" in the SAPI5 version.
Ct: Sam will say "Court" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version just says the letters.
CTrain: Sam will say "train" in SAPI5 as one word.
Cuddles: He sounds like he's saying "Puddles"
Cumshot: Sam will say it like cum-shit if it's one word in Speakonia (pronounced correctly in the SAPI5 version). If you use 'cum' and 'shot as two words, he'll say it correctly.
Cyborg and cyber: He will pronounce them as "siborg" and "syber" in the Speakonia version. (pronounces correctly when you spell Cy borg and Cy bur)
C#. SAPI 5 Microsoft Sam, Mike and Mary say C number sign. Speakonia voices pronounce it "C number". Microsoft Anna, David, Zira, Mark and Eva say it correctly.

D

Dalhousie: Sam will say "Dal-hoo-zhee" in the SAPI5 version.
Daphne Toilette: Sam says "Daphne Toilet" To make him say this correctly, type "Daphne Toy Let"
Dept: Sam will say "department"
Diabetes - Sam, Mike, Mary and Anna will say "Diabeetus". Microsoft David, Zira, Mark, Eva and Hazel say it correctly.
DiC (as in DiC Entertainment): All of the voices pronounces it the same as with the D-word, to get them to say it correctly, type in "Deek" instead of "DiC" or "Dic".
Die - Same glitch occurs with the word "Hi". Microsoft David will say this as "Duh"
Did: said as "dipt" if a word is placed after it in Speakonia. It is pronounced correctly otherwise.
(Questioned wording stuff by Qwertyxp2000 the second)
Dildo: He says "Dial-doh". For the plural, he says "Dilduss". In the XP version, he says "Dill-doo" and "dill-deuce". This mispronounciation is famous for it's use in Barney Bunch videos, but the error is written as "dialdo" and "dildis"
Dimebag: Microsoft Sam will say "Dimma-bag" in Speakonia, but not in XP. Typing "Dime bag" in Speakonia, he says correctly.
Dio: Sam will say the correct (correct?) "Dye-oh" in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia. Microsoft David will just say the letters
Digimon - Microsoft Sam would just say "Digimin" instead. Trying to separate them at the end of a sentence will result in Sam saying "Digimonday". This can be fixed by typing "Digi-mom".
Dirty: Microsoft Sam can't pronounce the D correctly if the word is followed with a previous one (such as "get dirty"). It instead makes a sharp tapping sound on the D.
Dixonville: Sam will say "dike-sawn-veely" in the XP version, but not in Speakonia.
Doraemon- He says "Door-E-Min" instead of "Door-A-Mon"
Doritos - Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Door-itus". If you type "Door ee toes", they will pronounce it almost correctly.
Duncan: Microsoft Sam will say "Guncan".

E

Ebola: SAPI4 Sam pronounces it as "eh-blah", while his SAPI5 counterpart nearly correctly pronounces it as "eh-bola". To get them to say it correctly, separate the "e" and the "bola".
Eddsworld: He will say "Eddswirlold" To make him say it correctly, type "Edd'sWorld"
Emoji - He says "em-uh-gee". To fix, type "em o ji".
Encore: Microsoft Sam says "incore", instead of "on-core".
Enderdragon: He will say "Endur-drigon"
"Enjoy" is pronounced correctly. However, if the next word begins with a /ð/ sound (e.g. "this", "that" "them"), then he says it as "EnjWAH" (e.g. "I enjoy the meal"). This sounds like the infamous ROFLcopter sound. Like Soy, it happens regardless of version.
Etcetera: Sam will say "Et-seat-uh-ruh" in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia.

F

Facebook: He will pronounce it Faah-seh-book (without spaces) in the Speakonia version. Writing Face-book prounounces it correctly.
Fatass: Sam will pronounce it "fate-ass" in the XP version. In Speakonia, he will say "fatuss". This can be fixed by typing in "fat ass", "FatAss", "Fat-ass" or "fat-ass"
Fazbear- In both Speakonia and XP, Sam will say "Fizbir" in the Speakonian version. In XP, he will say "Fizbear". To fix this, type "Ffass Bear".
Fencepost: He will pronounce it as "fency pahst." In Speakonia, he will say "fence-a-post."
Fenris as appeared in Dragon Age 2: Sam will say "Fen-rease" in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia.
Facepalm: He will say "Faseh-pum" in Speakonia.
Facepunch: Microsoft Sam will say something like "Facepnch". To make him say it correctly, type "Face-Punch".
Fegelein: Microsoft Sam will say "Fejeelian". But in the Speakonia version, he will say "Fejelien".
Fergalicious: Microsoft Sam says it something like "Ferg-al-a-cows" (he pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version).
Ferrari: Microsoft Sam says "Feluhry" (he pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version).
Fetish: This only happens in Speakonia, where Sam pronounces it as "Feetish".
Finland: Microsoft Sam pronounces "land" as "lund" in the SAPI5 version.
Fluttershy: He will pronounce it as "Fluttershe".
Fritos: They will say "Frit-uss". If you type "Free toes", they'll say it correctly.
FrontPage (as in Microsoft FrontPage): SAPI 4 voices will say Frawntpij if the P is not uppercase. All SAPI 5 voices say it correctly.
Ft: Sam will say "Fourth" in the SAPI5 version

G

Gaben: Microsoft Sam will say "Guh-bun".
Gameboy: Microsoft Sam will say "gamma boy" (he will say it correctly if it's typed as game boy) this happens in the Speakonia version. However, if Boy is capital (e.g. GameBoy) then he pronounces it correctly.
Gamecube: Microsoft Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Gam-uh-cube". If you separate the words game and cube, they'll say it correctly.
Gameplay: Sam will say "Game-pluh-E" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Gah-mup-play".
Ganon: Microsoft Sam says it as Gunohn in the SAPI5 version, but if "Ganon" is typed as "Gannon", he will pronounce it correctly.
Gilgamesh: Sam say it as "Jil-ja-Mesh" while Mike and Mary says it as "Jil-ga-mesh".
Gizmo: Microsoft Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Jizmo". This glitch is not present in the XP versions of the voices.
GB: Microsoft David and Zira on Windows 8 RTM say "Gigabytes", whereas every other voice says just the letters.
GBA: The Speakonian version will say "ba" while the SAPI5 version is correct by pronouncing the letters.
GBATemp: Sam will say "Bay-temp" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Gba-temp".
Gear: Sam will pronounce it "jeer" in Speakonia. There is also a tapping sound the G.
Gmail: Sam will say "kmail" Typing in "g mail" or "g-mail" will say it correctly
Googoogaga: Microsoft Anna pronounces it as Googooaagaga
Grossery Gang: He will say, "Grah-serry Gang". If you type "Grow serry Gang", he will say it correctly.
Grossery: He will pronounce it "Grah-serry". If you type "Grow serry", he will say it correctly.
Gucci: He will pronounce it Guksee.

H

Ha: it comes out as "hfa". Typing in the word excessively causes it to sound something like "folly folly folly folly folly fag folly fag folly folly hem molly ka". This doesn't happen in Speakonia.
Hammerman: Sam can't pronounce it correctly in both SAPI4 and SAPI5. He will say "Hammermin" Instead, seperate them as two words
Have: Sam will sound like he's saying "tag"
Any word beginning with the "haw" sound is pronounced "daw".
Hawking: Microsoft Sam will pronounce it like "dawking".
Hezbollah: Microsoft Sam will say Hez boh la eh lee.
Hi - The I at the end of the H sounds like the word "eye" for some reason. ^{[clarification needed]}
Hivolt: He says it has "He-Volt".
Hoenn - He says it as "Hoen-d"
Hokage - Sam pronounces it "Hawk-idge"
Honda: Microsoft Sam will say "Hunde". But in the Speakonia version, he will say correctly.
Homepage: Microsoft Sam cannot say it as one word. Instead, he says "Homapij" (except in the Speakonia version). This also happens with SAPI 5 Mike and Mary.
"Honest," along with its grammatical variants "honor", "honestly," and "honesty" are spoken as "innest," "inner," and "innestly," respectively. If there is a word before, he will say it correctly (e.g. "Your honor, I am honestly very honest"). This does not happen with non-Sam voices.
Hot: Microsoft Sam will say "hfot"
Hour: Microsoft Sam (Speech Articulation Module) will say "dollar"
Hovercraft: Sam will say "Fa-Ver-craft" unless you type "Hover craft".

I

iCarly: He pronounces it as "ick-Carly". He pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version.
iJustine: Sam will say "eye-justin" in the SAPI5 version.
Illuminati: SAPI4 voices will say "ill-lum-minuty", while their SAPI5 counterparts will say it correctly.
iOS: Sam says "eye-ohs" in the SAPI5 version.
iPhone: Sam will say "Ih-phone" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says it correctly. Microsoft Anna says Iffiny. Microsoft David, Hazel, Zira, Mark and Eva say it correctly.
iPhone SE: Sam will say "ih-phone southeast" in the SAPI5 version (and Speakonia?). Microsoft Anna says Iffiny Southeast. Any voice in Windows 8.1 and newer will say it correctly. Microsoft David and Zira on Windows 8 RTM say iPhone Southeast.
iPod/iPad: He will say "eyepuhd" in the Speakonia version, and "ee pod/pad" in the SAPI5 version.
Isabela as appeared in Dragon Age 2: Sam will say "Eye-sah-bee-luh" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Eye-sah-buh-luh".
iTunes: Anna will pronounce it as "e-tunes"

J

Jacksepticeye: Sam will say, "Jacksepti-see". If you type "Jackseptic Eye" or "Jack Septic Eye", he'll say it correctly.
Jan: Regardless of where you write this on the text, Microsoft Sam, Mike, and Mary say "January" as in the year. The TruVoice voices say it correctly.
Jalapeno: Sam will say jal-a-pee-no.
Jedi: SAPI 4 Sam and Mary says it right alongside Zira, while SAPI 4 Mike seems to be says "Jet-dy", Other glitch found when SAPI 5 Sam, Mike and Mary says like "GD", Anna says this word literally and David says like "Jed-uh". To make David, Natural Sam, Mike and Mary says it right, you have to space between D and I.
Jiffypop - They will say "Jiffeh-pop". If you separate jiffy and pop, they will say it correctly.
Jigglypuff: He says it as "Jigg-light-puf".
Johto: He says it as "Jot-ho"
Josuke: Instead of pronouncing it "Joe-skay", Sam will say "Jaw-sook"
Jotaro: Pronounced as "Jo-Tare-Roh."
Joy: is pronounced correctly. However, if the next word begins with a /ð/ sound (e.g. "this", "that" "them"), then he says it as "jWAH" (e.g. "The joy this brings me").
Jubileena Bing-Bing: Sam will say "jubileena bin-bin" in the SAPI5 version
Just: Microsoft Sam will say "juice", but not in Speakonia.

K

Kalos: He says it as "Kalus"
Kaiju: Sam says it as "Kay-ju". To make him say it correctly, type in kai ju.
Kawaii: SAPI4 voices will say this as "Ka-A-E", SAPI5 Sam, Mike, and Mary will say this correctly. However, despite being released after them, David will say it as if it only contains one "i" and Zira will say it as "Kah-wii".
Kazookeylele: Sam will say "kazoo-key-lul"
KB: Microsoft Sam, Mike, Mary, Anna and the Windows 8 RTM versions of David and Zira say "kilobyte", while on 8.1 they just say the letters.
KidZui: (Not confirmed in the XP version) Sam says "kid zoo" in Speakonia.
Kinda: Sam will say "Keenda"
Kindergarten: Sam will pronounce it as "Kinder garden" (in the Speakonia version)

L

Lamborghini: Sam says it as "Lamboreginny". This also happens with Anna.
Latinos - He will pronounce it as "Latin-nes".
Leather: he says "letter".
LeapPad: Sam will say "lup-pad" in the SAPI5 version.
Leon: Microsoft Sam pronounces it as "Le Bom" (but not in the Speakonia version).
Levi: Like for Modify, Sam will say it correctly, but if the word is at the end of a sentence, he will say "levaa"
LG: SAPI5 version says "large". The Speakonia version says the letters.
Logout: The SAPI5 version will say "logoo". The SAPI4 version pronounces it correctly.
Louisville: Sam pronounces it as lou-evil for some unknown reason.
Lt: Sam will say "lieutenant"
Luigi: Microsoft Sam will say "Louie". In Speakonia, he says "Luidgy".
Lurerre: He says it as "Loo-er".

M

Machete: Microsoft Sam will pronounce it as "ma-chette".
Marlborough: Sam will say "marl-bruh" in the SAPI5 version.
Mascot: SAPI4 voices will say "mas-cut", while their SAPI5 counterparts will say it correctly.
Maserati: Sam says it as "Muh-sair-ety".
Meme - He will say "Mem". To fix this, type "meem".
Middlesbrough - They will say 'Midels-brow'.
Middleware - Speakonia Sam pronounces it "mid-dlu-ware."
Miette: Sam will say "meet" in the SAPI5 version
Mii: Sam will say "Me-eye" in the SAPI5 version
Minecraft: He will say "minna-craft" but he will say "mine craft" correctly.
Minute: Sam pronounces it correctly, but if the next word is prior (e.g. Bring water to a boil for one minute prior to use) he will say "Mine-oot"
Minty Sakura: Sam will say "Minty Sa-hoora" in the SAPI5 version.
Minty Zaki: Sam will say "mindy zuh kee" in the SAPI5 version.
Mitzi: SAPI 5 Sam, Mike and Mary say "Mitt's eye".
Mitochondria: All voices say "mituach'aandreeua'. The correct pronunciation is "mai-to-kondria'
Modify: Sam will say it correctly, but if the word is at the end of a sentence, he will say "modifaa". Similarly with Levi. Like with soy, this doesn't happen with Mike and Mary, so it's a voice problem.
Moe: Microsoft Sam will only say a brief "mih" (but not in the Speakonia version).
Mojo Jojo - In Speakonia, Sam will say Maja Jajo. He will say it correctly in the XP version. To say it correctly in SAPI4, type in: "Moe Joe Joe Joe Joe".
Moscow - Sam, Mike and Anna will say 'Moscou'. You can type in 'Moss co', and they will say it correctly.
Mothership: Sam cannot say it as one word. He will say "moffership"
Mountain Dew: Sam, Mike and Mary (Both versions) says as "Moun-den-do" while Anna's pronication as "Maun-en-dh". However, David and Zira says it right.
MySpace: Microsoft Sam cannot say it as one word. Instead, he says "Miss pace" in the SAPI5 version.

N

Nachos: Microsoft Sam will say "Nah-ches", which will in turn say "Nahn Chapters".
Necrodancer (As in Crypt of the Necrodancer): Sam says it as "Necroduncer". He says it correctly by putting in "Necro Dancer".
Nanometer: In the Speakonian version, Microsoft Sam will say "nuh-NOM-mih-ter".
NES: Microsoft Sam will say "Northeasts". In the Speakonia version, he says "Nezz". He will say NES correctly if the letters are spaced out.
Nevada: Microsoft Sam will pronounce it "Ne-da-da".
Newark: (City in New Jersey) Sam will say something like "Noo-ork" in the Speakonia version
Ney: Sam will say "North-easty" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says it correctly.
Nidoran: Sam pronounces it as "ni-door-an".
Nidorina: Sam pronounces it as "ni-door-anna".
No$gba: Sam, Mike and Mary will say "No-dollars-gba" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "n, o, dollar sign, g, b, a". Microsoft Anna says "No-dollars-g-ba", Microsoft Hazel says "No-dollar-gba" and Microsoft David and Zira say "No-dollar-g-b-a". The correct pronouncation is "no cash GBA".
Nocomotive: In the Speakonia version Sam will sy "nah-cah-mah-tiv"
If you type in "no" but put at least seven o's after the "n", then he will say something like "nouolotu".
NSA (National Security Agency): Speakonia Sam, Mike, Mary, Robosoft and Whispers will say as "en-sa" but Sapi5 voices spell it right. You have to space each word to make these big three spells literally.
Nougetsia Brumblestain: Sam says "now-jet-suh brumbleh stain" in the SAPI5 version.
Nazism: A funny pronouncation on SAPI5 Sam, he'll say "nair-u-ell"

O

Obama: See "Barack and Obama".
Oblique: Sam will say correctly as "Oh-bleek" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Uh-bleek".
Of: The SAPI5 Microsoft Sam (not Mike and Mary) sounds as if it was not a word at the start of sentence.
On: In the Speakonian version, Microsoft Sam will say "in" if it is the first word in a sentence, e.g. "on second thought" will be pronounced as "in second thought." Akriloth has slowed this sound down in order to make it sound like a lightsaber. This only happens in Speakonia. This can be fixed by typing in "awn", "aun" or "oun".
Online: Sam pronounces it "inline". (Only in Speakonia).
OS: Microsoft Sam will say "Operating System" if it is typed in all capital letters. (Only in Speakonia).
Osama Bin Laden: Sam will say it as "Ausama Bin Laydin".

P

Painis: Microsoft Sam will say "Paineez".
Paperclip - He will say "Peperclip"
PBS: Sam will say "P-Bs" in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia.
Peashooter: (not confirmed in the XP version) Sam will say "peashutter"
Ped: Microsoft Sam says it like "ptt", which sounds like spitting (he pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version) due to pronouncation of the -ed suffix. If you want to make Speakonian Sam make the spit sound, type in p't
Pedophilia: He will pronounce it as "Puh-doh-fa-lea," in the SAPI5 version.
Peegue: Microsoft Sam will say "Peeg".
Pendulum: Microsoft Sam says "gendulum" (he pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version).
Pens: In Speakonia (Not confirmed in SAPI5 version), Microsoft Sam says "pu-HENS" instead of pens.
Peugeot: Microsoft Sam pronounces that like "P-sah-gah-t". Mike and Mary say "P-yah-gah-t". The Speakonia version says "Per-zho", as correctly spoken.
PG-13: Sam says "Page 13", on Windows XP.
PictoChat: Sam will say "picto-shot" as one word in the SAPI5 version.
Pieboy (as in pieboy6000) Microsoft Sam will pronounce it "pea boy".
Pikachu: Sam will say "Pick-uh-choo", instead of "PEE-kah-choo".
Piness: He will say "Pie-ness" or "Pine-ness"
Pingu: He will say "Pinga-gu"
Pingas: He will say "Pingis"
Piranha: Microsoft Sam will say "Pee-rahn-ya" (which is the correct Portuguese pronunciation of the word).
Pixar: Microsoft Sam pronounces it as "Pee Shar" (similar to the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of the letter X). He pronounces it "PICKS-er" in the Speakonia version.
Pl: Sam will say "Place" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version just says the letters.
"Pling" is pronounced as "placing" in the SAPI5 version, with "placing" pronounced exactly the same.
Plotagon: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Plot-agin". If you type "Ploat a gon", they will say it correctly.
Plugins: Sam says it as "ploojins"
"Pointer" is pronounced as "pwanter" in the SAPI5 version.
Pokedex: Sam says "Poke-decks" in the SAPI5 version.
Pokemon: this happens in the Speakonia version when he says "Pock-eh-min".
Pom-pom: Microsoft Sam will say "Pot-pot", at least in Speakonia.
Poopoopoopoo: Microsoft Anna will say poopwapwapo. Adding another changes the tone in her voice.
Pootis: Microsoft Sam will say "Pooteez".
Pow: Microsoft Sam just says the letters (except in the Speakonia version). This is a possible reference to the abbreviation, "Prisoner of war".
Presley: (as in Elvis Presley) In Speakonia, he pronounces it as Preslai (as in say) but if the end is spelled as "Preslie", he almost pronounces it right. This also happens with Microsoft Anna.
Primark: All voices will say 'Preemerk'.
Proactive: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Prok-tiv".
Puppet: Microsoft Sam will say "Poh-Pit".
Puppy: Microsoft Sam Will say "Poh-Pee".
Punch: He will say "Pounch".
Punished - He calls it "poh-neshed"
Puuuuuunch: In the Speakonian version, Microsoft Sam will say something like "poo doodle doo unch". In the Windows XP version, he pronounces it literally.
Psikyo: Says it as "C-i-oh"

Q

Qookie: Microsoft Sam will say "Cookie".
Quadruple: (not confirmed in the XP verison) Sam will say "quad-rupple"
Quesadilla: This only happens in XP, where Sam pronounces it "Que-sawed-julla"
Quintero: This only happens in XP, where Sam pronounces it "Quin-troe"

R

Rainheart: Sam pronounces it as Rainhert in one word. In order to fix this, seperate both rain and heart so it can be pronounced correctly.
Ralph: SAPI5 Sam says "rawlf"
Reddit: All voices say it as "Re-Dit".
Regedit: Sam will say "re-ji-dit"
Restaurant: Sam will say "restrunt" Mike and Mary will say "restrint"
Rheneas: Microsoft Sam will say "Rhenees"
Roblox: Sam will say it as "Rah-blux", but will say it correctly if spelled as "Roh Blocks" or "Ro blox".
ROFLcopter: Microsoft Anna says "R-O-Fell Copter". Microsoft David, Zira, Eva and Mark say "Roaf-low-copter".
Rosalina: Microsoft Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Roe-sal-ina". If you type "Rosa lina", they will say it correctly.
Roseanna: He will pronounce it Rose-ena.
Rt: Sam will say "Route" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version just says the letters.
Rugrats: Sam says "Rugrits" in both versions. To make him say it correctly, type in Rug-rats.

S

Saddledome: Sam will say "Saddly dome" in XP
Safetran: Sam will say "Sahf eh tran"
Salesbunny: Sam says "Sales-binny" in the SAPI5 version if it is one word.
Scanahand: Sam will say "Scan-ah-honnd" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Scan-a-hand".
Screenshot: Microsoft Sam, in Speakonia, will say "screenshoot".
Sega: Microsoft Sam will say "S'ehgua" if you spell it as "Say guh" he will say it correctly.
segue: Microsoft Windows 2000 (or Speakonia) version says "seg"
Shaganappi: Sam will say "shaw-gaw-nap-eye" in the XP version.
Sinnoh: It sounds like "Sin-nugget" if you spell it as "Sin oh" or "Sinn oh" he will say it correctly.
Skarloey: Microsoft Sam will say "Skarloeway".
SMS: Natural (SAPI5) version will say "smalls". Speakonia version says the letters.
Snakeskin: Sam will say "Snah ku skin" in Speakonia.
Snowman: He will pronounce it "snou-min" in the Speakonia version.
Soi: Microsoft Sam Will Say "Swah" (Roflcopter). But if you spell it as Zoi he spells it right
Soy: (Same as Soi).
Speakonia: The XP Microsoft Sam will say "Speak on tah". However, If you type "speak own nia", XP's Microsoft Sam will say it correctly. Microsoft Anna will say it as "speak uh nay uh" and David says "speak-uh-nee-uh". Microsoft Hazel will say it as "Speak-own-I-A".
Spongebob Squarepants - He calls it "spongehbob squarrerpunts". He will say it correctly if it is spelled out as 4 different words or if it's said as "SpongeBob SquarePants."
SpotPass: Microsoft Sam will say "spot-pus" in the SAPI5 version if it is one word. He will say StreetPass correctly as one word.
SSA: Microsoft Sam just says the letters (except in the Speakonia version).
Supajax: Microsoft Sam will say "Soo-paa-jax".
Superheroes: (Not confirmed in the XP version) Sam cannot pronounce it as one word. He will say "su-perherros" Seperating the two words will make him say it correctly.

T

Tada: Microsoft Sam doesn't say da as well as ta, making the tada sound strange.
Tagine: Microsoft Sam says "tajin".
Take - He calls it "tay-kah"
TB: Microsoft David and Zira on Windows 8 RTM say it as terabyte. Microsoft David and Zira on Windows 8.1 and 10 just say the letters.
Tamamo as in Fate/Extra: Sam Says it as "Ta-Man-oh"..
Teah: he pronounces it as "yanna". He pronounces it as a short "year" in Speakonia.
Templates - He will instead say "Templeit-es."
Terrorist: Mike will say "tehurrast"
Thaw: A sharp gap is heard after the "th". In Speakonia, however, he sounds like he is saying "saw".
The: "The" is said correctly by both versions of Sam, but if it's the only word and an exclamation point follows it, SAPI 5 Sam will say something along the lines of "henm".
Triagonal (As in The Mine Song): The SAPI5 version will pronounce it "tree-a-goan-al". The Speakonia version says it correctly.
Toyota: Microsoft Sam says "Toytoda" (he pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version).

U

Über: Sam will say "Uh-burr" in the SAPI5 version when the first letter is in capital letters but when the word is über, then he will say "vb-er" because ü is treated like v. But the Speakonia version says "U-burr".
Unova: He says it as "Un-ova". if you spell it as "U nova" or "You nova" he will say it correctly.
Unsaved: Sam will say "Un-soff’d" but he will say "Unsaved" correctly in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia.
Uploaded: SAPI4 Sam and other SAPI4 voices will say "Up-low-aided", but their SAPI5 counterparts will say it correctly.
Ur: Sam will say "you are" in Speakonia, and "oor" in SAPI5. Typing in "your" will say it correctly.
URL: Sam will say just the letters in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says it either in letters or words.
Useful: Sam will say "Full" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says it correctly.

V

Vagineer: Microsoft Sam will say "Vageenur".
Vanellope Von Schweetz: Sam will say "vain-uh-lope von shleets" in the SAPI5 version. In the Speakonia version, he says "vanell-lope von squeets".
Vaporwave - Sam, Mike, Mary and the RoboSoft voices pronounce it as "vah-poor-wov". The L&H voices pronounce it as "vuh-poor-wuv", but the British voices pronounce it the same as Sam, Mike, Mary and the RoboSoft voices' pronouncication. Adding a space between "vapor" and "wave" fixes this.
Vinesauce: Sam pronounxes it "vinna-sauce"
Visualization: In the Windows XP version, he will say something like "visual-lie-zah-tie-on"

W

Waa: Microsoft Sam will only say a brief "uh" sound in the SAPI5 version.
Wal-Mart - He pronounces it as "Wah-el-mart". Adding an extra l fixes this. He says it correctly on Windows XP.
Wanker: Sam will say "wonker"
Wario: All TTS voices say this incorrectly, SAPI4 and SAPI5 Sam, Mike, Mary say it as "Where-io", and David and Zira says it as "Where-I-O".
Was: Sam will say "Wahzz" in the Speakonia version but not in the SAPI5 version.
Wasn't: Sam will say "Waznt" in the Speakonia version but not in the SAPI5 version.
Wasteman: Microsoft Sam (also Mike and Mary) cannot say it as one word. Instead, he says "waste-e-man", and if it's spelled "wastman", he will say "wastman". He also pronounces the correct spelling as "wastman" on the Speakonia version. Microsoft David and Zira say "wast-e-man".
Webpage: Microsoft Sam will say "Webpij", influenced by words such as "luggage". Microsoft Anna also says it as Webpij. Microsoft David says it correctly.
Whomst: Sam will say "Hom'st" instead of 'whom' followed by a 'st.
Whoville (When not spelled Who-Ville) Sam says "Hah-vill". In the SAPI5 version, he says "Ho dull"
Wi-Fi/WiFi: Sam will say "double-you-eye-faa" (at the end similar issue to Modify and Levi, doesn't happen outside end of sentence) in the SAPI5 version (wee-faa without hyphen), but the Speakonia version says it as "Wee-fee".
Wii: Microsoft Sam will say "We eye". This can be fixed by just typing "We".
Wii U: Microsoft Sam will say "We eye U"
Wikipedia: Microsoft Sam says "Wik-eye-ped-ia" (he pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version). If you put 2 P's in it, he will say it correctly.
Wind: Sam will pronounce "wind" as in the weather as "wind" as in the verb.
Wipeout: Microsoft Sam will say "Whip-ee-ut" unless you type "Wipe out" or "WipeOut".
Wowpot: Microsoft Sam will say "Wow-po".
Wreck-It Ralph: SAPI5 Sam will say "wreck-it rawlf"

X

Xbox: Microsoft Sam will say "sss box".
Xceoi: SAPI5 Sam will pronounce it like the RoflCopter sound soi. In Speakonia it's "see-o-ee".

Y

Yacht: There is a snapping sound after the Y.
Yah (as in Yahoo): There is a snapping sound after the Y.
Yay - On the SAPI5 version, Microsoft Sam will say Ya-e.
Yandere: Microsoft Sam will pronounce the "dere" as "deer". It occurs in both versions but the Speakonia version has a snapping sound in the D.
Yiff: MIcrosoft Sam will say something like "iyees".
Yih: Microsoft Sam utters a brief "ih" sound, similar to him mispronouncing "Moe".
Youtube (without the capital "T"): He will pronounce it Yowtube in the Speakonia version. Writing "You tube" or "YouTube" fixes it.
Yoylestew: Microsoft Sam will say "Yoyle-Eh-Stew" unless you type "Yoyle stew" or "YoyleStew".
Yu-gi-oh: He says it as "Yu-Ge-Oh".

Z

Zach - He will say "Zay-ch"
Zero: Microsoft Sam makes a finger tapping sound on the Z in the older (Speakonian) version. The SAPI5 version seems to use a different pronouncation to avoid this, and you can have the finger tapping sound if you want by spelling it as "zeero" or "ziro".
Zodiac: Microsoft Sam makes a finger tapping sound on the Z.
Zoella: All voices will say "Zola"
Zootopia: Sam says "zo-aw-topia" in the SAPI5 version.

Other glitches and notes (#)

Typing in a four digit number will separate the tens (e.g. we pronounce 12:34 as "twelve thirty-four"). Anything above 5 digits and below is pronounced correctly, i.e., 54143 is pronounced "fifty-four thousand one-hundred forty-three". Four-digit numbers are pronounced correctly in Speakonia, however.
Typing in "0000" results in Microsoft Sam saying "hundred" (he pronounces each digit separately in Speakonia, however, and first and last digits have snapping sound).
If a word has an apostrophe in the pronunciation, then the Speakonian version of Sam will increase the pitch.
If any misspelled words are in all capitals, then Sam just says the letters in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia. If there are 2 letters on parenthesis, then Sam will say only the first letter. If Sam wants to say the word with no stress, place the "h" before many stressed words.
.exe - He will say "dot eggs". He will say it correctly if spelled out. However, on XP, he will say "dot eggs ee".
8bit: If you type this in alot of times, Sam will say "8 billit"
Many words that have different spellings for British and American English have the British spelling mispronounced- eg: favourite becomes fav-o-rit. This occurs in the Speakonia version (and SAPI5 version?)
Anything with a dollar sign is pronounced as letters in the Speakonia version.
Round times that occur on 24-hour format (13:00, 14:00, etc.) are pronounced as 13 hundred dollars, 14 hundred dollars, etc. (the word "dollars" is actually "hours" mispronounced)
A number followed by ² or ³ (for example 2²) is pronounced e.g. 2 superscript 2 in Microsoft David and Zira, as well as SAPI4 voices. SAPI5 Microsoft Sam, Mike, Mary and Hazel correctly say 2 squared.
Special characters in SAPI5 Microsoft Sam, Mike, Mary and Anna: ú, ù, û, ü they will pronounce v each; ⁴, ⁵, ⁶, ⁷ and ⁸ are said as their base numbers in these four voices, ⁰ (superscript 0) is treated as a degree sign, while ⁹ is ignored; probably treated as ’.
⁰, ⁴, ⁵, ⁶, ⁷, ⁸ and ⁹ are ignored in Microsoft David, Zira and Hazel.
In the SAPI4 voices, ⁰, ⁴, ⁵, ⁶, ⁷, ⁸ and ⁹ are treated as a question mark.
2^2 is failed to be pronounced correctly by any voice! Mispronouncations include: two circumflex accent two, two caret two, two cap two, two—two, and, of course blah.

Not yet categorised yet

Seer: Sam will say "Southeast-er" in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia.
Sey: Sam will say "South-easty" in the SAPI5 version
Shen: Sam will say "Shun" in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia.
St: Sam will say "Street" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says the letters.
Tce: Sam will say "Tss" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Tseh".
Treyarch: Sam will say "Tray-yurk", but not in Speakonia.
Trigem: Sam will say "Tri-jum" in both the SAPI5 and Speakonia versions.
Txt: Sam will say "Text" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version just says the letters.
Varric as in Dragon Age 2: Sam will say it correctly in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Veh-rick".
If Sam speaks Cyrillic letters in Unicode, then he will say nothing in the SAPI5 and Speakonian versions. Cyrillic letters can be said correctly by setting the language for ASCII programs to Russian and then installing the L&H Russian voices.
Smokebox: Sam pronounces it as Smokkuhbox (in the Speakonia version).
Doogal: Sam can say that correctly in the Speakonia version, but in the XP version, he pronounces the word as "doo gal".
Sodor: Sam pronounces it as "Soddur" in both versions.
Weimaraner: Sam pronounces it as "Weemerunner".
Sesamstraat - He will say "s'ehsuamstruat (sesam strit)"
Invoicing - He will say "invocking"
Touhou - He will say "Towhow"
When "te" in used in a username, Sam will say for example "bra-teh-master" instead of "brate-master" (Note the example here is not an actual account)
He will say asskiss as "uskiss".
Gamestop - He will say "Ga-meh-stop" in Speakonia. Easily fixed by spacing the two words.
MM: SAPI 5 Microsoft Sam, Mike and Mary, Anna and the Windows 8 RTM versions of David and Zira will say "millimeter". or "millimeters".
Dendy - He will say "dead-e"
Sophone - He will say "Sa phone," but he will say "So phone" if it is typed "SoPhone."
Awsomeface (one word) - He will say "Osama face," but he will say "awesome face" if it is two words.
Konami - SAPI4 Microsoft Sam says Con-a-me, Con-a-my in SAPI5. To fix this, type "Ca-No-Me".
Tristar - Says "Treesterr" in Speakonia. To fix this in Speakonia, change the "s" to a capital. He says "Treestahr" in SAPI5.
Nah-Ches - Says "Nahn Chapters" in SAPI5, and "Nah-c-h-e-s" in Speakonia. Putting an extra s fixes this.
Arceus - He pronounces it as "Ar-seus". When he pronounces the r, it sounds like he's blowing a raspberry before saying "seus".
ScratchChan - He says it as "Scratched-Chin". He pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version.
Future Shop - He pronounces it as "Future Shot".
Xerneas - There's a snapping sound after the X, and he pronounces it as "S-sern-ias."
Fceux - He pronounces it as "Foo" in SAPI5, and "Fsux" in Speakonia.
Regedit - He will say "re-jedit". Typing a space between "reg" and "edit" fixes this.
Databending - He pronounces it as "dadabeending". Adding a space between "data" and "bending" fixes this.
The - Both pronounce it correctly, however, if you have an E at the end of the word "the." it thinks it says "the end." (Pronounced "Tee E"). This doesn't work for SAPI 5, however.
Flowey - He says the "Flow" as in "Go with the flow", instead of as in "flower".
Mettaton - In the Speakonia version, Sam says it like "Metanon". However, if you put a space in Metta and ton, he will say it correctly. In the SAPI5 version, Sam says Mettaton correctly without a space.
Cinar - In the Speakonia version, Sam says it like "Sinerr". The problem can be solved by typing in "Seh Nar" or correcting the pronounciation as "seh nar".
Daryl Sabara - In the Speakonia version, Sam says it like "Daryl Sabra". However, If you typed in "Sab ara" or "SabAra", then he pronouncess it correctly.
Simitar - He will say "Sim-eye-der".

Sound effects Microsoft Sam can make

Typing in "lolololololololololol" causes Microsoft Sam to make a sort of "glug glug" sound.
Typing in "tce tce tce tce tce tce tce tttttttttttttttttttttttte" causes him to imitate the sound of an impact sprinkler. (in Speakonia, type axxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. with anna, she sounds like an electronic type sound ). The tce or the tttttttttttttttttttttttte glitches do not work on David, Zira, Mark or Eva.
Typing in "spspspspspspspspspspspspse" also causes him to sound like a sprinkler. These also do not work on Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 voices.
If you also type in tstststststststststststststsse, Sam sounds like a sprinkler.
Typing in "rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" and playing it at full speed causes him to sound like a motorcycle (With the same trick, Microsoft Mike will sound like a Spitfire). In the Speakonia version, he will say nothing.
If you type in tce tce tce tce tce tce tce and put it on fast, it sounds like a machine gun. (Except in Speakonia)
If you type in "jugr jugr jugr jugr", Sam sounds like he is drinking something, or he is making gulping sounds.
If you type in "ped ped ped ped", Sam sounds like he's spitting. In Speakonia, he says it only if "ped" is typed as "p't"
If you type in "soi soi soi soi soi soi soi" or "soy soy soy soy soy soy soy", Sam sounds like he's making a noise like a helicopter.
If you type in "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" in full speed, Sam sounds like an airplane. Applies only to Windows XP version (in Speakonia, type in haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah).
If you type in "abcabcabcabcabcabcabcabcabcabc" in full speed on Windows XP, Sam will sound like drum, or a door being knocked.
If you type in "Gyrururururururururururururururururururururu" and play it full speed with Anna, it kinda sounds like Perry the Platypus. Cannot be done in Speakonia. (confusing? Added by Gamelover101) (Modified by Vsauce Winner)
If you type in "Awawawawawawawawawawawawawawawa" in the Speakonia version, Sam will make a "wogga wogga wogga" sound.
If you type in "Pikkada pokkada pikkada pokkada" lots of times, Sam will make the sound of a Tractor.
If you type in "Tche" or "tchdvdxtche" lots of times, Sam will make the sound of a Steam Locomotive.
If you type in "Ah, ah ah, ah! Ah, ah!" Sam will make the sound of a Car's horn or at least the Windows XP Startup Sound.
type in "waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah" in Speakonia, he will sound like he is crying.
type in "hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha" it will sound like he is ejaculating, some people disagree and say it is laughing
type in " ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha" and you will get laughing.
Typing " n n n n n n n n n n n n" and he will sound like a machine sound.
Type "ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" and drag the speed meter around in SAPI5 and he'll sound like a motorcycle.
If you type in "noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" it sounds like Sam is screaming while drinking water or something like "Noooooooooooooo-jokes-on-you".
If you type in "p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't" in Speakonia, it sounds like he's puking, sorta.
If you type in Mic a lot of times, at full speed he'll sound like a helicopter...
If you type in "purr" a lot of times and turn the speed up in Speakonia, Sam will sound like an engine.
If you type in "lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll" and put it on fast, Sam sounds like a motorcycle on XP.
If you type in "ng" in the SAPI5 version, Microsoft Sam makes an "ahg" sound. Speakonia Sam only says the letters. The same happens with "ey" as well.
Typing in "iqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq", will also make the sound of a helicopter.
Typing "blurg-glurg-glurg-glurg-glurg-glurg-glurg-glurg-glurg-glurgle" will make him sound like barfing
Typing in the Speakonian text box "b'b b'b b'b" a lot of times will make Microsoft Sam hum.

Other things Microsoft Sam can make

Microsoft Sam (Speech Articulation Module) will say things faster and low-pitcheder by putting things in parentheses, square brackets or curly brackets. On Speakonia, the lower pitch is still there, but not the faster speed.
If he wants to speak the stressed word, use the exclamation mark before the non-stressed word.