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Hardest Tongue Twisters in the World
Some tongue twisters are hard. These are the ones linguists actually test with. MIT researchers famously found "Pad kid poured curd pulled cod" too tough for most speakers to say cleanly even once. "Red leather, yellow leather", "Irish wristwatch", "The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick" — this is the deep end. Take a breath, slow it right down, and try.
Medium (13)
“Casual collisions caused confusion during the usual fusion.”
“Measure the closure's pleasure before the leisure exposure.”
“Erosion explosion equations are a treasure during leisure.”
“The regime’s mirage caused a surge of treasure confusion.”
“Usual visual seizures require leisure and precision.”
“Fusion equation persuasion is a leisure decision.”
“The abrasion's prevision led to a leisure conclusion.”
“Thriving thieves filch fifty-three fleecy fabrics from the fifth thick floor.”
“Seven sizzling savory sausages splashed several spoonfuls of salty sauce.”
“Brilliant British bakers baked brittle brown bread for breakfast beside Brighton. Big brawny bears bit bitter blueberries before bathing.”
“Rusty robots read red reports regarding rolling river rockets. Rare rain ravaged real royal roofs roofing rusty rooms.”
“Tricky trolls tried triply tripping trailing travels through tropical trees. Trent’s true trust traded tremendous trinkets to triple-thre…”
“Nine night nurses noted nicely ninety-nine nameless nap-takers near nurseries. New neat notebooks needed now next northern nights.”
Hard (189)
“Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry.”
“Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.”
“Irish wristwatch, Swiss wristwatch.”
“Unique New York. Unique New York. You know you need unique New York.”
“Six thick thistle sticks. Six thick thistles stick.”
“Fresh French fried fly fritters.”
“Truly rural. Truly rural. Truly rural.”
“Give me the gift of a grip-top sock, a drip-drape, ship-shape, tip-top sock.”
“Mrs. Smith's Fish Sauce Shop.”
“If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?”
“Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better.”
“Pad kid poured curd pulled cod.”
“Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?”
“Brisk brave brigadiers brandished broad bright blades, blunderbusses, and bludgeons.”
“I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought.”
“Is this your sister's sixth zither, sir?”
“Purple paper people, purple paper people, purple paper people.”
“Red leather, yellow leather, red leather, yellow leather.”
“Santa's short suit shrunk.”
“The ink inker's ink inks.”
“No need to light a nightlight on a light night like tonight.”
“Really wet weather rarely ruins ripe white wheat.”
“Upper roller, lower roller, upper roller, lower roller.”
“Mixed biscuits, mixed biscuits, mixed biscuits.”
“Visionary treasure seizures ensure azure leisure.”
“Swiss wristwatches stress six distressed sisters' wrists.”
“Six slick sludge slicks slid slowly past sixty sifting ships.”
“Prestige mirages massage beige corsages on the garage.”
“Shirley shreds shrubbery while Shelly shelters shivering shepherds.”
“Fuzzy dizzy gizzards nuzzled muzzled brazen buzzards.”
“The decision for a vision collision gave Asian adhesion.”
“Shush the selfish shellfish because Sheila’s shelf is shallow.”
“Slashing scissors sliced seventy-seven silver sashes smoothly.”
“A Persian leisure illusion occurs near beige inclusions.”
“Shrine shrubs shrivel since Shawn shredded short shirts.”
“Occasional abrasions cause explosions in the garage enclosure.”
“Shane’s shoveling showy shells while Shelly’s sewing sleeves.”
“Severed silver slivers slid through Sarah’s silk sleeves.”
“Sharp sheared shears shave short shaggy sheep shirts.”
“A beige prestige corsage gave the collage vision.”
“Sheepishly shuffling shoes, Shawn shoved seven shelf shirts.”
“Noisy noozles nuzzle near nasal nozzle nez.”
“Shivering shrews shrill while shredding shriveled shrubs.”
“Azure fusion treasures measure casual leisure pleasurably.”
“Sloshing soggy sandals surely sloshed Sarah’s silk skirt.”
“Crunchy krisps kept cracked kernels kicking kitschy kitchen kettles.”
“Doug dug dusty ditches despite daily drizzling drops.”
“Trusty trucks trip tirelessly on tacky track trails.”
“Glow globes glimmer gold against glassy glaciers.”
“Keen knights kill kale kittens in khaki kitchens.”
“Broken boats barely buoy beside big beach buoys.”
“Two-ton truck tires turn toward tough territory.”
“Crispy crusts crave crumbs from cold copper cookers.”
“Kite kits kept keen kids kindling kitchen kettles.”
“Daily dudes dance deep down dirty dark ditches.”
“Global goals get great gears going gradually.”
“Tough talk turns tide towards ten tired tourists.”
“Kooky kayaks keep knocking kind kingly knots.”
“Paper pockets pick per petty purple pits.”
“Glossy globes glow green given great gold glitter.”
“The weary wary lyric lawyer really read the law wrongly.”
“Wily walruses wallowed where yellow layers were rarely layered.”
“A rarely real rural rule ruled the royal realm.”
“A lurid lizard lured lovely larvae into local loughs.”
“Rolling red lorry wheels rarely relay real warnings.”
“A rural warrior rarely worries about weary worldly wars.”
“Royal lawyers loved lower laurels and rare yellow lilies.”
“Little Larry loves rolling lovely red rollers regularly.”
“Reeling and rolling, the rope rally really rallied the learners.”
“The rarely loyal royal lawyer learned the law at the levee.”
“Rolling yellow rocks rattled round the rural river rill.”
“Really leery lorry labels look like lovely yellow layers.”
“A royal rural roller rental rarely rents real rollers.”
“The loyal rally leader roars loudly for local laurels.”
“The really leery lunar rover rolled over the rocky ridge.”
“The vicar values every vital theory regarding the fourth feathered vulture.”
“A velvet thimble fails fast when thrust through fifty thin visors.”
“Faith’s fourth vocal verse involved thirty-five varied rhythmic themes.”
“Theodore voids vague fines for thirty-four festive velvet flasks.”
“Fickle thieves thrive vividly by filching thirty-five violet feathers.”
“Valerie follows the thread through the fourth flickering void.”
“Thirty fickle vampires view five thousand thin, filmy veils.”
“Fossilized vipers think vividly of thirty-four fluffy voles.”
“The fifth vibrant flame flickers through thirty-three thick vents.”
“The fourth Viking fights fifty-three ferocious, thin vipers.”
“Five vivid theories thrive through thirty-four frantic felt filters.”
“Thirteen frenzied vultures fly through thirty-four violet fountains.”
“Thirty-three favorable voices valued the fourth fluffy fabric.”
“Valiant thieves flee forward through thirty thundering valleys.”
“Five thick vibrant veins throb through the fourth fluffy valve.”
“Fifty vibrant thistles thud through thirty-four thick vaults.”
“Through the flickering valve flow forty-four vivid, thin fluids.”
“Vividly thin filmy fabric flows through the fourth thick valve.”
“Fifty thirsty vampire bats fly through thirty-four velvet fields.”
“A thirsty thrush threads thirty thin thimbles. Those thimbles thrilled the thirsty thrush.”
“Six slippery snakes sip sweet strawberry slushies. Snakes slide slowly through sticky slush.”
“Zealous zebras zap zesty zucchini. Zig-zagging zebras zest zucchinis zealously.”
“Chubby cheetahs chew cheap cheddar cheese. Choose cheap cheddar, chubby cheetahs!”
“Quirky quails quilt quarterly quilts quickly. Quick quilts quench quirky quails.”
“Skinny skunks skip skating skills. Skunks skip skating swiftly.”
“Noisy nightingales nurture nine nuts. Nightingales nurture nuts noisily.”
“Vocal vultures vent vague velvet verses. Vultures vent verses vocally.”
“Thirty-three thick thistle thimbles thrash through the thin tomato broth.”
“Petite pickled prawns pack Paul’s purple pasta pots perfectly.”
“Mix mushy miso mushroom mash in much more milk.”
“Rare raw red radishes render rich relish rather robustly.”
“Pauline pushed pungent pear puree past Peter’s palate.”
“Quentin’s quivering quince quiche quickly quelled Queenie’s qualms.”
“Nina’s nutty nougat nachos nearly negated Nicholas’s noodles.”
“Properly peppery pork platters provide perfect protein portions.”
“Rich roasted rosemary rabbit ran round Ralph’s rotisserie.”
“Tommy’s tangy turmeric thyme thinned the thickest topping.”
“Roughly rub raw red rhubarb rather rapidly.”
“Pete picked pickled pepper peas post party production.”
“Zelda’s zesty zinfandel zest zapped Zach’s ziti.”
“Should Shane share shaved sheep steak so shyly?”
“Brash brass brush blast.”
“Six slick sticky spines.”
“Cruel crill krill crunch.”
“Brief beaded brie breath.”
“Thrice thrust thistle thaw.”
“Pluck plugged pink puck.”
“Quizzical quid quench quest.”
“Rough rhythm rhyme rig.”
“Shrewd shorn shrub shred.”
“Vault vogue vamp vibe.”
“Sixth sick smith sits.”
“Glib glib glab glub.”
“Gnaw new gnome knob.”
“Crisp cracked quartz crush.”
“Flesh fresh fish fizz.”
“Clutch clutching cluttered cloths.”
“Zinc sink slunk sync.”
“Proud prude proof pruned.”
“Weird width words work.”
“Drab dredge drip drain.”
“Strict snagged slag stack.”
“Thick twig twitch twixt.”
“Snug snag snare sneer.”
“Frayed freight flake fleck.”
“Wrist wrench risk rash.”
“Scruffy scrub scrounge scree.”
“Tenth tint stint stunt.”
“Plush pulp plump plum.”
“Black backed bat blast.”
“Mirth month mouth math.”
“Vague vogue vocal vow.”
“Yawn young yacht yell.”
“Skunk scent stuck slunk.”
“Gruff graft graph gift.”
“Slap step stop slip.”
“Truth trot trite tread.”
“Wrench wretch rich retch.”
“Shrill shell shrimp shred.”
“Flesh fresh floss flush.”
“Thick thatch tack tock.”
“Brief blurt blight blot.”
“Sprung string strong strap.”
“Crusty crest crisp crumb.”
“Vivid vibrant velvet valve.”
“Which witch watched which?”
“Quash quick quack quid.”
“Thrash thrice through thatch.”
“Glum glum gleam glim.”
“Shush shift sixth shaft.”
“Knobby knees need kneads.”
“Twelve twin twigs twirl.”
“Bread bled brisk blast.”
“Clasp crisp cluttered clinch.”
“Drought drench drift drone.”
“Sprint spraint sprout split.”
“Zinc zest zags zap.”
“Frisk frock freak fleck.”
“Grunt graft grit glut.”
“Plush push pulp plume.”
“Skew skid scan skulk.”
“The blustering baron boldly brandished brittle bronze blades before breathing bitter, billowing blue bubbles. He basked besides blowing b…”
“Dashing dukes drove different dusty diligences down deeply divided damp ditches. Dozens of dapper dingoes danced during dark, dreary dinn…”
“Knotted knights knew knobby knees knocked knock-kneed knaves senseless. Keen kings kept kindling kittens in kitschy kitchen kennels.”
“Misty mountains made many moody monsters mumble muffled melodic madrigals. Modest magpies mocked muddy mice mixing melted mint marshmallows.”
“Quizzical queens questioned quiet quails concerning quaint, quirky quests. Quick quilted quilts quivered quite queerly on qualifying quartz.”
“Six shimmering sharks shared short shrimp snacks in shallow shipwrecks. Silly silver snakes slithered slowly through slippery sloshing sl…”
“Vivid vultures viewed vast valleys voicing velvet verses via versatile violins. Vacant vampires valued vintage velvet vests very viciously.”
“Shattering shells showed shiny shards shifting shoreward in shallow shadows. She should shun shifting shoals showing sharp shingles.”
“Thumping thunder threatened thirty thirsty thieves through thick thorny thickets. Thousands of thoughtfully thriving thorns thanked the t…”
“Xenophobic xeroxes x-rayed xylophones for xeric xanthic xenons. Xander’s xebec xeroxed x-rayed xylem x-raying xiphoid x-factors.”
“Shirley should show shiny shoes so she shows short shiny shadows. Sharp shark shallots showed she should shun short shells.”
“The thin thief thrived though the thirsty throat throbbed through Thursday. Thoughtful thoughts throughout thick thorns thrilled thousands.”
“Zealous zombies zigzagged through zoo zones zapping zesty zinc zithers. Zelda’s zany zither zigzagged zero zealous zebu zones.”