Meteorologisch (meteorological) is the most difficult Dutch word to pronounce, according to Dutch language experts.

The Onze Taal language organisation used its Facebook page to draw up a list of the 10 most difficult Dutch words and encouraged people to vote. In total, 2,880 people had their say on the Onze Taal website.

Meteorologisch, with 35% of the vote, was a narrow winner over defibrilleren, which took 32%. In third place was the desert bavarois, with just 11%.

Top 10

1 meteorologisch
2 defibrilleren
3 bavarois
4 uil (owl)
5 aluminium
6 munitie
7 cholesterol
8 identiteit
9 nieuws
10 industrieel