*Fianchetto* is commonly pronounced in English as /fiænˈ**tʃ**ɛtoʊ/ (soft *ch* as in "cherry") but the original Italian word is pronounced /fjaŋˈ**k**etto/ (hard *ch* as in "chaos"). Note the word is cognate to English *flan**k***.

It is common for terms borrowed from other languages to take on 'erroneous' pronunciations if the inherited orthography is ambiguous e.g.

- *pistachio* (Italian: /k/; English /tʃ/)
- *bruschetta* (Italian: /sk/; English: /ʃ/)