Although there can be exceptions, the words people look for on Forvo tend to reflect news stories that are currently making headlines around the world.
With the Zika virus now topping 1.5 million cases worldwide, in January 2016 users have been trying to find out how the disease is pronounced. Meanwhile, we're well into awards season with the Oscars just around the corner and this is reflected on Forvo too. Twelve-time nominee The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has been one of the most requested pronunciations this past month and the film's director Alejandro González Iñárritu has also been a top requested name.
Also hitting the headlines in January was One Direction's Louis Tomlinson after it was rumoured that he would be naming his baby son Conchobar. Requests on Forvo to hear how the Irish name is pronounced went through the roof. Despite this, the singer later released a statement to say he had finally opted for the easier-to-pronounce Freddie.
The weather is always a big talking point and making the news in January was the Welsh village of Eglwyswrw. As well as its less-than-easy-to-pronounce name, the village made headlines as it became the wettest place in the UK with rainfall detected for at least 83 days in a row. Sometimes however, even the team at Forvo is at a loss as to why people want to know how to pronounce words. A couple of recent examples of this are the German word 'Pickelsausen' and the Danish word 'nørøxe'.
Calling all Danish and German speakers - we'd be really interested to know why these two words have been trending lately on Forvo. Any ideas? Answers please to info@forvo.com or tweet us @forvo.