For Pete’s sake, the correct word is

Probably the shortcut word…car-mel.  I probably say it that way most of the time.  😆😆

Now that I see the other responses, I guess car-mull would actually be how I say it most of the the time.  East coast New Englander here.  

In the same vein can we talk about veterans?

IT IS VET-ER-ANS

NOT VE-TRANS.

I feel your pain.

I say "Car-Mul" ... but I spell it Caramel.

Thanks for the PSA. I was recently mocked for saying car a mel.

Maybe it’s regional? I pronounce it “car-mul” when talking about caramel corn. But, say “care-a-mell” when taking about the soft candy or ice cream topping. I’m a midwesterner, if that makes a difference. Or I’m just weird. 

But don’t forget to give me my bonus points for always spelling it correctly!

Yep, this. I’m west coast. I can’t think of a time recently I’ve heard anyone IRL pronouncing it with three syllables. If I ever hear it that way it’s pretty rare.

agreed, its definitely Care - a - Mel

and there is no X in especially

I live in NY and we all say carAmel - you know, the correct way.

My weird-ass husband says CARMUL and its like nails on a chalkboard to me. You grew up 5 min from me. Why are you saying it wrong??

LOL. How do you feel about eXpresso? How about eKcetera?

(Quick story. Our main airport here is O’Hare. I knew someone who always said “O’Hara.” One of my friends who must have been irked by the repeated error, exclaimed: “I didn’t know the Irish built that airport!”)

If we're being really pedantic it's ka-ra-mel not care-a-mel.

Sorry as a person who studied Linguistics, I cringe at the words correct/incorrect to describe regional differences. I thought this website was interesting:

"English speakers use the French word, with a slightly different spin on the sound depending on which side of the Atlantic you're on. The British English pronunciation tends to be more "care," while the American pronunciation tends to "car." Within the United States, whether you say "mel" or "muhl" most likely depends on where you're from.

People on the east coast from Maine to Florida and throughout the south, including Atlanta, Mississippi, Louisiana, and parts of Texas tend to pronounce it like car-a-mel according to the Harvard Dialect Survey. People from the West coast tend to use two syllables instead of three, pronouncing it, car-muhl."

Edited to add:  Despite years of training about regional differences, I still find some to be annoying as hell!  My husband and I are both from CA but take our "coupon" and "apricot" pronunciation battle very seriously! 

I have never known anyone in real life who says car-a-mel. We all say Car-mel, but we know it is spelled caramel.

Here are mine:

The correct word is definitely. Defiantly means something else.

The correct word is Bawled. If you are balling your eyes out, that might be something you should keep to yourself (I mean, good for you, but you prob wouldnt post that on FB)

I hate when peple say JAG-WIRE. It is like they can’t read. There there is no wire in Jaguar.

And, what's with Anderson Cooper's relatively recent affectation of pronouncing "Man-had-den" instead of Manhattan?