I had something similar: in front of quite a few people I said “albeit” but rather than pronouncing it “all be it” I said “al bite” as I had said it all my life. Mortifying
It took me until about my mid 20s to be confident of how to read it aloud whenever I saw it in print. I could use it and understand it verbally, but everytime I would see it written down it just never felt right for some reason.
I had something similar: in front of quite a few people I said “albeit” but rather than pronouncing it “all be it” I said “al bite” as I had said it all my life. Mortifying