mispronunciation

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪspɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, enPR: mĭsprə-nŭn'-sē-ā′-shən

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• IPA^(key): /mɪspɹəˌnaʊn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, enPR: mĭsprə-noun'-sē-ā′-shən (very common but often proscribed)
• Hyphenation: mis‧pro‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

mispronunciation (countable and uncountable, plural mispronunciations)

1. (uncountable) The act of mispronouncing.

   She found the constant mispronunciation of her name very annoying.

2. (countable) A mispronounced word or phrase.

   His speech was full of mispronunciations.

Related terms

• mispronounce
• pronounce
• pronunciation

Translations

act of mispronouncing

• French: mauvaise (fr) prononciation (fr) f
• German: falsche (de) Aussprache (de) f, fehlerhafte (de) Aussprache (de) f

mispronounced word or phrase

• French: faute (fr) f de (fr) prononciation (fr) f
• German: Aussprachefehler m