mispronunciation

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ pronunciation.

Pronunciation

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

(uncountable) The act of mispronouncing.
She found the constant mispronunciation of her name very annoying.
(countable) A mispronounced word or phrase.
His speech was full of mispronunciations.

Related terms

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

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