cacoepy

Rarely ca·co·ë·py

[kuh-koh-uh-pee]

noun

plural

cacoepies 

1. incorrect pronunciation or an instance of this; mispronunciation (orthoepy ).

cacoepy

/ kəˌkəʊɪˈpɪstɪk, kəˈkəʊɪpɪ /

noun

1. bad or mistaken pronunciation

Other Word Forms

• cacoepistic adjective
• cacoepist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cacoepy¹

First recorded in 1840–45; from Greek kakoépeia “faulty language,” equivalent to kakós “bad” + epe- (stem of épos “song, word”) + -ia noun suffix; caco- , -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of cacoepy¹

C19: from Greek kakoepeia