mispronounce

[mis-pruh-nouns]

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verb (used with or without object), mis·pro·nounced, mis·pro·nounc·ing.

to pronounce incorrectly.

Origin of mispronounce

First recorded in 1585–95; mis-¹ + pronounce

Related formsmis·pro·nounc·er, nounmis·pro·nun·ci·a·tion

[mis-pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n] /ˌmɪs prəˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən/, noun

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Examples from the Web for mispronounce

Contemporary Examples

On Tuesday night, David Letterman titled his Top Ten list "Top Ten Ways to Mispronounce Idina Menzel."
John Travolta and the Birth of the Adele Dazeem Phenomenon
Amy Zimmerman
March 5, 2014

Historical Examples

As if that were not wild enough, they mispronounce it atrociously.
Ruggles of Red Gap
Harry Leon Wilson
Mother says I mispronounce awfully, and it's because I read so much to myself.
Eyebright
Susan Coolidge
To mispronounce a word because it is misspelt is only indirectly an error of orthoepy.
The English Language
Robert Gordon Latham
It is common to hear English-speakers mispronounce the words Buddha and Buddhism.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity
Sir Monier Monier-Williams
There were two lines in it which I am going to mispronounce; but you are not Scotch, so I don't care for you, uncle, darling.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long
Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for mispronounce

mispronounce

verb

to pronounce (a word) wrongly

Derived Formsmispronunciation (ˌmɪsprəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən), noun

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Word Origin and History for mispronounce

v.

1590s, from mis- (1) + pronounce. Related: Mispronounced; mispronouncing.

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Examples from the Web for mispronounce

Contemporary Examples

On Tuesday night, David Letterman titled his Top Ten list "Top Ten Ways to Mispronounce Idina Menzel."

Historical Examples

As if that were not wild enough, they mispronounce it atrociously.

Mother says I mispronounce awfully, and it's because I read so much to myself.

To mispronounce a word because it is misspelt is only indirectly an error of orthoepy.

It is common to hear English-speakers mispronounce the words Buddha and Buddhism.

There were two lines in it which I am going to mispronounce; but you are not Scotch, so I don't care for you, uncle, darling.

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Word Origin and History for mispronounce

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Origin of mispronounce