mispronounce
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- mispronouncer noun
- mispronunciation noun
Etymology
Origin of mispronounce
Example Sentences
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We all stumble over and mispronounce words occasionally.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2024
The findings also suggest that when listening to children, adult listeners incorporate expectations of how children commonly mispronounce words, such as "weed" for "read."
From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023
“And the cheer for Musl— we cheer for Muslim athletes, like Kareem Al-J—Al-J— Abdul-Jabbar. I know him and I did mispronounce his name.”
From Washington Times • May 3, 2023
“To mispronounce it over and over and over again, it’s like … I just want to answer it fully in French. So it is tricky.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022
Again, while others had great difficulty in understanding me, I couldn’t hear myself mispronounce words.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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