mispronounce
verb (used with or without object)
to pronounce incorrectly.
mispronounced
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past participleof mispronounce.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof mispronounce.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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During coverage of the Milan-Cortina Games last month, Liu’s first name was often mispronounced as “uh-LISS-uh” and her last name as either “LOO” or “LEE-ooh.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
The former governor repeatedly mispronounced Mr. Mamdani’s name during the campaign—enough so that his opposition made content out of it that went viral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
The uniforms are generic camouflage ones easily bought online, while the Ukrainian words are heavily mispronounced and spoken with a strong Russian accent.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
“If I purposely mispronounced your name, that would probably not be appropriate,” Boykin tried to explain, before Dyson added, “You’re normalizing that kind of viciousness, man. You’re disrespecting the woman.”
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024
She’d mastered that delicate condescending eyebrow everyone else had, and she deliberately mispronounced the names of stores where she bought her clothes, like the French Tar-Jay, and the German Vahl-Mahrt.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
