mispronounce
verb (used with or without object)
to pronounce incorrectly.
mispronounces
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present tense formof mispronounce (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Some seek to convey authenticity, if occasionally ham-fistedly; one influencer mispronounces Steyer’s last name.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
He regularly stumbles over and mispronounces words in his public speeches.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2026
For example, in the Sally Bundock video, the "presenter" mispronounces 15 as "fife-teen", as well as oddly pronouncing project as "pro-ject".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2023
Biden mispronounces Jon Ossoff's name at Georgia rally in latest gaffe President-elect Joe Biden butchered the name of Georgia Democratic Senate hopeful John Ossoff during an election event Tuesday ahead of the crucial runoff races.
From Fox News ● Dec. 16, 2020
The chairs in his study bear the logo from their alma mater, Yale, which Vic notes the family mispronounces as jail.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
