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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He regularly stumbles over and mispronounces words in his public speeches.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2026
“POV: your friend mispronounces a word once and now it’s a national holiday. Happy #itsgonnabemay Day!,”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024
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
They both went to school in the States, Papi to Yale, which poor Mami always mispronounces “jail.”
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
