mispronounce
verb (used with or without object)
to pronounce incorrectly.
mispronunciation
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a word derived from
mispronounce.
Example Sentences
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Mace doubled down when Dyson commented on the mispronunciation and replied, “I just did and I’ll do it again.”
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024
Then they fed Irish Alexa’s speech model more recorded voice data to correct the mispronunciation.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
Because it was the mispronunciation of that surname that would inspire the nickname of the great tap-dancing Richmond native Bill “Bojangles” Robinson.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2023
He was known as Dico by his family, but the neighborhood kids called him Pelé, mimicking his mispronunciation of the name of his favorite player, a Brazilian goalkeeper known as Bile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
Don’t say huh-MODJ-uh-nus, a mispronunciation no doubt influenced by the word homogenized or the less familiar homogenous.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
