mispronunciations

mis·pro·nounce (m

-nouns

)

v. mis·pro·nounced, mis·pro·nounc·ing, mis·pro·nounc·es

v.tr.

To pronounce badly or incorrectly.

v.intr.

To make a poor pronunciation.

mispro·nunci·ation (-n

n) n.

mispronounce [ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns]

to pronounce (a word) wrongly

mispronunciation [ˌmɪsprəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən] n

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Verb

mispronounce - pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words"

misspeak

enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

Translations

mispronounce [ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns] VT → pronunciar mal

mispronounce [ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns] vt → mal prononcer

mispronounce

vt → falsch aussprechen

mispronounce [ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns] vt → pronunciare male

mispronounce

v mispronounce [misprəˈnauns]

to pronounce (words etc) wrongly. verkeerd uitspreek يُخْطِئ في اللفْظ произнасям грешно špatně vyslovovat udtale forkert falsch aussprechen προφέρω λαθεμένα pronunciar mal valesti hääldama اشتباه تلفظ کردن ääntää virheellisesti mal prononcer לְבָטֵא לא נָכוֹן गलत उच्चारण करना krivo izgovoriti rosszul ejt ki salah ucap bera rangt fram pronunciare male 発音を誤る 발음을 잘못하다 neteisingai (iš)tarti nepareizi izrunāt salah menyebut verkeerd uitspreken uttale feil źle wymawiać dizer mal a pronunţa greşit неправильно произносить zle vyslovovať napačno izgovoriti pogrešno izgovoriti uttala fel ออกเสียงผิด yanlış telâffuz etmek 發錯音 неправильно вимовляти غلط تلفظ کرنا phát âm sai 发错音

n misproˌnunciˈation [-nansi-]

uitspraakfout خَطَأ في اللفْظ грешно произношение špatná výslovnost forkert udtale falsche Aussprache λαθεμένη προφορά mala pronunciación hääldusviga تلفظ اشتباه virheellinen ääntäminen faute de prononciation טָעוּת בַּבִּיטוּי गलत उच्चारण krivi izgovor helytelen/rossz kiejtés rangur framburður errore di pronuncia 誤った発音 틀린 발음, 발음 실수 neteisingas tarimas nepareiza izruna sebutan yang salah verkeerde uitspraak gal uttale zła wymowa pronúncia errada greşeală de pronunţie неправильное произношение zlá výslovnosť napačna izgovorjava loš izgovor feluttal การออกเสียงผิด yanlış telâffuz 發音錯誤 неправильна вимова غلط تلفظ sự phát âm sai 发音错误

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articulate
cringe
enounce
enunciate
misspeak
pick up
pronounce
say
slur
sound out

If you know what your particular mispronunciations are, you can be conscious of them and make a real effort not to say these sounds wrong.

English Should You Lose the Accent? by A Nutt / Reference and Education community

Some mispronunciations are more offensive than others, but all reflect the laziness as well as the ignorance of the mispronouncer.

Horse Racing: Mangling of names a case of ignorance; Observations by The Racing Post (London, England)

Past misspellings and mispronunciations have made the award-winning monitor manufacturer sound more like a macadamia nut vendor (Nanoa) or recalled episodes of the old sitcom "Mork and Mindy" ("Na-nu Na-nu") "Well, we've survived years of Mork and Mindy jokes among others," remarked Chris Ota, general manager of EIZO Nanao Technologies Inc.

You Thought Nanao was Hard to Pronounce, Try EIZO; Nanao USA ... by Business Wire

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