mispronounce C2+ Topic:Communication US /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns/ UK /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to pronounce a word incorrectly Tourists often mispronounce the names of the local villages. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to pronounce a word... misspeakmisarticulategarble ↔ Opposites pronouncearticulate Word family Derived forms mispronunciation Related forms pronouncepronunciationannouncedenounce Etymology AI details From mis- ('wrongly') + pronounce, from Old French pronuncier, from Latin pronuntiare ('to proclaim'), from pro- ('forth') + nuntiare ('to announce'). mis- Old English pronuntiare Latin nuntiare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mispronounce **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns/ ## Meanings 1. to pronounce a word incorrectly ## Examples - Tourists often mispronounce the names of the local villages. ## Synonyms - misspeak - misarticulate - garble ## Antonyms - pronounce - articulate ## Derived Forms - mispronunciation ## Related Forms - pronounce - pronunciation - announce - denounce ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mis- - Root: pronuntiare - Root: nuntiare ## Etymology From mis- ('wrongly') + pronounce, from Old French pronuncier, from Latin pronuntiare ('to proclaim'), from pro- ('forth') + nuntiare ('to announce'). ## AI Etymology Mispronounce comes from mis- ('wrongly') + pronounce, from Old French pronuncier, from Latin pronuntiare ('to proclaim'), from pro- ('forth') + nuntiare ('to announce'). The etymological trail includes Old English mis-, Latin pronuntiare, Latin nuntiare. The same word family includes mispronunciation, pronounce, pronunciation, announce, denounce. Its current verb use means "to pronounce a word incorrectly". ## Topics - Communication markdown