mispronounce

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns/ UK /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to pronounce a word incorrectly

Tourists often mispronounce the names of the local villages.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to pronounce a word... misspeakmisarticulategarble

Opposites

pronounce articulate

Word family

Derived forms mispronunciation

Related forms pronounce pronunciation announce denounce

Etymology

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

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# 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".

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