mispronouncing

ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊnsɪŋ

Definition

Definition of mispronouncing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

language

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saying words in the wrong way

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His mispronouncing was obvious to everyone.

villager

Adjective

incorrect pronunciation

Rare

pronouncing words incorrectly

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The mispronouncing student struggled with the new language.

faulty

incorrect

mispronunciation

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Examples of mispronouncing in a sentence

The announcer’s mispronouncing of the winner’s name drew complaints online.
The mispronouncing actor needed extra coaching.
Her mispronouncing habit confused the listeners.

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French:mauvaise prononciation, mal articulé, ...
German:Fehlaussprache, falsch ausgesprochen, ...
Italian:mispronuncia, con pronuncia errata, ...
Spanish:mala pronunciación, incorrecto, ...
Portuguese:má pronúncia, incorreto, ...
Chinese:发音错误, 发音不准的, ...
Japanese:発音の誤り, 発音が間違っている, ...
Arabic:سُوء نُطْق, مُخْطِئ فِي النُّطْق, ...
Hebrew:הֲגִיָּה שְׁגוּיָה, מְבַטֵּא שָׁגוּי, ...
Russian:неправильное произношение, неправильно произносящий, ...
Ukrainian:неправильна вимова, неправильний, ...
Hindi:गलत उच्चारण, अशुद्ध उच्चारण, ...
Bengali:ভুল উচ্চারণ, ভুল উচ্চারণকারী, ...
Catalan:mala pronunciació, que pronuncia malament, ...
Czech:komolení, špatně vyslovující, ...
Danish:fejludtale, fejlagtigt udtalende, ...
Dutch:foute uitspraak, verkeerd uitsprekend, ...
Greek:λανθασμένη προφορά, λανθασμένος, ...
Hungarian:félreejtés, rosszul ejtő, ...
Khmer:ការបញ្ចេញសំឡេងពាក្យខុស, បញ្ចេញសំឡេងខុស, ...
Korean:오발음, 발음을 잘못하는, ...
Persian:تلفظ غلط, اشتباه‌گو, ...
Polish:błędna wymowa, źle wymawiający, ...
Portuguese (BR):má pronúncia, com erros de pronúncia, ...
Romanian:pronunțare greșită, necorect, ...
Swedish:feluttal, feluttalande, ...
Thai:การออกเสียงผิด, ออกเสียงผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış telaffuz, yanlış telaffuz eden, ...
Vietnamese:sự phát âm sai, phát âm sai, ...

mispronounce

ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns

Definition of mispronounce - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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incorrect pronunciation

Rare

say a word incorrectly

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He tends to mispronounce 'library' as 'liberry'..
She would often mispronounce 'schedule' as 'skedule'.
They mispronounce 'quinoa' every time they order it.

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Origin of mispronounce

Latin, mis (wrongly) + pronuntiare (to pronounce)

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French:mal prononcer, ...
German:falsch aussprechen, ...
Italian:pronunciare male, ...
Spanish:pronunciar mal, ...
Portuguese:pronunciar mal, ...
Chinese:读错, ...
Japanese:発音を間違える, ...
Arabic:أخطأ في النطق, ...
Hebrew:לְהַגּוֹת לֹא נָכוֹן, ...
Russian:неправильно произносить, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно вимовляти, ...
Hindi:गलत उच्चारण करना, ...
Bengali:ভুল উচ্চারণ করা, ...
Catalan:pronunciar malament, ...
Czech:komolit, ...
Danish:fejlagtigt udtale, ...
Dutch:verkeerd uitspreken, ...
Greek:προφέρω λάθος, ...
Hungarian:rosszul kiejteni, ...
Khmer:បញ្ចេញសំឡេងខុស, ...
Korean:잘못 발음하다, ...
Persian:اشتباه تلفظ کردن, ...
Polish:źle wymawiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):pronunciar mal, ...
Romanian:a pronunța greșit, ...
Swedish:uttala fel, ...
Thai:ออกเสียงผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış telaffuz etmek, ...
Vietnamese:phát âm sai, ...

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