mispronounce
[ mis-pruh-nouns ]
/ ˌmɪs prəˈnaʊns /
verb (used with or without object), mis·pro·nounced, mis·pro·nounc·ing.
to pronounce incorrectly.
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OTHER WORDS FROM mispronounce
mis·pro·nounc·er, noun mis·pro·nun·ci·a·tion [mis-pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n] /ˌmɪs prəˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən/, nounWords nearby mispronounce
mispleading,
misprint,
misprise,
misprision,
misprize,
mispronounce,
misproud,
mispunctuate,
misquotation,
misquote,
misr
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British Dictionary definitions for mispronounce
mispronounce
/ (ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns) /
verb
to pronounce (a word) wrongly