Get Free Checker

mispronounce

[ US /mɪspɹəˈnaʊns/ ]
[ UK /mɪspɹənˈa‍ʊns/ ]
VERB
  1. pronounce a word incorrectly
    She mispronounces many Latinate words

How To Use mispronounce In A Sentence

  • They regularly mispronounce their Js in names begriming with JO, but not elsewhere. Gallstones of the Unexamined Life « Unknowing
  • a type of slip of the ear in which people mishear a word and mispronounce it, then insist that the malapropism is correct. Eggcorns: Folk Etymology Creating New Meanings Every Day
  • French learners of English often mispronounce "ch" as "sh".
  • The other day I heard a government minister mispronounce a word.
  • I've always had a tendency to trip over words or mispronounce things that I can say perfectly well in my head.
  • Anna Wintour wouldn't turn me to dust with a single withering glance if I mispronounced the word charmeuse. Mastering the Ceremonies
  • Under the influence of alcohol, you might mispronounce Azerbaijan as aspiration. Will Adams: Azerbaijan's Eurovision 2011 Song: "Running Scared" by Ell & Nikki (VIDEO)
  • He repeatedly mispronounced words and slurred his speech.
  • mu'umu'u moo oo-MOO oo: a type of dress, often mispronounced as "moo-moo. Languagehat.com: BRINGING BACK HAWAIIAN.
  • What is -- and I know I'm going to mispronounce this -- Poujadism? The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World
View all