Meanings
verbmispronounce (third-person singular simple present mispronounces, present participle mispronouncing, simple past and past participle mispronounced)
present singular third person mispronounces · participle present mispronouncing · participle past mispronounced · past mispronounced
- transitiveTo pronounce (a word, phrase, etc.) incorrectly.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Germanic*missaz
- Proto-Germanic*missa-
- Proto-West Germanic*missa-
- Old Englishmis-
- Middle Englishmys-
- Englishmis-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinprō-
- Latinnūntius
- Latinnūntiō
- Latinprōnūntiō
- Old Frenchprononcier
- Middle Englishpronouncen
- Englishpronounce
- Englishmispronounce
Translations
French mal prononcer, écorcher
- mal prononcerto pronounce incorrectly
- écorcherto pronounce incorrectly
German falsch aussprechen
- falsch aussprechento pronounce incorrectly
Portuguese mascavar
- mascavarto pronounce incorrectly
Romanian pronunța greșit, stâlci
- pronunța greșitto pronounce incorrectly
- stâlcito pronounce incorrectly
Spanish pronunciar mal
- pronunciar malto pronounce incorrectly
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mispronounce
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APA
mispronounce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mispronounce
MLA
“mispronounce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mispronounce. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mispronounce,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mispronounce.
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