mispronounce

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mis·pro·nounce /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns/ verb [transitive]  SLto pronounce a word or name wrongly 念错，发错〔音〕，读错 —mispronunciation /ˌmɪsprənʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

mispronounce• What's more, were I sure I was mispronouncing, I might not have worried that much.• Their high voices squealing with delight when Carla mispronounced some word they coaxed her to repeat.• Um, if I mispronounce your name, I am terribly sorry.

mis·pro·nounce verbChineseSyllable  

to word pronounce name Corpus a wrongly or

mispronounce
mis‧pro‧nounce /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns/ verb [transitive]
to pronounce a word or name wrongly
—mispronunciation /ˌmɪsprənʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]

mis·pro·nounceBrE /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they mispronounce BrE /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it mispronounces BrE /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊnsɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊnsɪz/ 🔊past simple mispronounced BrE /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊnst/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊnst/ 🔊past participle mispronounced BrE /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊnst/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊnst/ 🔊 -ing form mispronouncing BrE /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊnsɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊnsɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to pronounce a word wrongly 发错音；读错字音▸ mis·pro·nun·ci·ation BrE /ˌmɪsprənʌnsiˈeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɪsprənʌnsiˈeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable]