mispronunciation

noun

mis·​pro·​nun·​ci·​a·​tion ˌmis-prə-ˌnən(t)-sē-ˈā-shən 

 also  -ˌnau̇n(t)-

: the act or an instance of mispronouncing

Examples of mispronunciation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Given the size of their brood, there is never a dull moment on their large family vacations – Luke’s mispronunciation of ricotta being one of them. —Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025

More Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images After Atlanta's preseason win to the Dallas Cowboys, an opposing Cowboys fan echoed the mocking mispronunciation of Penix's name that caught the quarterback's attention. —Cecil Merkerson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025

The term may have started as a mispronunciation of an Algonquin word for women, but over time has taken a significantly more derogatory meaning. —Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025

What started as an innocent mispronunciation turned into a two-minute ordeal. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mispronunciation

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization

Kids Definition

mispronunciation

noun

mis·​pro·​nun·​ci·​a·​tion ˌmis-prə-ˌnən(t)-sē-ˈā-shən 

: an act or an instance of mispronouncing