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
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Despite decades in the public spotlight, mispronunciations of the vice president's name have not gone away.
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Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
What started as an innocent mispronunciation turned into a two-minute ordeal.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Zoe Grobman's Jeopardy! journey took an unexpected turn –– all thanks to a costly mispronunciation.
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Her accent is appropriately all over the map, with mispronunciations galore, but where Sherman really cooks is in the sudden explosive outbursts.
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Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
What started as an innocent mispronunciation turned into a two-minute ordeal.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors
Zoe Grobman's Jeopardy! journey took an unexpected turn –– all thanks to a costly mispronunciation.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Her accent is appropriately all over the map, with mispronunciations galore, but where Sherman really cooks is in the sudden explosive outbursts.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for mispronunciation
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mispronunciation
noun
mis·pro·nun·ci·a·tion
ˌmis-prə-ˌnən(t)-sē-ˈā-shən
: an act or an instance of mispronouncing
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