plural misvocalizations
Definition of misvocalization
: incorrect vocalization especially : the act or an instance of furnishing a word (such as a consonantal Hebrew or Arabic word) with incorrect vowels or vowel points One is that "Moloch" is a misvocalization of the Hebrew word "melech" for "king"… — Saul A. Kripke
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The first known use of misvocalization was in 1932
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