misvocalization

noun

mis·​vo·​cal·​i·​za·​tion ˌmis-ˌvō-kə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

plural misvocalizations

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for misvocalization

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