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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Zoe Grobman's Jeopardy! journey took an unexpected turn –– all thanks to a costly mispronunciation.
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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
Recently, a ruling had viewers riled up over the mispronunciation of an answer.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
Lily Yohannes did not want her father’s mispronunciation of the viral TikTok dance popularized by Allen Davis mentioned in this story.
—Tamerra Griffin, The Athletic, 3 Apr. 2024
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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
Recently, a ruling had viewers riled up over the mispronunciation of an answer.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
Lily Yohannes did not want her father’s mispronunciation of the viral TikTok dance popularized by Allen Davis mentioned in this story.
—Tamerra Griffin, The Athletic, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Mispronunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mispronunciation. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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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