"mispronunciation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪspɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, /mɪspɹəˌnaʊn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ Audio: En-us-mispronunciation.ogg Forms: mispronunciations [plural]
enPR: mĭsprə-nŭn'-sē-ā′-shən, mĭsprə-noun'-sē-ā′-shən Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From mis- + pronunciation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|pronunciation}} mis- + pronunciation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mispronunciation (countable and uncountable, plural mispronunciations)
  1. (uncountable) The act of mispronouncing. Tags: uncountable Translations (act of mispronouncing): mauvaise prononciation [feminine] (French), falsche Aussprache [feminine] (German), fehlerhafte Aussprache [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-mispronunciation-en-noun-dw8dkWqW Disambiguation of 'act of mispronouncing': 97 3
  2. (countable) A mispronounced word or phrase. Tags: countable Translations (mispronounced word or phrase): faute f de prononciation [feminine] (French), Aussprachefehler [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-mispronunciation-en-noun-w6VqaIRC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of 'mispronounced word or phrase': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mispronounce, pronounce, pronunciation

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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