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mispronounce

[mis-pruh-nouns] / ˌmɪs prəˈnaʊns /
VERB
lisp
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From the back of the crowded Grocery Outlet parking lot, David Swayne heard a pastor he didn’t know mispronounce his sister’s name.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

We all stumble over and mispronounce words occasionally.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2024

The findings also suggest that when listening to children, adult listeners incorporate expectations of how children commonly mispronounce words, such as "weed" for "read."

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

And here’s a good one: What happens when you mispronounce a menu term?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2023

Again, while others had great difficulty in understanding me, I couldn’t hear myself mispronounce words.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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