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(mis-pro-nounced) 3 syllables

Definition

verb. to say a word incorrectly.

Example Sentence

The teacher mispronounced the student's name.

More Example Sentences

The teacher corrected the mispronounced words.

Synonyms

misarticulate; misstate; misname

Antonyms

pronounce correctly; articulate; enunciate

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

mispronounced
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • bounced
  • pounced
  • trounced

  • announced
  • denounced
  • pronounced
  • renounced

  • mispronounced
  • unannounced
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