Meaning & use
mispronounced
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Pronounced a word or name incorrectly.
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The announcer mispronounced the athlete's name during the medal ceremony.
I've mispronounced that French word for years without ever realizing it.
A note on using this word
Some mispronounced words, like "espresso" said as "expresso," become so common that dictionaries eventually note the variant.
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