Mispronounce Meaning in English
word
mɪspɹəˈnaʊns
mis-pruh-NOWNCE
mɪspɹənˈaʊns
mis-pruhn-OWNCE
التعريف
To say a word or name in the wrong way, not using the correct sounds or pronunciation.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Often used to apologize or highlight difficulty with foreign words or names. Common collocation: 'mispronounce a name/word'. Mostly neutral, polite when asking about one's name. Do not use for spelling mistakes (use 'misspell').
Spanish: pronunciar malPortuguese (BR): pronunciar erradoPortuguese (PT): pronunciar malChinese (Simplified): 发错音Chinese (Traditional): 發錯音Hindi: गलत उच्चारण करनाArabic: يخطئ في النطقBengali: ভুল উচ্চারণ করাRussian: неправильно произноситьJapanese: 発音を間違えるVietnamese: phát âm saiKorean: 잘못 발음하다Turkish: yanlış telaffuz etmekUrdu: غلط تلفظ کرناIndonesian: salah mengucapkan
جمل نموذجية
I often mispronounce difficult words.
basic
She mispronounced my name in class.
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Please correct me if I mispronounce this word.
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Don't worry if you mispronounce something—everyone makes mistakes.
natural
He always laughs when I mispronounce 'vegetable'.
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People often mispronounce foreign place names on the news.
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