mispronunciation
noun
mis·pro·nun·ci·a·tion
ˌmis-prə-ˌnən(t)-sē-ˈā-shən 
also -ˌnau̇n(t)-
: the act or an instance of mispronouncing
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Kravitz is a man-about-island, just a regular neighbor and resident, who will pop in and visit friends at work, who responds to Travis, a mispronunciation of his last name.
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Jazmine Hughes, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Another misstep viewers were quick to point out was the mispronunciation of the town's name.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
During that call, Trump pronounced her name correctly after famously popularizing a mispronunciation on the campaign trail.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Anderson puts it down to a cute bit of mispronunciation.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jazmine Hughes, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Another misstep viewers were quick to point out was the mispronunciation of the town's name.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
During that call, Trump pronounced her name correctly after famously popularizing a mispronunciation on the campaign trail.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Anderson puts it down to a cute bit of mispronunciation.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Mispronunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mispronunciation. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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mispronunciation
noun
mis·pro·nun·ci·a·tion
ˌmis-prə-ˌnən(t)-sē-ˈā-shən
: an act or an instance of mispronouncing
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